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RE: Balanced confusion in high end audio

Well Manley is not alone. If a manufacturer has an xlr or 4.4mm or 2.5mm jack on their headphone amp, they all say balanced . Here are some examples:

https://www.crutchfield.com/p_956UAHPAMP/Naim-Uniti-Atom-Headphone-Edition.html?tp=60845

https://www.crutchfield.com/p_246ZENCAN/iFi-ZEN-CAN-Standard-Edition.html

https://www.crutchfield.com/p_958MHA200/McIntosh-MHA200.html

And Pass is in good company not offering a 4 pin output:

https://www.musicdirect.com/headphone-amp/music-hall-ph25-2-headphone-amplifier/

https://headphones.com/products/feliks-audio-echo-mk-ii

https://headphones.com/products/leeloo-desktop-tube-headphone-amplifier

And one would think the pro market would be using a 4 pin output for headphones. I own 5 different pro audio products that have headphone outs and none of them have a 4 pin output:

Hafler HA-75- 2 headphone outs all 3 pin
Tascam da-3000
Focusrite Am2
ESI planet 22x
Behringer battery amp

And even the pricey amps or dacs amps like Phonitor and Cranesong and lynx or the well known ones like Rupert Neve or little labs and Klang, none offer 4 pin. Only one I know of is Benchmark. Are the pros missing the boat?


And headphone makers. Lots of one cable cans out there that can't be run 4 pin without surgery. Why oh why do they do that if 4 pin is better?

Cut to razor sounding violins


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