topic Re: Sony WH-1000XM3 - balanced cable? in Portable Audio

Sony WH-1000XM3 - balanced cable?

jamie1 — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 15:27:16 GMT

I'm wondering if the headphones are ready for "balanced" operation. (Sony description mentiones nothing about them being "balanced".)

But I found this item on AliExpress: " 2.5mm to 3.5mm Balanced audio Cable For SONY WH-1000XM2 1000XM3 WH-H800 H900N MDR-XB950N1 MDR-1000X 100AAP 100ABN headphones "

My intention would be to connect WH-1000XM3 via the balanced output of FiiO Q5.

Re: Sony WH-1000XM3 - balanced cable?

Sean_Mc — Fri, 28 Dec 2018 10:55:55 GMT

Hi Jamie,

I'm looking into this and will update this thread as soon as possible.

Best wishes,

Sean Mc

Re: Sony WH-1000XM3 - balanced cable?

Win_88 — Fri, 28 Dec 2018 16:57:03 GMT

Hi Jamie,

As far as I know, for a device to be compatible with balanced headphones, the port needs to be optimized for it. So I'm not sure that it will actually work.

Win_88