Recable HD650: MiniXLR? purely for aesthetic reasons.

Hello,

   I have had my hd650's for some time now, and want to do a recable, mostly because the cable is too long and unruly. I want to do a balanced cable for if/when I get a balanced setup. I've never been a fan of huge connectors and what not, and so I definately want a singel 5pin connector rather than 2 3pin connectors. However, I discovered miniXLR (ive also seen it as tini q-g, not dire what the right thing to call it is), and sorta like the idea, as it seems like a really small connector.

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I did some searches, and can't find any threads of people using them. Switchcraft seems to be the only manufacturer of these connectors, and the max wire diameter is .170", but the smaller mogami star quad (W2893) is .189"

Does anyone know of a way to make this all work? Either a different cable, or some way to get the mogami to fit in there.

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Thanks for the help.

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Other than that, the plan is to use the cardas hd650 connectors, and cover the cables in multifilament (if I can find it in the right diameter). Cover the last bit of the cable (the left right portion) in paracord sleeving.

Then, of course, I will make some adapters since I don't have balanced equipment yet (Thinking about making a balanced buffalo DAC, and haven't though of what amp yet, but prolly some AMB project)

Yes, XLR plug will go at the amp end of the cable, and cardas connectors on the headphone end

Anyhow, like I said, the point of the miniXLR is purely for aesthetic reasons, so if its possible to use it, I would much rather do that. I know I could easily make everything work with a full size XLR, but that means a huge fat connector inline, since I'm gonna need a XLR to 1/4" adapter to connect to my existing equipment

Lastly, don't I need 5 pin, not 4 pin for a proper balanced setup? (L+, L-, G, R-, R+)

I'm not sure if I am right about that, but that is my understanding. Isn't that why when you have a cable for each channel, they are 3 pins each, not 2 pins?

Ok, Thanks for the explanantion. I am convinced