no but 1/4'' TRS jacks can become balanced. 1/8'' jacks can't. 1/4'' TRS jacks are always balanced with 4-core wiring for professional audio gear and can easily be converted to either 4-pin XLR or to 3-pin XLR(however you want it to be). that's the only advantages though. only difference in sound some might notice is stereo imaging but then again most headphones nowadays only use 3-core wiring even is it houses a 1/4'' TRS jack. lot of vintage studio headphones housed a 1/4'' balanced 4-core TRS jack. you don't have to worry about since most likely your headphone has a shared ground and is 3-core wiring. most marketed audiophile gear is unbalanced anyways as well.
Edited by RexAeterna - 11/21/11 at 10:07am
Edited by RexAeterna - 11/21/11 at 10:07am
