Hello, I hope to understand a little more about balance cables and balanced headphones cause I feel I made a purchase mistake. Feel free to comment ahead with feedback, advice or any sort, would really appreciate it!
Cable:
3-pin mini XLR to 4-pin XLR Termination [Periapt Cable]
Story:
I wanted to try a full balance setup with SU-8 and THX 789 Amp (arriving in June) with my headphone but since it uses 3.5mm to 3-pin mini XLR, I thought I could switch to it for it to be a balance cable with an after-market cable 4-pin termination to a 3-pin mini XLR for my DT1990. I didn't really understood well at the time since what I knew was as long there's four wires/4-pin XLR it will be a balanced cable. Only recently when I research a little more or when the 177X GO surfaced on Massdrop/Drop with a 4-pin mini XLR and researched a bit about AKG Balanced mods, I realized I might have made a bad mistake since you need 2x 3-pin mini XLR for the 4-pin XLR to be actually balanced or convert the 3-pin mini XLR to a 4-pin mini XLR.
My Question:
Now I have a 3-pin mini XLR and it's not truly balanced cable as its not possible with a single input with the DT 1990. I'm wondering if I can still use the cable as normal without damaging any hardware equipment and if it's actually balanced or an unbalanced signal (some explaination or a link to it if it's possible).
Cable:
3-pin mini XLR to 4-pin XLR Termination [Periapt Cable]
Story:
I wanted to try a full balance setup with SU-8 and THX 789 Amp (arriving in June) with my headphone but since it uses 3.5mm to 3-pin mini XLR, I thought I could switch to it for it to be a balance cable with an after-market cable 4-pin termination to a 3-pin mini XLR for my DT1990. I didn't really understood well at the time since what I knew was as long there's four wires/4-pin XLR it will be a balanced cable. Only recently when I research a little more or when the 177X GO surfaced on Massdrop/Drop with a 4-pin mini XLR and researched a bit about AKG Balanced mods, I realized I might have made a bad mistake since you need 2x 3-pin mini XLR for the 4-pin XLR to be actually balanced or convert the 3-pin mini XLR to a 4-pin mini XLR.
My Question:
Now I have a 3-pin mini XLR and it's not truly balanced cable as its not possible with a single input with the DT 1990. I'm wondering if I can still use the cable as normal without damaging any hardware equipment and if it's actually balanced or an unbalanced signal (some explaination or a link to it if it's possible).