[sum]

I just bought a pair of Shure e500s. I'm not convinced they're my cup of tea just yet, although they are better than my UM2s. I have noticed that the two ear pieces are wired completely independently. Has anyone done the obvious (although insane in this case) and set them up for balanced drive?

 

[kikkomang]

well they're supposed to be portable right?

 

[MusicallySilent]

You can also get a xlr to 1/8 or 1/4 plug adapter so portable isnt a problem

 

[nikongod]

i would look for "more your cup of tea" than recabling them.

there are a couple VERY nice portable balanced amps though. sadly they were designed before balanced amps were in vogue, and only a small fistful of boards were printed, so nobody knows what they are...

 

[riceboy]

If anyone has, I would love to see some pics

 

[AudioCats]

get two Cmoy boards, config one as inverting and one as non-inverting, set the gain to be the same (which could be tricky since there is that +1 factor with the non-inverting gain).

Then you get a push/pull amp that accepts normal non-balanced inputs, just right for your IEM's....

 

[James63]