How to connect a balanced 2.5 mm cable to a 3.5 mm output?

[deafmutelame]

N00b question here.

Let's say I have got an IEM with a balanced 2.5 mm cable that I usually connect to the 2.5 mm balanced headphones output in an DAP. So far so good.

Is there any adapter that I could use in the 2.5 mm balanced cable so that I could plug it into other 3.5 mm headphones output in order not to have to change the cable IEM everytime I wanted to connect it to a 3.5 mm output?

I found this, but I'm not sure it would work.

Source: https://www.amazon.com/3-5mm-Female-2-5mm-Headphone-Adapter/dp/B002JEL40A


I guess this is an equivalent one:

Source: https://www.amazon.com/3-5mm-Female-2-5mm-Headphone-Adapter/dp/B002JEL40A

 

[Hotzigetty]

If you're going from 2.5 mm balanced to 3.5 mm single ended, you'll need something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/L26-Female-Balanced-Output-Adapter/dp/B01N10RBPW

Edit: your first link - unsure if its balanced female to unbalanced male. Your second link, however, seems to be 3.5 mm to 2.5 mm male 3 pole so it's something completely different

 

[deafmutelame]

If you're going from 2.5 mm balanced to 3.5 mm single ended, you'll need something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/L26-Female-Balanced-Output-Adapter/dp/B01N10RBPW

Edit: your first link - unsure if its balanced female to unbalanced male. Your second link, however, seems to be 3.5 mm to 2.5 mm male 3 pole so it's something completely different

Excellent, thanks!