abirdie4me
100+ Head-Fier
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I tried the Noirs in the V281 single output. It did not sound good. Sounded better out of my phone. Better synergy I guess.
I tried so many combinations, don't love them out of my desktop rig but think they sound great out of Dragonfly Red / Oppo HA-2 SE, or LG V35. The do much better with a DAC that leans toward bright, in my opinion. I also drop 4db off of the 125 band on phone's eq, that evens out the bass on most songs and makes this headphone one of the best bargains in our hobby (again, in my opinion). See this post if you care about the stuff I've tried so far.
As for the cable, I bought the $50 Meze balanced off of Amazon. It's 2.5, but you can buy a $20 adapter to 4 pin XLR. This one on Drop.com seems popular:
https://drop.com/buy/massdrop-4-pin-xlr-to-2-5mm-trrs-adapter