There is 3.5mm balanced out there too, which will not work for your needs. Don’t think you can go balanced to single ended without damaging your player.
Don’t think you can plug 3.5mm single ended into that?
You need to check the settings for high gain output, as that gets reset to lower volume with a reset or a firmware change.
No headphones have balanced that size.
You will end up plugging an unbalanced headphones that will short the balance outputs together.
Best to use a 4.4 cable if your headphones support balanced input.
For example, the portable sony 1am2 has a separate balanced cable for this use.
Unless you're using the headphones like these, with a balanced plug for it.
You can't just use any plug or headphone that fits.
Hmm, you mentioned "if the headphones can only use 3.5mm". If the headphones are the one with the 3.5mm, then the player has to be the one with the 4.4mm, right?
The adapter in your link does 4.4mm (player) to 3.5mm (headphones), but it's balanced 4.4 to balanced 3.5. Your headphones most probably are single ended 3.5, so the adapter won't work.
A single ended 3.5mm connector would have only 3 poles.
No there is no adaptor that will allow you to use a headphone that is cabled and terminated for single ended (3 sections on the plug) from the balanced output. You can go the other way and get an adaptor that will allow a balanced cabled and terminated phone from the single ended output. And you can use adaptors to go from one single ended termination to a different single ended termination or from one balanced termination to another balanced termination like the one you linked that goes between 4.4 balanced and 3.5 balanced
Actually going to try the direct connection with the XM3 to the 1Z for the first time and see if there's a difference using the Noise Canceling feature in wired mode and check out how the DSP's will process.
Other question, if you use the equalizer, will it also eat at the battery just like the DSP does? If so, got it. Just to be aware and I'll probably keep the DSP route if I find a tuning that works unless the normal sound with the 3.5mm and Noise Canceling make my ears happy.
Actually going to try the direct connection with the XM3 to the 1Z for the first time and see if there's a difference using the Noise Canceling feature in wired mode and check out how the DSP's will process.
It might or it might not. Some have reported that the WM players have some kind of protection build in to prevent a short, don’t know how. Another result could be that you only get sound in one side depending on how the 4 sections on the male plug mates with the 3 sections in the female socket
Actually going to try the direct connection with the XM3 to the 1Z for the first time and see if there's a difference using the Noise Canceling feature in wired mode and check out how the DSP's will process.
Other question, if you use the equalizer, will it also eat at the battery just like the DSP does? If so, got it. Just to be aware and I'll probably keep the DSP route if I find a tuning that works unless the normal sound with the 3.5mm and Noise Canceling make my ears happy.
Looks THE best modes for me are the 1A or 1Z in 4.4mm using the IER-Z1R and 1AM2 and in BT wireless mode with the WH-1000XM3. Regarding the XM3, it has that right amount of bass I’m looking for while still bringing out the mids and highs more. The problem with the BT mode for the XM3 is that it will eat at the batteries quickly and from my understanding, it is not a good idea to charge the batteries while using BT mode and only charge from low to 90% so the battery can be preserved the longest. Seems like there is no easy workaround for the XM3. From my perspective, a little bit sad but wow it sounds better than I thought with the LDAC
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