dogpile Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Hello all!! This is my first post here and was hoping that you DIY'ers can help out a noobie. This will be my first attempt at making a headphone cable and would like to know if this is the way to go about it... Unbalanced cable using a 1/4" TRS plug and 2 mini 4-pin XLR's for the headphone end, left and right. Is this the correct way for wire hookup? See diagram below.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnwmclean Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 That is the correct wiring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Am I the only one who thinks the "balanced" wiring diagram, specifically the amp end of the cable looks a bit off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikongod Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Am I the only one who thinks the "balanced" wiring diagram, specifically the amp end of the cable looks a bit off? QFT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebby Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Why would they tie the neg connection to ground for a balanced setup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwzhan Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 (edited) Isn't the "balanced" setup the same as "unbalanced"? Can't find any other wiring schemes.... so... are all the "better" after market wired the same way and advertised as balanced? wait a second.... Edited August 27, 2012 by jwzhan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikongod Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 (edited) so... are all the "better" after market wired the same way and advertised as balanced? wait a second.... Please. Pretty please. With a fucking cherry on top. dont post like this. This is how truly inane rumors get started. The drawing above is wrong. I don't know whats right as you could do it several ways, but I know that this is wrong. Edited August 27, 2012 by nikongod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Would it really matter if they were wired like that? No need for ground with balanced and I doubt any manufacturer will have accomodated for shield at pin 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Would it really matter if they were wired like that? No need for ground with balanced and I doubt any manufacturer will have accomodated for shield at pin 1. But why take the risk? A wise man once said, "Assumption is the mother of all fuckups." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 True dat which brings up the 4-pin XLR issue once again. Even Sennheiser have adopted it now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 5 pin XLR RIP 2009-2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnwmclean Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Original source... http://wiki.faust3d.com/wiki/index.php?title=Audeze_LCD-2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wink Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 (edited) I think this comes down to the fact that the manufacturers can wire up their headphones any way they like , and with any connector they desire. Edited August 27, 2012 by wink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogpile Posted August 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 That is the correct wiring. Ok thanks a bunch Although, a couple of other people think differently...or... are they only referring to the balanced wiring scheme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin gilmore Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 the headphones cannot possibly know whether they are hooked up to a balanced or unbalanced amplifier. Maybe if you want to get fancy and add some extra weight you can use wire with a shield on it and wire the shield to either xlr ground (4 pin) or the 5th wire (5 pin) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnwmclean Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 The first diagram is correct for unbalanced with a TRS plug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogpile Posted August 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 The first diagram is correct for unbalanced with a TRS plug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadphoneAddict Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Um, you can't be the monkey - there can only be one monkey in these parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbasement Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 You mean his avatar? Looks like a chimp to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogpile Posted August 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Um, you can't be the monkey - there can only be one monkey in these parts. Kinda looks like Yoda at first glance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadphoneAddict Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Kinda looks like Yoda at first glance The Monkey will chime in soon enough... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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