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Headphones - is it worthwhile to get balanced cable for Audeze LCD-x ?
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<blockquote data-quote="capetownwatches" data-source="post: 1127805" data-attributes="member: 19576"><p>My erudite friend above is spot on: balanced drive is not "better" in and of itself.</p><p>As with most things audiophool it's implementation and synergy between components that matters more.</p><p></p><p>Both the LCD-X and HD820 would benefit from a better headphone amplifier in my humble opinion.</p><p>Especially considering the quality of your source.</p><p>And again IMHO, although those headphones don't require huge power to get them loud enough, one can never have too much grunt... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Since both headphones are wired balanced and your DAC is balanced, a balanced amp would seem to make sense.</p><p>BUT...it is not essential - a high quality and powerful enough SE amp will certainly suffice as well.</p><p></p><p>PS: I just realised the OP was asking about a simple balanced cable and here I am telling him to get a better amp...!!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite12" alt="o_O" title="Er... what? o_O" loading="lazy" data-shortname="o_O" /></p><p>Take it from whence it comes mate. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🍻" title="Clinking beer mugs :beers:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f37b.png" data-shortname=":beers:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="capetownwatches, post: 1127805, member: 19576"] My erudite friend above is spot on: balanced drive is not "better" in and of itself. As with most things audiophool it's implementation and synergy between components that matters more. Both the LCD-X and HD820 would benefit from a better headphone amplifier in my humble opinion. Especially considering the quality of your source. And again IMHO, although those headphones don't require huge power to get them loud enough, one can never have too much grunt... :) Since both headphones are wired balanced and your DAC is balanced, a balanced amp would seem to make sense. BUT...it is not essential - a high quality and powerful enough SE amp will certainly suffice as well. PS: I just realised the OP was asking about a simple balanced cable and here I am telling him to get a better amp...!!o_O Take it from whence it comes mate. 🍻 [/QUOTE]
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