We really didn’t know what was going to happen when we introduced the world’s first balanced headphone amplifier, the HeadRoom Audio BlockHead Balanced Amp, back in the day. So some headphones may sport an XLR plug connection - but are not truly balanced on the inside!Īrticle I - Balanced Drive vs. Simply swap out the stock headphone cable with an aftermarket balanced option and, bam, you now have a balanced headphone.Īlso, keep in mind only certain headphones can truly be effectively balanced due to connections at the headphone that requires a separate left/right, positive and negative signal. Of course, newer headphones with user-detachable cords make the cable changeover a breeze. How Do I Get a Balanced Headphone System?įirst, you need a balanced headphone amp and your headphone cord must be re-cabled to an XLR plug termination.įor 'hard-wired' headphones, balanced recabling is an aftermarket process which alters the headphone connection from a standard 1/4" stereo plug to left/right balanced 3-pin or to a single 4-pin stereo XLR plug (depending on your particular balanced amplifier connection).
The end acoustic result lends an expansive, open-toned quality to the musical presentation with quicker dynamics, more refined detail, tighter low bass and very clearly pronounced mid-ranges.
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In essence, balanced drive is a headphone amplifier design scheme that delivers 'balanced' equivalent and opposing audio signals independently to each side of the headphone driver coils.īalanced-drive delivers a noted increase in audio performance due to the doubling of the amp's voltage slew rate and voltage swing range, a reduction of THD (Total Harmonic Distortion) components and the avoidance of crosstalk due to the elimination of the common ground plane. See our selection of premium balanced amplifiers WHAT ARE BALANCED-DRIVE HEADPHONES? So no one knows more about balanced drive amplification and headphones than us.
Our friends at HeadRoom Audio were the very first to design and market balanced headphone systems with the HeadRoom 'BlockHead' Balanced Amp way back in 1999. Headphone aficionados will exclaim that balanced-drive is the nirvana of headphone listening, the creme de la creme of personal audio systems, the highest of the 'high end'. You may have heard some good things about 'Balanced Headphone Drive'.
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