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csch1992 t1_ixhprkv wrote

Is there a main different? I am getting a pair of sundaras soon. Never had a balanced cable

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BruxSC OP t1_ixhwobh wrote

The basic benefits of a balanced connection are:

  1. More power. In most general "balanced" setups, you end up with two discrete amplifiers powering each cup of the headphone, rather than one powering both. Generally this results in more power going to the headphones.

  2. Less noise. By nature of the way things are wired in a balanced set up, things are less susceptible to "noise".

But please note that for the vast majority of headphone applications, noise is not really a concern because the distances signals are being ran are so short, and in most cases (such as this one, which many other pedants in this thread have kindly pointed out lol) the extra power is not needed.

In the case of the Sundaras, you may find yourself wanting more power than what your phone / laptop / whatever you're using provides, but there are plenty of single ended (unbalanced) amplifier options that would do the job just fine, even if the balanced options are neat / fun to play around with.

Hope that made sense.

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csch1992 t1_ixhxhyh wrote

I allready own an g5 creative on my pc so i think i am suited enough for my sundaras which are comming friday. It drove my 1770 verry well. So i think i am good. Maybe ai should get a new dac/amp at one point.

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BruxSC OP t1_ixhyfty wrote

Yes you are more than taken care of from the looks of it.

Always fun to play with new DACs / Amps, even if the reasons for getting them aren't super great haha.

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