Srajan, for a good number of years I have read your many reviews with interest and have been impressed by your toughness. Recently I came across an old article on Stefan AudioArt products and sought out that company only to learn that Stefan has been laid up after heart surgery so no telling when he will be back and active. Are you aware of any other headphone modifier or cable manufacturer that approaches the balanced story in the way Stefan does? Many thanks in anticipation for your help. Regards, Christopher
Hello Christopher, I'm not even sure what you mean by "approaches the balanced story in the way he does"? Sorry but I'm drawing a complete blank on that phrasing. Could you clarify what you want to know? ATB. Srajan
From what I can gather, Stefan modifies the headphones and also provides custom cables that ensure a balanced signal is fed from the source to the headphones retaining all of the advantages of the balanced circuitry in the source. Hope that clarifies. Regards, Christopher
Hello Christopher, balanced headphone cables with 4.4mm or XLR4 connectors are completely common these days and with dual-entry headphones require no modification at all. Even a €159 IEM like Meze's Alba can be run balanced out of the box with the right cable and a balanced headphone amp. It's no longer anything special or unique. Times have moved on from back when balanced headphone drive was exotic and rare. Srajan
