Sony WH-1000XM3 - balanced cable?

[jamie1]

I'm wondering if the headphones are ready for "balanced" operation. (Sony description mentiones nothing about them being "balanced".)

But I found this item on AliExpress:  " 2.5mm to 3.5mm Balanced audio Cable For SONY WH-1000XM2 1000XM3 WH-H800 H900N MDR-XB950N1 MDR-1000X 100AAP 100ABN headphones "

My intention would be to connect WH-1000XM3 via the balanced output of FiiO Q5.

[Sean_Mc]

Hi Jamie,

I'm looking into this and will update this thread as soon as possible. 

Best wishes,

Sean Mc

[Win_88]

Hi Jamie,

As far as I know, for a device to be compatible with balanced headphones, the port needs to be optimized for it. So I'm not sure that it will actually work.

Win_88