Atom HE - headphone connection - ask for advice

[iamoneagwin]

This response I got about the balanced out.

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A journalist asked the same question. This was Steve Sells’ excellent answer: "The pre-amp output is pseudo balanced i.e. balanced impedance. Great for long runs (for example, to active loudspeakers) and cancels noise pick up. The headphones are actually single ended. There’s only a stereo amplifier driving them. The advantage of the 4 pin XLR and Pentaconn is not to have a balanced connection but to have a 4 wire connection. This connection allows for a separate ground for Left and Right chann…