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BrianKW:
Can anyone tell me if someone like Monoprice sells an adapter that I can connect to the Pono's balanced mode outputs (left & right)
I would like to connect them to a pair of RCA cables I already have.
I already have some RCA to 1/4 inch adapters for the other end.

I would like to use the Pono in balanced mode for my home setup.

l8mdl:
Just curious - what amplifier are you using for your balanced play? thanks!

ferday:
like this?

http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=104&cp_id=10429&cs_id=1042902&p_id=7146&seq=1&format=2

i don't have a Pono but from playing with one i recall the outputs are both 3.5mm audio...?

l8mdl:
DO NOT USE THAT PLUG!!! Check the info sheets at the Pono website under the "Knowledge" section, Tech sheets 1, 2 and 3. THOSE PLUGS WILL DAMAGE YOUR PLAYER!!!

https://www.ponomusic.com/servlet/fileField?id=0BE15000000GoDv
(See #4 (in RED) on this sheet)

BrianKW:

--- Quote from: l8mdl on August 28, 2015, 10:19:13 am ---Just curious - what amplifier are you using for your balanced play? thanks!

--- End quote ---

Thanks for the reply and I'm glad you asked.

While I have a special balanced HP cable for the Pono and my HD650's... so far I prefer connecting the Pono's non-balanced line out into the ART EQ RCA inputs which then goes into a Little Dot III HP Amp RCA inputs .
This is only because I can tweak horrible recordings with the ART.
I'm now wondering if I can improve this setup by going balanced.

While the ART EQ has balanced inputs (XLR & 1/4 inch) the LD III AMP only has RCA (non-balanced) inputs...which brings up another question...

Would getting a balanced signal into my ART EQ be useless since I then have to use the RCA output to put into the non-balanced Amp?
My guess would be no... it wouldn't be useless

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