Specifically I am looking at the Schiit Magnius headphone amp, which for my use case will be:
USB DAC -> Magnius:
Balanced-in (Dual 3 pin xlr) OR Unbalanced-in (rca)
Magnius -> Headphones:
Headphone-Balanced-Out (4 pin xlr) OR Headphone-Unbalanced-out (SE Quarter Inch TRS)
Q1 (main): Suppose I am connecting a DAC's balanced-out, via a balanced cable, to the balanced-in of the Magnius.
Will there be any danger if I then use the SE headphone output of the Magnius via an unbalanced cable? How about a TRS jack to 4 pin xlr cable?
Does this apply to any amp that has both balanced and unbalanced in/out?
I ask this because in general I know that connecting a balanced output via an unbalanced cable to headphones is bad.
Q2(sub): So I have the Aune x1s GT dac/amp. It has unbalanced rca out in the back, and the only balanced output it has is the 4.4 headphone-out in the front. Am I correct in that this 4.4 is NOT to be used as an out to the balanced-in of a headphone amp?
USB DAC -> Magnius:
Balanced-in (Dual 3 pin xlr) OR Unbalanced-in (rca)
Magnius -> Headphones:
Headphone-Balanced-Out (4 pin xlr) OR Headphone-Unbalanced-out (SE Quarter Inch TRS)
Q1 (main): Suppose I am connecting a DAC's balanced-out, via a balanced cable, to the balanced-in of the Magnius.
Will there be any danger if I then use the SE headphone output of the Magnius via an unbalanced cable? How about a TRS jack to 4 pin xlr cable?
Does this apply to any amp that has both balanced and unbalanced in/out?
I ask this because in general I know that connecting a balanced output via an unbalanced cable to headphones is bad.
Q2(sub): So I have the Aune x1s GT dac/amp. It has unbalanced rca out in the back, and the only balanced output it has is the 4.4 headphone-out in the front. Am I correct in that this 4.4 is NOT to be used as an out to the balanced-in of a headphone amp?