Cable wiring and pinouts
We gathered pinouts of most popular and rare headphones below for the benefit of all DIY audio enthusiasts.
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| Headphone Model | Connector Type | Pinout Configuration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| A&K, Hifiman, Sony, Oppo, Denon | 2.5mm / 3.5mm/ 4.4mm | Table with pinouts | DAPs & Headphones |
| Abyss 1266 | 3-pin mini XLR | Pin 1: -; Pin 3: + | |
| Audeze LCD-1, Rosson Audio RAD-0 | 3.5mm TRS | R: Ground (Sleeve) + R pin (Ring); L: Ground + L pin (Tip) | |
| Audeze LCD5, MEZE Empyrean Elite | 4-pin mini XLR | Pins 1,4: +; Pins 2,3: - | Standard for Audeze LCD series |
| Audeze Sine, Sine DX | 3.5mm TRS | Tip: +; Sleeve: - (<5mm diameter plug) | Slim plug required |
| Beyerdynamic T1 v3, Amiron | 3.5mm TRS | Tip: +; Ring & Sleeve: - (<4.5mm diameter plug) | |
| Camerton Audio Binom-ER | usb C | Left channel: +: D-; -: B8 Right channel: +: D+; -: B5 | NB: B8 for left channel is on another side |
| Crosszone CZ-1 | 3.5mm TRRS | Tip: L+, R+; Ring: L ground, R ground | |
| DCA | 4-pin mini XLR | Pin 1: +; Pin 2: -; Pins 3,4: Not used | Dan Clark Audio (MrSpeakers) |
| Denon AH-MM400 | 3.5mm TRS | Tip: +; Sleeve: - (<4.5mm diameter plug) | |
| Final D8000, Yamaha YH-5000SE | 3.5mm TRS | Tip: +; Ring & Sleeve: - (<6mm diameter plug) | |
| Fostex TH900 | custom 2-pin | Thick pin: +; Thin pin: - | |
| Hifiman R9, R10 | 3.5mm TRS | Tip: L+, R+, R-, L- (single side) Tip: +; Sleeve: -; Ring: Not used (dual side) | Single side or dual side cable |
| MYSPHERE 3.2 | 3.5mm TRRS | Tip: L+, R+, R-, L- | |
| Neumann NDH-30 | 2.5mm TRRS | Tip: L+, R+, L-, R- (<6.0mm diameter plug) | plug size |
| RAAL-requisite SR1a | XLR4 | Pin 1: R+; Pin 2: R-; Pin 3: L-; Pin 4: L+ | |
| Sennheiser HD650 | custom 2-pin | Thick pin: -; Thin pin: + | |
| Sony Z1R | 3.5mm TRS | Tip: +; Ring: -; Sleeve: Not used | |
| T+A Solitaire P | 3.5mm TRS | Tip: +; Sleeve: - | 35mm+ reinforced heatshrink |
| T+A Solitaire P SE | custom 2-pin | Tip: +; Sleeve: - | 25mm+ reinforced heatshrink |
| T+A Solitaire T | 2.5mm TRRS | Tip: L+, R+, L-, R- | |
| Victor HA-WM90-B | 3.5mm TRS | Tip: +; Ring: -; Sleeve: Not used (<5mm diameter plug) | |
| ZMF, Kennerton VALI | 4-pin mini XLR | Pin 1: +; Pin 3: - |