Audeze - 3 conductors per side?

Why do Audeze headphones have 3 conductors per side? Doesn't the driver need only a positive and a negative connection? This confuses me, please help.

koestner10-05-2023 7:24pm

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gdnrbob Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,447 posts 10-05-2023 at 07:39pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Sounds like an XLR connection. Positive, Negative, Ground. B
koestner OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 671 posts 10-06-2023 at 12:39pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Yes, I understand an XLR connection at line level will be 3 conductors just like gdnrob says, but to connect to a speaker driver, wouldn't it be just 2 conductors?
koestner OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 671 posts 10-06-2023 at 12:56pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete OK, I got my answer on Google Images. I know, I've been living in a cave in Tibet. So it seems they join pins 1 and 3 to ground making it really only 2 conductors to the driver.
erik_squires Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 16,134 posts 10-06-2023 at 06:56pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete If the cable is shielded, then the shield should connect to the (-) pin only at the source end.

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