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4.4mm Pentaconn Balanced

The 4.4mm Pentaconn is a 5-pole balanced stereo headphone connector defined by JEITA RC-8141C. Used on Sony Walkman, iBasso, Astell&Kern, and Fiio high-end audio players for fully balanced output.

// Specifications
Standard
JEITA RC-8141C Pentaconn
Pin Count
5
Diameter
4.4mm
Signal
Fully balanced stereo headphone
Use Case
High-end DAPs, balanced headphone amps
Advantage
No shared ground between channels
// Pin Reference Table
Pin Name Function Type
1 Left+ Left channel positive ADC
2 Left- Left channel negative return ADC
3 Right+ Right channel positive ADC
4 Right- Right channel negative return ADC
5 GND Optional ground / chassis GND