[TenTec] Headphone impedence

[Stephen Roberts]

Yes...volume was VERY loud. I cheated and bought a Koss headphone volume control. All is well now and it's great to have an additional volume control for those very loud sigs.

Steve



On Apr 7, 2012, at 7:55 PM, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP wrote:

> Barry, the problem with low impedance headphones is not what it sounds like.
> ALL headphones, any impedance, sound OK.
> 
> The problem is, with low impedance headphones, the volume is so loud, it
> bursts your ear drumns, and the volume control is very sensitive to adjust.
> To counter that, a very simple attenuator can be built using just two
> resistors.
> 
> What I don't know (sri, no experience) is how headphones with 64 Ohms
> perform.
> They are probably OK and your suggestion to just plug them in and see is
> very good.
> 
> Worst case, Steve will have to spend 50 cents on two resistors!
> 
> STEVE, PLEASE SHARE YOUR RESULTS WITH US.
> 
> 73
> Rick, DJ0IP
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of Barry N1EU
> Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2012 5:46 PM
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Headphone impedence
> 
> What does it sound like if you just plug them in?
> 
> Barry N1EU
> 
> On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Stephen Roberts
> <steverob at shoreham.net>wrote:
> 
>> HD280 Pro
>> 
>> 
>> On Apr 7, 2012, at 10:45 AM, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP wrote:
>> 
>>> Steve, which Sennheiser headphones do you have.
>>> Sennheiser makes about 25 different models.
>>> 
>>> 73,
>>> Rick, DJ0IP
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:
>> tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
>>> On Behalf Of Stephen Roberts
>>> Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2012 3:17 PM
>>> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
>>> Subject: [TenTec] Headphone impedence
>>> 
>>> 525 1/4" to new Sennheiser headphones. Do I need to do anything special?
>>> 
>>> Steve Roberts
>>> Steverob at shoreham.met
>>> 802.779.7489
>>> 
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