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TV + headphones, no receiver

post #1 of 5
1/30/05 at 3:01pm
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No headphone jack on the TV. No receiver. Right now I use a little logitech red/white into headphone/computer speaker plug in adapter.

Is something lost in this process (other than not being able to change volume)? Listening to TV via headphones doesn't sound very good, CD780 nor PX-200. Would it sound equally poor if the TV had an actual headphone jack? Or is it just the fact that the TV itself sucks or what?
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post #2 of 5
1/30/05 at 3:21pm
if possible tap into the TV signal right at the audio output if available.Do not use the variable output if it can be avoided because the digital volume control is a sonic butcher and destroys any possibility of good sound-not that the TV sonics are much good anyway.
Better yet tap the audio signal right at the CATV/SATV set top box or DVD/VCR.This is a more pure audio signal and does not go through the mostly bad audio circuits inside of a TV.
Either method will work and for general listening the Tv out is fine but be aware that both the above methods will require an headphone amp of some kind with a volume control

hope this helps
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post #3 of 5
1/30/05 at 3:38pm
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Err whoops, yeah I already am bypassing the TV. The audio comes from the satelite box, red/white cables going directly into the logitech adapter which I plug the headphones into.

I have no volume control but that doesn't really bother me so much as the fact that what I get (audible, decent level) doesn't sound all that great, and I'm not an audiophile or anything. Is it just that any kind of real headphone TV use pretty much requires an amp period to have any kind of respectable experience?
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post #4 of 5
1/30/05 at 3:49pm
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I have no volume control but that doesn't really bother me so much as the fact that what I get (audible, decent level) doesn't sound all that great, and I'm not an audiophile or anything. Is it just that any kind of real headphone TV use pretty much requires an amp period to have any kind of respectable experience?
Unfortunately if the output drive of the set top box is not up to it,and most are not, you will need to amp the cans in order to acheive any improvement but the amp need not be anything special or expensive.there are MANY reasonably price (cheap ) headphone amps available even though here at head-fi you mainly only see the discussions going towards the exotic or expensive.

BTW-a volume control will be essential once you have some actual voltage and current drive to your headphones.
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post #5 of 5
1/30/05 at 6:01pm
if you can solder at all this puppy is a real bargain and totally upgradeable by popping in a better opamp.Just throw it in a little box and add batteries or a battery eliminator and rock on ;

http://www.paia.com/headbuff.htm

For a ready made solution check out the extremely cheap for the quality obtained Rolls headphone amps
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