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i need a gizmo to reduce the volume out of my cdp headphone jack

post #1 of 8
8/29/01 at 4:55pm
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is there some gizmo i can use to reduce the volume out of my cdp headphone jack? something i can pick up at radio shack?

i will be buying a dedicated headphone amp, but that will have to wait until after the trip to italy.
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post #2 of 8
8/29/01 at 4:57pm
hmm....no volume control on the unit?

I think Neruda had dug up a dedicated volume control a while ago that seemed pretty good....with treble and bass controls - the only "decent" looking headphone EQ i've ever seen. (Not that I've seen many....).

Neruda...where are you?
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post #3 of 8
8/29/01 at 5:00pm
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yeah, it has a digital volume control for the line out and headphone jack, but at it's lowest setting it is still too loud for my cans..

hmmm, dedicated volume control... i'll look for it..
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post #4 of 8
8/29/01 at 9:38pm
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is there some gizmo i can use to reduce the volume out of my cdp headphone jack? something i can pick up at radio shack?
Radio Shack sells in in-line volume control for headphones. Cheap, but it should do for a portable.
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post #5 of 8
8/29/01 at 10:05pm

Yes, I have one of the RS in line controls...

most cheesey, but very compact, and it still sounds better than many digital volume controls. Try turning the digital control up fairly high and using the RS in line to attenuate. You might hear a benefit.
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post #6 of 8
8/30/01 at 1:10am
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thanks greg, macdef, and coolvij. i picked up the rs $5 in line volume control. damned if i can tell any difference in sound quality between using it and not! greg, i use that attenuation trick with my d777 pcdp and its remote, it works great for getting punchy bass. i'll try it with my home cdp next!
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post #7 of 8
9/28/01 at 12:48am
http://www.sennheiserusa.com/mivasto...gory_Code=HZR6

Edit: ...never tried 'em though, so can't comment on quality...
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post #8 of 8
9/28/01 at 9:27pm
Just a heads-up, i believe that Dr. Meier tried those Sennheiser cords with volume controls a while ago to increase the impedance of the Beyer 931's and was very unhappy with their quality... if anyone else remembers this incident they could back me up.
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