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Total Bithead and Batteries

post #1 of 6
2/22/08 at 8:20am
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Hi folks,

I've not posted here in a long while and have a question about the Total Bithead.

When it's plugged into the PC via USB do I need the AAA batteries?

I want to buy one for work as I'm fed up of being able to identify different Windows apps from the sound the make on my UM-2s It's likely always going to be plugged into the PC.

Will I still need batteries or can it be completely powered from USB? From reading various stuff I'm not 100% clear?

Cheers

Paul.
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post #2 of 6
2/22/08 at 11:37am
When you plug the Bithead in to a USB it powers itself off of that, bypassing the batteries. You can flip the switch on to supplement the USB power with battery power if you like, although I haven't found this to be necessary you may want to do this for higher impedance phones.
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post #3 of 6
2/22/08 at 12:36pm
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Cool thank you, I was hoping for that

I don't think the UM-2s are that hard to drive?
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post #4 of 6
2/22/08 at 1:03pm
You shouldn't need it. I only needed to turn it on once. I was trying out my roommates pair of 600-ohm AKG240 cans and even with high gain the USB couldn't pump out enough juice to make respectable sound. The batteries helped a bit, but I'm convinced that those headphones are too inefficient for my sytem right now.
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post #5 of 6
2/22/08 at 4:19pm
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Originally Posted by probedb View Post
Cool thank you, I was hoping for that

I don't think the UM-2s are that hard to drive?
My first portable headphone amp and IEMs were that exact set up. No problems at all just straight from USB.
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post #6 of 6
2/25/08 at 12:22pm
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Cool...thanks a lot guys
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