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600 Ohm Headphones!?

post #1 of 9
12/3/08 at 5:20pm
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I was cleaning out my practice room for remodeling and I found this old pair of headphones. I thought they were pretty uninteresting until I saw written on the side 600 ohm. If anyone knows anything about these I'd love to know.



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post #2 of 9
12/3/08 at 5:36pm
I love that brand and model.

studio headphones are often 600-ohms, as it plugs directly into a studio line-level source.
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post #3 of 9
12/3/08 at 5:41pm
Wow, language lab headphones.

Yes, studio headphones are often 600-ohm, but language lab headphones are 600-ohm so that they can plug a whole bunch of them into the same amp in parallel.

Great for learning spanish. Not so much for music.
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post #4 of 9
12/3/08 at 7:06pm
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Originally Posted by ericj View Post
Great for learning spanish. Not so much for music.
Best quote ever.
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post #5 of 9
12/3/08 at 7:16pm
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Originally Posted by ericj View Post
Great for learning spanish. Not so much for music.
hmmmmm..




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post #6 of 9
12/3/08 at 10:43pm
I don't know anything about those headphones really, but I figured I'd point out that they aren't stereo. (At least that's what it looks like). The connector is a 1/4" mono. That means if you plug it into a regular headphone out you'll only get audio in the left ear. The right channel is shorted to the ground, not to the left channel.
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post #7 of 9
12/3/08 at 10:51pm
You'll probably get sound but one channel will be driving both speakers.
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post #8 of 9
12/4/08 at 12:14am
Yeah, if you plug it into a stereo headphone jack you'll just hear the left channel in both ears, and the right channel will be shorted to ground (which could cause problems / damage to the amp).
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post #9 of 9
12/4/08 at 2:49am
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The right channel is shorted to the ground, not to the left channel.
thats the right channel of the amp...

As mentioned the headphones will probably just play the 1 channel in both ears (mono-style)

What was not mentioned was that the right connection is shorted to ground. If your amp dosnt deal well with that kind of abuse dont do that.
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