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Where can I find a resistor plug for burning in an amp?

post #1 of 5
10/27/11 at 7:01am
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Hello,

I don't have access to high-impedance headphones, but I would still like to burn-in my Burson HA-160 properly and without noise.

Does anyone here sell resistor plugs? If not, where can I buy one?

Thanks!
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post #2 of 5
10/27/11 at 4:31pm

Burn in is totally BS, particularly for electronic components. If you really must, do it with the smallest headphones that you have laying around and wrap them in a sock or something, it won't be noisy.

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post #3 of 5
10/27/11 at 5:02pm
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Originally Posted by fomoz View Post

Hello,
I don't have access to high-impedance headphones, but I would still like to burn-in my Burson HA-160 properly and without noise.
Does anyone here sell resistor plugs? If not, where can I buy one?
Thanks!


I sell you one for 500 dollars, makes the amp really sing

 

*sarcasm*

 

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post #4 of 5
10/27/11 at 9:03pm
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Originally Posted by fomoz View Post

Hello,
I don't have access to high-impedance headphones, but I would still like to burn-in my Burson HA-160 properly and without noise.
Does anyone here sell resistor plugs? If not, where can I buy one?
Thanks!


You can make your own with a handful of parts.  In order to get full enjoyment of music and the requisite audio devices, you need to invest in a DIY kit so you can improvise something for these new situations.

 

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post #5 of 5
10/28/11 at 1:37am
You can build a dummy load for a few dollars. Buy two resistors at the impedance value you want and wire them up with a 1/4" headphone plug. Use 5W wirewounds to make sure. Shouldn't cost more than $5 or so.

But the amp doesn't need burn-in. Capacitors form up within a fraction of a second and resistors don't change. Transformers and chips don't change, either.

Just listen to it.
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