Where can I find a resistor plug for burning in an amp? | Headphone Reviews and Discussion - Head-Fi.org

fomoz · Oct 27, 2011 at 10:01 AM

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!

logwed · Oct 27, 2011 at 7:31 PM

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.

BobSaysHi · Oct 27, 2011 at 8:02 PM

Quote:

fomoz said:
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*

fubar3 · Oct 28, 2011 at 12:03 AM

Quote:

fomoz said:
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.

Uncle Erik · Oct 28, 2011 at 4:37 AM

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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