[tktran]

How does adding a double adapter to an headphone extension cable affect the output?

I dabble in electronics, but all I can make out is that 2 headphones would mean higher impedance load? And that means...???

Are there high quality double adapters available?

 

[Dusty Chalk]

Typically, this is a bad idea. I would only recommend doing this if both headphones were exactly the same. The dips and spikes in the impedance curves of two different headphones could prove fatal to the fidelity.

 

[tktran]

Hi Dusty Chalk:

What's the ideal way to compare 2 (or more) sets of headphones then? Whilst listening to the same source?

 

[Dusty Chalk]

You want to do a double-blind? Then you'll need a friend. Of course, the physical feel of the headphone might give it away.

Otherwise, just unplug one, and plug the other one in.

 

[tktran]

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Otherwise, just unplug one, and plug the other one in.

Yes, that's what I wanted to avoid. I want to be able to change between headphones as quick as possible.