[Zoom25]

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Hi i want to use my Hifiman He-500's on the Emotiva Mini x a-100. I was wondering which cable what i need in order to connect it to the speaker amp? This is my current and only cable i have for my 500's
 
 
 

 
Get a banana plugs to 1/4" female adapter and connect it to your existing 1/4" cable. Or you can also get a banana plugs to 4 pin XLR female adapter if you get a 4 pin XLR balanced cable.

 

[Genuwine]

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Depends. You wanna order a new cable? Can you make it yourself? You wanna keep the stock cable?
 
You can make/buy an adapter for the stock cable. You can also order a cable that is terminated in banana plugs or the like.

I want to keep my cable as i will be using the HE-500 driven off my DX100 sometimes.

 

[Genuwine]

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Get a banana plugs to 1/4" female adapter and connect it to your existing 1/4" cable. Or you can also get a banana plugs to 4 pin XLR female adapter if you get a 4 pin XLR balanced cable.

It's an adapter meaning that i can take it off and still use my cable normally when im done correct ? That's awesome, where can i purchase the Banna Plugs to 1/4 female adapter? I want to make sure I get the exact cable I need as i am very eager to listen to this ultimate setup this week.

 

[zilch0md]

One of several options for custom cables: http://btg-audio.com/

He has made 6.3mm TRS jack -to- banana plug cables for several people here.

I started out using this contraption:



The parts total about $45 on Amazon, but I already had two of the components. Now, I'm using a cable that goes directly from banana plugs to the LCD-2 mini-XLR connectors.

Mike

 

[davidsh]

Actaully, I think you should talk to Modulor. He has sleeved his own stock cable, and made some different adapters for it, banana plugs included. It looks quite neat.
 
Look here http://www.head-fi.org/t/551345/hifiman-he-500-he-as-in-high-end-please-post-your-impressions-proving-to-be-a-great-headphone-and-standing-the-test-of-time/6060#post_9597886

 

[victorcc]

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I also ordered a Millenia MG3 to try with headphones and Jan sent me the resistor network schemas to build them myself. One schema for balanced headphones and another one for single ended:
 
 
 
Single ended:
 
 

 
 
 
Enjoy!

 


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You can do it the peasant way (my way). The one with 3 ohm resistor in series circuit is 8.4 ohm. If you tie a 10 ohm resistor to the 8 ohm binding post without a resistor in series, it's actually ~8.3333 ohm, not much different.
 
 

 
I finally got the resistor network working and I do not see that it works the same as the "peasant way"
 
In my case, the "peasant way" has no audible effect at all and the volume range is exactly the same as with no resistor attached while using the resistor network I clearly have a wider volume range.
 
Could it be that the resistors are not properly attached to the speaker terminals even when I see that they should be?
 
 
Cheers

 

[davidsh]

The 'peasant way' should only increase the power usage, nothing else from what I can see.

 

[koiloco]

wrong thread!  
 
 

 

[victorcc]

Me?

 

[Zoom25]

On a side note, a DAC by Emotiva: http://shop.emotiva.com/collections/pro-series/products/stealth-dc-2

 

[khaine1711]

I finally got the resistor network working and I do not see that it works the same as the "peasant way"

In my case, the "peasant way" has no audible effect at all and the volume range is exactly the same as with no resistor attached while using the resistor network I clearly have a wider volume range.

Could it be that the resistors are not properly attached to the speaker terminals even when I see that they should be?


Cheers

Late reply, the "peasant" way is exactly that - having no audible effect on the sound while protecting the transformer output of a valve amp (they object rather strongly when presented with a 50 ohm load).

If you need more volume control, you'll need to use resistor in series (like the network/adapter box).

 

[victorcc]

The 'peasant way' should only increase the power usage, nothing else from what I can see.
 

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Late reply, the "peasant" way is exactly that - having no audible effect on the sound while protecting the transformer output of a valve amp (they object rather strongly when presented with a 50 ohm load).

If you need more volume control, you'll need to use resistor in series (like the network/adapter box).

 
Thanks both for the reply

 

[koiloco]

As promised, I have decided to keep the Emotiva so here it is with 1/4 plug.  No more banana plugs for now.  

 

 

[elwappo99]

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As promised, I have decided to keep the Emotiva so here it is with 1/4 plug.  No more banana plugs for now.  

 
 
 

 
Wow! I wouldn't have expected it to look so clean in front! Well done! I see some canare wire poking through Is it assembled yet? 

 

[koiloco]

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Wow! I wouldn't have expected it to look so clean in front! Well done! I see some canare wire poking through Is it assembled yet? 

 
All done.  I am listening to it right now.  I used mogami W2534,  good wire.