SoundFreaq
Headphoneus Supremus
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From what I understand, there is no way to increase earphone resistance by use of resistors in serial. Instead you increase the amps output impedance.
Suppose you have two different Headphones connected to a single amp by a Y-adaptor.
HP1 = Load of 400 ohms
HP2 - Load of 25 ohms
Suppose the Output impedance of the amp (Z) = 2 ohms
What is Z?
What is Load 1?
What is Load 2?
Do loads 1 + 2 sum together to equal the resistance seen by the amp? Does each individual Load remain the same?
Is it possible to "add resistance" to one headphone by adding a second headphone load via a Y-adaptor? Or are you just increasing the amps output impedance?
If you don't know what I am talking about, there are two articles will really help you understand things all good audiophiles should know : )
Google: "Headphone Impedance Explained" and see the "output impedance" link within that article. (Unallowed to link to that site directly.)
Thanks for any insight
Suppose you have two different Headphones connected to a single amp by a Y-adaptor.
HP1 = Load of 400 ohms
HP2 - Load of 25 ohms
Suppose the Output impedance of the amp (Z) = 2 ohms
What is Z?
What is Load 1?
What is Load 2?
Do loads 1 + 2 sum together to equal the resistance seen by the amp? Does each individual Load remain the same?
Is it possible to "add resistance" to one headphone by adding a second headphone load via a Y-adaptor? Or are you just increasing the amps output impedance?
If you don't know what I am talking about, there are two articles will really help you understand things all good audiophiles should know : )
Google: "Headphone Impedance Explained" and see the "output impedance" link within that article. (Unallowed to link to that site directly.)
Thanks for any insight