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Re: OT: Connection of vintage 2000 ohm Headphones

ChrDH — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:25:33 GMT

Ok, thanks. I suppose the easiest way of connecting then is cutting off a plug with some wire, and then wrapping the right wires round the banana plugs. Just have to figure out which wires goes to what part of the normal stereo headphone plug.

Thanks

Christian

Re: OT: Connection of vintage 2000 ohm Headphones

tournedos — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 06:27:19 GMT

They are probably mono headphones, if the plugs you say are just prongs, and not multicontact connectors. Anyway, they should work just fine in any Beomaster headphone output with an adapter, which you most probably have to build yourself.

The old headphone plugs usually were banana type connectors. You should connect one of them (preferably black, it might be connected to the headphone "chassis") to the sleeve part of a normal stereo headphone plug, and the other prong both to the ring and tip of the same plug.

Re: OT: Connection of vintage 2000 ohm Headphones

ChrDH — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 05:56:56 GMT

perhaps it says 200 ohms on the phones, I am not sure, will check later.

OT: Connection of vintage 2000 ohm Headphones

ChrDH — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:13:12 GMT

Hi there

I know this is a bit off topic, but i stumbled over some vintage headphones from Germany (all it says on the phones are 2000 ohm, Germany). They got 2 plugs, one red, the other black. Is it possible to use these headphones? Should they be connected to the amplified speaker output from a Beomaster of some sort? I got several, but can i risk destroying anything trying?

Christian