Headphone connect direct to Amp


Are there any headphones that can connect directly to an amplifier's speaker posts? I imagine that higher end headphones, or "cans" I guess to our fellow audiophiles accross the pond, have interchangeable cables with perhaps spades, bannas, etc??? Just curious.

Signed,

"Only enough money for headphones but have a source and shopping for a SET integrated which may or may not have a headphone jack."
pawlowski6132

Showing 1 response by elevick

There are adaptors by Russound, Antique Sound Labs and others that will allow you to do this with headphones for about $100. This way, you can use any headphones.
The other option, if your pre-amp has enough output voltage, is to buy coax to 1/4" or 1/8" adaptors at radio shack so you can hook up your headphones directly to the pre-amp outputs and skip the amp altogether. Beware, some headphones are much easier to drive than others.