I did this many years ago, I used to do alot of live sound recordings. The only way I could hear anything I was recording was to use a crown DC-75 to drive my headphone's. At the time I used a pair of altec full cup headphones. Sounded really good and I could get it as loud as I needed to. I just had them wired to a 1/4" jack in my effect's rack.
Use "regular" amp to power 'phones?
Is it OK to use a "regular" power amp to power headphones? If so, how? If not, why?
I realize that most amps are expecting to see a load around 4 to 8 ohms and most headphones would present a load of around 600 ohms. I also realize it would be silly to connect a Crown Macro Reference to headphones (perhaps to anything), but I'd explore small tube amps, perhaps SET.
I realize that most amps are expecting to see a load around 4 to 8 ohms and most headphones would present a load of around 600 ohms. I also realize it would be silly to connect a Crown Macro Reference to headphones (perhaps to anything), but I'd explore small tube amps, perhaps SET.
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