headphones with 32.5 -- what works
Posted by: JamH on 29 April 2004
Hello,
I understand that the 32.5/SNAPS can drive headphones [not perfectly, but pretty good, and definitly better than the headphone output of a CD player]. I propose to feed it from the tape-output of an 82 [I will have to try to figure out the connections].
I am thinking of getting some decent headphones and I am considerring Sennheiser HD-650 ....
Questions ....
a) has anyone used / is using them with 32.5
b) any other suggestions for headphones ?
c) I don't want any solution that involves plugging and unplugging cables
d) how comfortable are the HD-650
Thanks ...
James
P.S. Currently I am using Sennheiser HD-435 but just from the headphone output of a Marantz CD-63. They are yellow [i.e. old] and cost about 30 dollar/euro at the time. Very comfortable.
I understand that the 32.5/SNAPS can drive headphones [not perfectly, but pretty good, and definitly better than the headphone output of a CD player]. I propose to feed it from the tape-output of an 82 [I will have to try to figure out the connections].
I am thinking of getting some decent headphones and I am considerring Sennheiser HD-650 ....
Questions ....
a) has anyone used / is using them with 32.5
b) any other suggestions for headphones ?
c) I don't want any solution that involves plugging and unplugging cables
d) how comfortable are the HD-650
Thanks ...
James
P.S. Currently I am using Sennheiser HD-435 but just from the headphone output of a Marantz CD-63. They are yellow [i.e. old] and cost about 30 dollar/euro at the time. Very comfortable.
It'll work well enough to make you wonder what a separate headphone amplifier would add!
'Big' Sennheisers are generally 300ohm impedance and conform to the IEC norm specifying a 120ohm source impedance. Basically, they are very easy to drive as headphones go, they just require a larger voltage swing than most; the 32.5 will do just fine on both counts. Don't be misled by the headphone websites that consider Senns 'hard to drive' - put simply, Discmen and the like will never source enough voltage from a single battery
All the Sennheisers with circum-aural pads are very comfortable, and for long periods of time. They sound great, too, which is what it's all about. Adding a separate amplifier at a later stage may well be an improvement, but first find whether headphone use suits you, and whether the amount of use justifies a 'better' amplifier.
M.
[This message was edited by Martin Clark on Sat 01 May 2004 at 23:04.]
'Big' Sennheisers are generally 300ohm impedance and conform to the IEC norm specifying a 120ohm source impedance. Basically, they are very easy to drive as headphones go, they just require a larger voltage swing than most; the 32.5 will do just fine on both counts. Don't be misled by the headphone websites that consider Senns 'hard to drive' - put simply, Discmen and the like will never source enough voltage from a single battery
All the Sennheisers with circum-aural pads are very comfortable, and for long periods of time. They sound great, too, which is what it's all about. Adding a separate amplifier at a later stage may well be an improvement, but first find whether headphone use suits you, and whether the amount of use justifies a 'better' amplifier.
M.
[This message was edited by Martin Clark on Sat 01 May 2004 at 23:04.]