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Post by Rabbit on Jan 17, 2017 10:17:11 GMT
Aaron, look at where your volume knob is when you listen. Around 12 o clock is fine. If it's more like 9 o clock, then an attenuator would allow you to get it the pot further up allowing a much finer tuning of the volume.
Listen at zero then go up in volume to see whether your headphones are picking up the noise floor. If you are, an attenuator would knock this on the head.
It won't change the sound. Just volume and noise levels heard.
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Post by oldson on Jan 24, 2017 19:47:30 GMT
is it possible to order one of these with 6.3mm to 6.3mm ?(male to female,of course) so i dont need a further adapter
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Post by jhelms on Jan 24, 2017 21:40:11 GMT
The adapter I have is a rigid one without cable. Plugs in and looks to be an extension of the cable. Would that work for you?
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Post by oldson on Jan 25, 2017 14:01:25 GMT
The adapter I have is a rigid one without cable. Plugs in and looks to be an extension of the cable. Would that work for you? Yeah that would be good. I have one that is how you describe already but at 125 ohm it's a little high. I bought this one from moon audio a few years back to reduce hiss on my d7000. It appears to alter the sound signature too.
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Post by jhelms on Jan 25, 2017 14:38:15 GMT
Sounds good - and yes at 125ohm, it will for sure alter the sound signature of the D7000's!
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Post by solderdude on Jan 25, 2017 18:19:14 GMT
Jeremy,
I think what Oldson is looking for is a complete attenuator but instead of it having male 6.3 and female 3.5 he would like to have a male 6.3 to female 6.3 attenuator cable. So the attenuator but fitted with a 6.3mm socket instead of a 3.5mm socket.
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Post by oldson on Jan 25, 2017 19:45:39 GMT
just to clarify, these are the 2 i already have............... top one is (from memory) 80 ohm and the bottom rigid one is the 125 ohm unit i mentioned. from what i have been reading, both are a bit high in impedance. (?). either style is ok for me. cheers guys
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Post by Rabbit on Jan 25, 2017 20:09:49 GMT
Simon, I'm using an attenuator that has a higher output impedance and it does alter the sound. For my th900, it cuts the top end slightly so it's not as lively. A properly made attenuator shouldn't hit the sound in any significant way.
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Post by oldson on Jan 26, 2017 19:04:23 GMT
Simon, I'm using and attenuator that has a higher output impedance and it does alter the sound. For my th900, it cuts the top end slightly so it's not as lively. A properly made attenuator shouldn't hit the sound in any significant way. just ordered one of these!
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Post by Rabbit on Jan 26, 2017 19:35:31 GMT
I borrowed an Ifi one today and it does indeed sound better than the original one. Clearer top end.
Even coming from an O2, it sounds good with the D2000. I'm not exactly sure what is changing, but the setup starts to sound slightly more relaxed and easier to listen to once you get that vol pot up to 12 o clock and beyond.
It's something that perhaps amp makers need to take a little more seriously imo.
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