| Author |
Message |
stefuel
Joined: 07 Mar 2006
Posts: 3353
Location: Green Harbor MA USA
|
| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 10:13 am Post subject: One for the audio guys (adapters) |
|
|
OK, the flat screen in my living room does not have a head phone jack. In fact it only has one audio output (optical digital).
I need to connect a set of head phones to this as part of a game platform. There is no amplifier attached to this TV and I don't wish to ad one. I just need to go from optical to LR stereo (1/8th mini jack) with no amp/pre-amp. Is there such a beast???
I'm going mental listening to hours on end of shoot-em up game play and Fall is here. I'm not expecting things to get any better 
_________________
Chip
A Barco is only a AmPro with training wheels
Card carrying member of the AVS chain gang.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Curt Palme
CRT Tech
Joined: 08 Mar 2006
Posts: 24396
Location: Langley, BC
TV/Projector: All of them!
|
| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 12:17 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I'm sorry, you're obsolete. Please plug the optical cable into your digital clone, and you're good to go.
If there is such a box, I'm sure it will be more expensive as buying a cheap amp and putting it behind the set.
No headphone jack? What were they thinking???
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
macgyver655
Joined: 22 Aug 2007
Posts: 8508
|
| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 1:43 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Open it up and install your own jack.....  Your the master of hacking.....no? 
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
kal
Forum Administrator
Joined: 06 Mar 2006
Posts: 18114
Location: Ottawa, Canada
TV/Projector: JVC DLA-NZ7
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
macgyver655
Joined: 22 Aug 2007
Posts: 8508
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
gjaky
Joined: 05 Jun 2010
Posts: 2802
Location: Budapest, Hungary
|
| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 8:19 pm Post subject: |
|
|
|
Mac,it is sure, that the audio amplifiers in that set class-d amps, with digital input, but these amps are sensible to load impedance, so the conventional series resistor-earplug set up may not work fine too...
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
stefuel
Joined: 07 Mar 2006
Posts: 3353
Location: Green Harbor MA USA
|
| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 9:00 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| macgyver655 wrote: | | Open it up and install your own jack..... Your the master of hacking.....no? |
If it wasn't still under warrantee (with extended warrantee) I would consider doing it, but the way my luck has been lately...
_________________
Chip
A Barco is only a AmPro with training wheels
Card carrying member of the AVS chain gang.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
macgyver655
Joined: 22 Aug 2007
Posts: 8508
|
| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 9:29 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| gjaky wrote: | | Mac,it is sure, that the audio amplifiers in that set class-d amps, with digital input, but these amps are sensible to load impedance, so the conventional series resistor-earplug set up may not work fine too... |
The impedance load of the ear phones would be way higher then the installed speakers, therefore the amp load would be way less with the ear phones.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
macgyver655
Joined: 22 Aug 2007
Posts: 8508
|
| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 9:31 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| stefuel wrote: | | macgyver655 wrote: | | Open it up and install your own jack..... Your the master of hacking.....no? |
If it wasn't still under warrantee (with extended warrantee) I would consider doing it, but the way my luck has been lately... |
Thats no excuse......... just remove the jack before taking it in for repairs.
Thats what you get for buying a digital piece of crap.....
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
stefuel
Joined: 07 Mar 2006
Posts: 3353
Location: Green Harbor MA USA
|
| Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 12:34 am Post subject: |
|
|
Well after picking through years of STUFF, I found a old 2 channel amp. Gefen and monoprice have something like what I'm looking for for reasonably short money. I just wish I didn't have to put anything out there. Now I need to plug in two more devices.
How about a Dolby digital pre-amp with head phone jack on the front?
_________________
Chip
A Barco is only a AmPro with training wheels
Card carrying member of the AVS chain gang.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
macgyver655
Joined: 22 Aug 2007
Posts: 8508
|
| Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 1:00 am Post subject: |
|
|
| stefuel wrote: | Well after picking through years of STUFF, I found a old 2 channel amp. Gefen and monoprice have something like what I'm looking for for reasonably short money. I just wish I didn't have to put anything out there. Now I need to plug in two more devices.
How about a Dolby digital pre-amp with head phone jack on the front? |
See, now it's getting more complicated.
A pre-amp with a headphone jack? How does that work????
So much easier with a jack just hanging from the back.....
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
stefuel
Joined: 07 Mar 2006
Posts: 3353
Location: Green Harbor MA USA
|
| Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 10:59 pm Post subject: |
|
|
It just got un-complicated real quick 
Turtle Beach EarForce DSS 
_________________
Chip
A Barco is only a AmPro with training wheels
Card carrying member of the AVS chain gang.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
wallace123456
Joined: 14 Aug 2006
Posts: 2236
Location: Northwest VA area
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
stefuel
Joined: 07 Mar 2006
Posts: 3353
Location: Green Harbor MA USA
|
| Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 9:43 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Thanks but I already ordered the Turtle Beach one. It's on the way
_________________
Chip
A Barco is only a AmPro with training wheels
Card carrying member of the AVS chain gang.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Jeremy112
Joined: 28 Sep 2006
Posts: 2649
Location: Fond du Lac, WI
|
| Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 9:40 pm Post subject: |
|
|
If the TV is over 40" I can't imagine honestly having headphones attached to it since your face would be getting a tan from the backlights, or youd just be way to fricken close to the TV period.
_________________
When I'm asking for a Model number, that doesn't mean I'm asking for a nude photo with your number on it
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
AnalogRocks
Forum Moderator
Joined: 08 Mar 2006
Posts: 26706
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
TV/Projector: Sony 1252Q, AMPRO 4000G
|
| Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 2:27 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Jeremy112 wrote: | | If the TV is over 40" I can't imagine honestly having headphones attached to it since your face would be getting a tan from the backlights, or youd just be way to fricken close to the TV period. |
I have a head phone jack on my 42" RPTV it's awesum. OF course my headphones have a 20 foot cord too. There's also the 900MHz wireless ones too.
_________________
Tech support for nothing
CRT.
HD done right!
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
