Kaboom
03-30-2005, 09:01 AM
So i bought my grado SR-80s today after the crappy ass DJ sony's i've had for to years finally gave up on me and the left channel died.
i am MORE than happy with these headphones, i can even hear Petersen breathe and hum in "we get requests"!
HOWEVER, my very crappy panasonic reciever cant seem to power them properly, and i can't afford to buy the really sexy grado headphone amp. The shop i bought it at is offering me a speaker switcher for slightly over fifty bucks. the theory behind it is that since its using the reciever's output transistors rather than the crappy-ass headphone circuitry, it shouldnt have trouble driving them. however considering that the output is for 6 ohm (at least the speakers are marked 6 ohm), how will it like the 32ohm transducers? will it work properly? also considering that they are offering me to try it for free, i'm not too scared, but if its a crappy idea i could save meself the QUITE long trip there
Cheers!
i am MORE than happy with these headphones, i can even hear Petersen breathe and hum in "we get requests"!
HOWEVER, my very crappy panasonic reciever cant seem to power them properly, and i can't afford to buy the really sexy grado headphone amp. The shop i bought it at is offering me a speaker switcher for slightly over fifty bucks. the theory behind it is that since its using the reciever's output transistors rather than the crappy-ass headphone circuitry, it shouldnt have trouble driving them. however considering that the output is for 6 ohm (at least the speakers are marked 6 ohm), how will it like the 32ohm transducers? will it work properly? also considering that they are offering me to try it for free, i'm not too scared, but if its a crappy idea i could save meself the QUITE long trip there
Cheers!