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Bottlehead Kits => Crack => Topic started by: nickj on March 16, 2020, 02:10:47 AM

Title: Using a Y-splitter to drive 2 headphones
Post by: nickj on March 16, 2020, 02:10:47 AM

Would it be safe to use a y-splitter to drive 2 headphones out of the crack? Also would the headphones need to be the same impedance and or sensitivity? My wife is getting jealous that I'm listening to music without her. I was thinking picking up another HD6XX and y-splitter might fix this issue.

Title: Re: Using a Y-splitter to drive 2 headphones
Post by: Paul Birkeland on March 16, 2020, 05:58:03 AM

Two of the same pairs of headphones will present about 1/2 the load to the amp.  With two pairs of HD-6XX headphones, that will still be OK on a Crack.  You definitely want two identical pairs of headphones when you do this so that the levels are about equal.