Headphone jack shorting

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Offline John EH

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on: September 23, 2013, 01:08:29 PM
Original SEX kit.

Hardly if ever use headphones on it.  Yesterday I bought new cans SONY MDR-V6 and plugged them in.  I swear the speakers shorted. Today plugging in the headphones still outputs sound to the speakers.

Feature or bug?

I'm hitting the manual now.  I think the speakers are supposed to short.


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Reply #1 on: September 23, 2013, 01:09:51 PM
Speakers are definitely meant to short.

Maybe take a look at the wiring of the headphone socket to make sure none of the solder joints broke / disconnected when you plugged in the headphones

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Reply #2 on: September 23, 2013, 01:19:38 PM
Quote from: John EH on September 23, 2013, 01:08:29 PM
Original SEX kit.


The original SEX kit was a pair of 6DN7 monoblocks, and there have been several revisions since.

Maybe you have 2.0, which has 124 Ohm resistors across the headphone jack, in which case plugging in headphones will not disconnect the speakers.

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Reply #3 on: September 23, 2013, 01:28:15 PM
Quote from: Caucasian Blackplate on September 23, 2013, 01:19:38 PM
Quote from: John EH on September 23, 2013, 01:08:29 PM
Original SEX kit.


The original SEX kit was a pair of 6DN7 monoblocks, and there have been several revisions since.

Maybe you have 2.0, which has 124 Ohm resistors across the headphone jack, in which case plugging in headphones will not disconnect the speakers.

-PB

There ya go.  I have 2.0 and if it isn't supposed to short the speakers I am good!

Crap.  That means I was ROCKING at work yesterday.  Surprised the Marines didn't come smack the civilian.

Thanks.  Will just unplug the speakers.


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Reply #4 on: September 23, 2013, 01:36:24 PM
Yep.  I went and asked the Marines if my music was a little loud yesterday and they said it was a lot loud yesterday.  They seem to be semi amused by my singing as well.


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Reply #5 on: September 23, 2013, 04:21:35 PM
Apologies for missing the "Original" bit in your description - I must be a bit too excited at having just finished my SEX 2.1

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Reply #6 on: September 23, 2013, 04:41:33 PM
Quote from: PassionForSound on September 23, 2013, 04:21:35 PM
Apologies for missing the "Original" bit in your description - I must be a bit too excited at having just finished my SEX 2.1

No sweat. Apparently I didn't get it right either. ;D


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Reply #7 on: September 23, 2013, 06:07:07 PM
Quote from: John EH on September 23, 2013, 01:36:24 PM
Yep.  I went and asked the Marines if my music was a little loud yesterday and they said it was a lot loud yesterday.  They seem to be semi amused by my singing as well.

Hilarious! 

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