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From: clarke@acheron.uucp (Ed Clarke/10240000)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Sony, are you listening?
Message-ID: <1990Aug28.014604.10361@acheron.uucp>
Date: 28 Aug 90 01:46:04 GMT
References: <59154@bbn.BBN.COM>
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From article <59154@bbn.BBN.COM>, by sher@bbn.com (Lawrence D. Sher):
> Questions:
>     1. Will I damage the TV by running it with the volume cranked way up
>        and the internal speakers shut off?
 No.
>     2. Are there any modestly priced headphones that *would* be suitable?
 I haven't seen any.
>     3. Is there a simple fix?  (Buying a stereo amp just to drive
>        the headphones seems crazy as well as expensive.)
 Yes.  Buy a couple of audio transformers and use them.  Try Radio Shack.
 Microphone input transformers will probably work ok.  Just run 'em in
 reverse.
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