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fuzeebear t1_j5n7ki5 wrote

Reply to comment by crod242 in I have also ruined my child for life. by who_me_nah_you

There's an integrated circuit in the headphones that puts a cap on the voltage so it can never exceed X amount.

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crod242 t1_j5n7w83 wrote

is it possible to add something like this via an adapter that works with existing headphones?

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fuzeebear t1_j5n8eyj wrote

Kinda. You can use an adapter to reduce the voltage to cheapo sensitive headphones. https://ifi-audio.com/products/ear-buddy/

That "hifi" adapter and the integrated circuit in the kids' phones , in the end, do the same thing

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crod242 t1_j5n94yg wrote

my fear is that I'm going to switch between hd600s and meze 99s and forget to turn the gain switch on my amp off then rupture my eardrums

do you think something like that adapter could reduce it enough to prevent them from deafening me if that happened?

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Broad_Term3895 t1_j5o2ivd wrote

Nope if you have strong amp. Ear buddy can limit only by 12db and Ifi iematch by 24db.

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