[RNLD] Headphone Amps for Transcription

[Bill Forshaw]

*Steffen -* When you connect the headphones to the speakers do the speakers
still play or does this make them silent?

*Lindsay - *Which headphone amplifier have you been using specifically?

*Ruth - *I find the issue with speakers with a headphone jack is that when
the headphones are plugged in the speakers are off meaning that each time
you need to check something with headphones they need to be plugged in.

Cheers,

Bill


On 8 September 2013 21:59, Ruth Singer <rsinger at unimelb.edu.au> wrote:

> Hi guys,
>
> Your discussion has reinspired me to try and find some better speakers for
> fieldwork. It seems like the only computer speakers on the market are small
> but not very good, or else come in a set of three with a large subwoofer
> which it seems a shame to throw in the bin.
>
> The idea of getting some with a headphone jack is a good one - then you
> can easily pick up the headphones if you need to listen more carefully.
>
> Steffen those ones you are using look a bit large to lug around.
>
> Has anybody tried these ones?
>
>
> http://www.bose.com/controller?url=/shop_online/speakers/computer_speakers/companion_2/companion2_s3.jsp
>
>
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001S14DYO/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001S14DYO&linkCode=as2&tag=digitren08-20
>
> Or other suggestions?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ruth
>
> Ruth Singer
> ARC Research Fellow
> Linguistics Program / Research Unit for Indigenous Language
> School of Languages and Linguistics
> Faculty of Arts
> University of Melbourne 3010
> Tel. +61 3 90353774
> http://languages-linguistics.unimelb.edu.au/academic-staff/ruth-singer
> http://indiglang.arts.unimelb.edu.au/
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 4:31 PM, Steffen Haurholm-Larsen <
> shaurholml at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I use these loudspeakers LINK<http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/649811-REG/Cakewalk_RJA_MA_15DCW_MA_15D_4_30W_2_Way.html>- they are heavier and bulkier than your average computer speaker, but have
>> the advantage of built-in amplification and a line-in for headphones. They
>> do require power, but so would an external amplifier.
>>
>> Steffen Haurholm-Larsen
>>
>> University of Bern
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 3:48 AM, Bill Forshaw <w.forshaw at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> When doing transcription work in the field I often use a headphone
>>> splitter to run either a pair of headphones and small set of computer
>>> speakers or two sets of headphones. I do this by using a small cheap
>>> 'passive' splitter  see link
>>> http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=PA3582.
>>>
>>> However this reduces the strength of the signal to the two devices,
>>> particularly the headphones. This sometimes results in the audio level
>>> being too low, especially when transcribing conversation. I can raise the
>>> volume artificially on the laptop but this can result in distortion which
>>> is of course not ideal.
>>>
>>> I was wondering whether anyone had any experience in using a headphone
>>> amplifier in conjunction with their laptop to help drive a number of
>>> headphones. I am thinking about adding something like this 4 way headphone
>>> amp to my field work toolkit
>>> http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/HA400.aspx. Any
>>> thoughts/experience?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Mange venlige hilsener,
>>
>> Steffen
>>
>
>
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