CD adapter for headsets

[Chris]

Often when browsing catalogs I've seen wire adapters that allow a
music source (CD/MP3 player) to be plugged into your headset. I'm not
talking about electronic devices such as PS Engineering's "The Muse",
but just the basic physical wire harness.

Does anyone know if these are simply an audio jack wired directly to
the audio pins of the headset plug, or is there some other "stuff"
(ie: impedance matching) going on in there.

Chris

[MikeM]

Chris wrote:
> Often when browsing catalogs I've seen wire adapters that allow a
> music source (CD/MP3 player) to be plugged into your headset. I'm not
> talking about electronic devices such as PS Engineering's "The Muse",
> but just the basic physical wire harness.
>
> Does anyone know if these are simply an audio jack wired directly to
> the audio pins of the headset plug, or is there some other "stuff"
> (ie: impedance matching) going on in there.
>
> Chris

Here is what I wrote on this topic.

http://makeashorterlink.com/?N297121D6

Read the entire thread.

[john smith]

Chris wrote:
> Often when browsing catalogs I've seen wire adapters that allow a
> music source (CD/MP3 player) to be plugged into your headset. I'm not
> talking about electronic devices such as PS Engineering's "The Muse",
> but just the basic physical wire harness.
> Does anyone know if these are simply an audio jack wired directly to
> the audio pins of the headset plug, or is there some other "stuff"
> (ie: impedance matching) going on in there.

Why bother?
Just stick the earbud headphones in your ears and put the headset on.

[Thomas Borchert]

Chris,

you'd probably miss the muting during radio traffic in any case. Any
decent intercom has a music input - even the good old Sigtronics 400.
It may not be wired, though.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

[John]

john smith > wrote:

>Chris wrote:
>> Often when browsing catalogs I've seen wire adapters that allow a
>> music source (CD/MP3 player) to be plugged into your headset. I'm not
>> talking about electronic devices such as PS Engineering's "The Muse",
>> but just the basic physical wire harness.
>> Does anyone know if these are simply an audio jack wired directly to
>> the audio pins of the headset plug, or is there some other "stuff"
>> (ie: impedance matching) going on in there.
>
>Why bother?
>Just stick the earbud headphones in your ears and put the headset on.

This doesn't work.
The headphones push in on the ears so much that it hurts.

-john

[John Galban]

John > wrote in message >...
> john smith > wrote:
>
> >
> >Why bother?
> >Just stick the earbud headphones in your ears and put the headset on.
>
> This doesn't work.
> The headphones push in on the ears so much that it hurts.
>

Really? When solo, that's what I do as well. Maybe you should try
smaller earbuds.

With company aboard, I just get a stereo-to-mono cable and plug the
CD player directly into the intercom input jack.

John Galban=====>N4BQ (PA28-180, and wondering if the next reply on
this thread will be from someone named "John")

[John]

(John Galban) wrote:

>John > wrote in message >...
>> john smith > wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >Why bother?
>> >Just stick the earbud headphones in your ears and put the headset on.
>>
>> This doesn't work.
>> The headphones push in on the ears so much that it hurts.
>>
>
> Really? When solo, that's what I do as well. Maybe you should try
>smaller earbuds.
>
> With company aboard, I just get a stereo-to-mono cable and plug the
>CD player directly into the intercom input jack.

Good point. I have some that are a bit smaller.
I'll try 'em.

-john