DIY Headphone Volume Booster?

TYCOON · 28-September-05, 10:00 PM

Anyone know if its possible to make something like this?? Something like...putting batteries inline with my MP3 to my headphones. I want my headphones to go much louder than they are, like when they are hooked to my computer.

I like this: http://www.dansdata.com/cmoy.htm
http://www.headwize.com/projects/sho...=cmoy2_prj.htm

But all these seem to be over my head..can anyone help?

Thanks in advance.

What im talking about...
http://www.boostaroo.com/
http://www.fixup.net/tips/pktamp/original.htm

MasterP · 28-September-05, 10:45 PM

Dunno if this will help, but what I do for my MP3's is to beef up the gain in the file using something like MP3gain:
http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/
It makes all of your MP3's louder

(you can specify how loud) without normalizing them or bumping up the file size - the only thing to watch is that some players "clip" tracks if they get too loud (basically they can only output up to a certain peak wave value before overloading and playing a "tick" noise or no noise at all - kinda like a bad CD)

I suggest that you maybe try it on a test file and see - might help, then again - it might not

28-September-05, 10:00 PM		#1 (permalink)
TYCOON Apex Tech God	DIY Headphone Volume Booster? Anyone know if its possible to make something like this?? Something like...putting batteries inline with my MP3 to my headphones. I want my headphones to go much louder than they are, like when they are hooked to my computer. I like this: http://www.dansdata.com/cmoy.htm http://www.headwize.com/projects/sho...=cmoy2_prj.htm But all these seem to be over my head..can anyone help? Thanks in advance. What im talking about... http://www.boostaroo.com/ http://www.fixup.net/tips/pktamp/original.htm Last edited by TYCOON; 28-September-05 at 10:08 PM..

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28-September-05, 10:45 PM		#2 (permalink)
MasterP Da' Thunda' From Down Unda'	Dunno if this will help, but what I do for my MP3's is to beef up the gain in the file using something like MP3gain: http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/ It makes all of your MP3's louder (you can specify how loud) without normalizing them or bumping up the file size - the only thing to watch is that some players "clip" tracks if they get too loud (basically they can only output up to a certain peak wave value before overloading and playing a "tick" noise or no noise at all - kinda like a bad CD) I suggest that you maybe try it on a test file and see - might help, then again - it might not