[Eeyore]

Good Music wrote:


Don't even bother. Many headphones claiming to be 8 ohms aren't anyway !

Just connect it and see if it sounds ok. You won't hurt anything and in
any case
a new pair of headphones will be the cheapest and best option if you're
not happy with the results anyway.

Graham

Thanks Graham, but I'm actually pretty intent on finding a way to
specifically use this specific old set of 8-ohm headphones,

Do you know that they actually measure 8 ohms ?


though I don't want to "short out" my expensive MP3 player's amp.

It's *very* unlikely that'll happen. The internal amp produces such a tiny
amount of power that it won't be bothered.


The reason is these were
my grandad's headphones - I just like them and am set on using them,
whatever kind of adapter I have to make :-)

Any adapter using a transfomer will alter the sound anyway.

If it's really important, an external buffer amp will be best.

Graham