[R-390] Headphone recommendation

[Roger Ruszkowski]

Jeff,

Pick your self up a small (5watt) line voltage transformer for
speakers. Radio Shack use to stock them.

These will transform the 600 ohm local from the 
receiver to 8 ohms in todays head phones. The line out of the
receiver is a 1/2 watt. Some what less at the front panel head phone jack.

You can put the transformer on the back of the receiver or make up a small
patch box on a cord with another jack in the patch box that matched the modern
head sets of today.

You can run what ever you like in 8 ohm  head sets that way.
Many more options than good hi impedance head sets and better
frequency response if you are going to listen to music of short wave AM.

A real op would never hang a phone over his ear.
And never imagine sticking a bud in his ear.
When the day is done you would still like to have your hearing intact.

I can not imagine wearing the muff style phones. while spinning the knobs on an R390
Just my choice.

I like my 50's vintage high impedance head phones.
My two sets are tight on my big head but I wear them on my temples and do OK.

Roger AI4NI