On Tue, 1 Jun 2010, Pete Theisen wrote:
> Pete Theisen wrote:
>> Hi Everybody,
>>
>> My mp3 player just doesn't work. I can load the songs from my Ubuntu box
>> and charge it, but it won't play back for more than a minute or two.
>>
>> Of course, it was less than $12 at Kmart. I guess I should have gotten a
>> better one. What works well with Linux?
>>
>> I want to power it on the road from the bike's battery on long rides. Is
>> that doable? Can't play the one I have when it is hooked up and it dies
>> immediately when unplugged.
>
> Go figure. Now it has been running for two hours? Oh, wait, it dies in a few
> minutes with the helmet speakers. They must draw more power than the ear
> buds.
Not surprising. They're bigger (-> thicker wiring in the coils), further
from your ear, and you have to play them louder to counteract road noise.
You might consider a headphone amp, suck as http://amazon.com/dp/B0007NIOK8 .
Makes things a bit louder, but mainly saves the battery in the source.
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