Session 500 ?

richard burton · Post by **richard burton** » 23 Aug 2001 11:04 am

When I try to use the headphone facility on the Session 500, sound is still coming out of the speaker. Can I disconnect the speaker and run the amp just with the headphones, or will this cause damage?

Mike Brown · Post by **Mike Brown** » 23 Aug 2001 12:50 pm

There is a simpler way to use the amp in this fashion. Take a shorted 1/4" instrument plug and insert it into the POWER AMP INPUT jack on the back panel. This will shut off the speaker and the headphone output will still work.

Thanks for using Peavey products.

Mike Brown
Peavey Electronics Corporation

richard burton · Post by **richard burton** » 25 Aug 2001 10:37 pm

Thanks, B.Cole & Mike.
Why does it have to be a shorted 1/4 jack? I just plugged in a cable into the 'power amp in' and it cut the sound as I'd hoped. I then took a cable from the 'pre amp out' socket into my recorder. I,m doing this to try to improve my sound on tape. I also did it with my Vegas to compare it with the Session 500 on tape. How long is it safe to run amps this way?
Thanks, Richard.

Gene Jones · Post by **Gene Jones** » 26 Aug 2001 3:10 am

I have used headphones to practice (with the speaker unplugged) on my Session 500 for years without damage.