Can you power up headphone jack?

[Bulldog]

I have been reading through these forums almost everyday since I signed up and I know somebody out there has the answer. It may be as simple as a "NO" but here it goes.

Why can't someone with programming knowledge tell the Axim to send more output power to the headphone jack? I don't mean the pre-amps that come with the various players. I mean actually boosting the signal strength out of the jack in order to create better quality sound.

I don't think it's a matter of programming. I think it's a limitation on the amplification electronics in the Axim. The clipping at high volumes is usually a result of a weak design.

[drum4ever]

It is an electronic limitation. There has to be a compromise reached between output level and power consumption. This is the balance the circuit designers chose. Unless you add an external amp, thats where you'll stay.

[Bulldog]

Good to know, thanks for the reponses guys/gals.

[drum4ever]

I bought a pair of sony phones. Hook over the ear and sit sideways in the ear. They sell for 14.99ish at Wal-mart. These are much more sensitive and louder and richer at Axim output level than anything else I have tried.

[Dr.Gibbs]

On the side, you might want to note that power output really doesn't have a whole lot to do with audio quality. It's the headphones that really make the difference... a bad pair of headphones is only going to sound worse if overpowered :)

It's meant to put out a standard level of power that headphones are meant to take, btw... so it wouldn't be good to increase it. You could damage something (like your hearing :p).

[nemattoad]

Originally posted by Bulldog
I have been reading through these forums almost everyday since I signed up and I know somebody out there has the answer. It may be as simple as a "NO" but here it goes.

Why can't someone with programming knowledge tell the Axim to send more output power to the headphone jack? I don't mean the pre-amps that come with the various players. I mean actually boosting the signal strength out of the jack in order to create better quality sound.

It would require opening up the axim and replacing resistors and/or capacitors. I am no electrical genious but I know its something along the lines of that, definetly not something i'd want to do

[Bulldog]

It's meant to put out a standard level of power that headphones are meant to take, btw... so it wouldn't be good to increase it. You could damage something (like your hearing ).

What was that, I can't hear you.

Like some have said before, I don't care for the "clipping" but it is definitely loud enough for normal listening. I just like to crank things now and then. The headphones make all the difference in the world. I am using a set of Koss that are AWESOME, the guy at Best Buy named some magazine that listed them as the best sounding pair of headsets. I guess they were tested against anything costing less than $50.

[coolhand]

It would require opening up the axim and replacing resistors and/or capacitors. I am no electrical genious but I know its something along the lines of that, definetly not something i'd want to do

i would if i knew what to replace

[Bulldog]

Maybe we'll be fortunate enough that a Dell Employee will see that everybody here wants a better headphone output and do something to power it up a bit. I mean if you turn the screen off you use very little power, at least as far as I can tell.

[nemattoad]

If you have a friend that knows a lot about electrical stuff, specifically for consumer electronics, and audio, just open up the axim and show them, they will probably be able to look at it and give you a few suggestions after a little while.