Hi All,
I'm contemplating getting a headphone amp for my RSP-1098 to improve two channel listening (I've got Jamo THX speakers which are great for movies, but not so good for music). I am tossing up between the MF XCAN v3 and the Creek OBH21SE. I've currently got a pair of Senn HD570 headphones, but I'll be upgrading them to Senn HD600's soon. A couple of questions:
1. I understand that you connect the headphone amp to the tape out on the RSP-1098 and you can only listen to analogue sources (i.e CD player)?
2. My CD player (analogue and optical outputs) does not have a headphone jack, so should I just connect the headphone amp to it instead of the RSP-1098 as the only analogue audio source I have is the CD player. I guess I'm asking what additional benefits would I get by connecting the headphone amp to the RSP-1098 instead of directly to the CD player?
3. I assume that I can turn the volume of the RSP-1098 down to 0 (or turn off my Rotel power amps) and not have any sound coming out of my main speakers while I listen via the headphone amp (using its volume control)?
4. Would connecting the headphone amp to zone 2 be a better idea?
5. Does anyone have any experience with either the MF or Creek headphone amps connected to Rotel gear or the RSP-1098 in particular?
Thanks for the help,
Stephen
I'm contemplating getting a headphone amp for my RSP-1098 to improve two channel listening (I've got Jamo THX speakers which are great for movies, but not so good for music). I am tossing up between the MF XCAN v3 and the Creek OBH21SE. I've currently got a pair of Senn HD570 headphones, but I'll be upgrading them to Senn HD600's soon. A couple of questions:
1. I understand that you connect the headphone amp to the tape out on the RSP-1098 and you can only listen to analogue sources (i.e CD player)?
2. My CD player (analogue and optical outputs) does not have a headphone jack, so should I just connect the headphone amp to it instead of the RSP-1098 as the only analogue audio source I have is the CD player. I guess I'm asking what additional benefits would I get by connecting the headphone amp to the RSP-1098 instead of directly to the CD player?
3. I assume that I can turn the volume of the RSP-1098 down to 0 (or turn off my Rotel power amps) and not have any sound coming out of my main speakers while I listen via the headphone amp (using its volume control)?
4. Would connecting the headphone amp to zone 2 be a better idea?
5. Does anyone have any experience with either the MF or Creek headphone amps connected to Rotel gear or the RSP-1098 in particular?
Thanks for the help,
Stephen
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