Need earphone adapter!!

[madmac]

Hey all, I'm going into an apartment soon and I believe my two, 250 watt subwoofers are NOT going to be very popular!!. I expect to do a lot of listening with my Grado headphones. My Rotel amp does not have a headphone jack sadly!!.

How do I set myself up to be able to use my headphones with it???

[stuofsci02]

madmac,

In general headphone jacks are going to be on your preamp... What do you use as a preamp?

[madmac]

madmac,

In general headphone jacks are going to be on your preamp... What do you use as a preamp?

I have a Rotel A/V receiver. My CD player has a jack but I want to use the headphones for movies too.

[stuofsci02]

I have a Rotel A/V receiver. My CD player has a jack but I want to use the headphones for movies too.

Your Rotel Receiver does not have a headphone out?

That is too bad.. Would have made things easy..

[madmac]

Is there not some form of powered 'headphone jack/ amp' that can be hooked up to the 'tape out's' of receivers and amps that do not support a headphone jack??.

[stuofsci02]

There are a ton of headphone amps and DACs with headphone amp built in, but most will take an analog stereo input or a digital input (USB, Coax, Optical etc.)

[madmac]

There are a ton of headphone amps and DACs with headphone amp built in, but most will take an analog stereo input or a digital input (USB, Coax, Optical etc.)

Where would I find such a device here in Canada??.

[Alaric]

Here you go- https://www.ttvjaudio.com/store/come...p?idProduct=31
Depending on your budget I'm sure he'll ship to Canada!

[stuofsci02]

Where would I find such a device here in Canada??.

Here you go.. Based out of Calgary..

http://shop.grantfidelity.com/Headphone-Amplifier/

I have the DAC-09 which has now been replaced by the DAC-11..

Here is how the DAC-11 can be used in typical applications.

https://shop.grantfidelity.com/uploads/image/DAC-11%20home%20chart.jpg

There is a big price range there, so I am sure you can find something that fits the bill.

Cheers

[madmac]

Here you go.. Based out of Calgary..

http://shop.grantfidelity.com/Headphone-Amplifier/

I have the DAC-09 which has now been replaced by the DAC-11..

Here is how the DAC-11 can be used in typical applications.

https://shop.grantfidelity.com/uploads/image/DAC-11%20home%20chart.jpg

There is a big price range there, so I am sure you can find something that fits the bill.

Cheers

Thanks a lot for this info. Is there any reason why this thing uses vacuum tubes??. I mean, it's just a headphone amp for god's sake!!???

[stuofsci02]

Thanks a lot for this info. Is there any reason why this thing uses vacuum tubes??. I mean, it's just a headphone amp for god's sake!!???

People like tubes

[madmac]

I see there''s a lot of these headphone amps out there!!. Some for as little as 30 bucks. I your humble opinions, how much of a difference in sound can I expect from one costing 30 bucks vs 200???. Bare in mind that I have Grado SR80 headphone worth about 150 bucks.

[stuofsci02]

I see there''s a lot of these headphone amps out there!!. Some for as little as 30 bucks. I your humble opinions, how much of a difference in sound can I expect from one costing 30 bucks vs 200???. Bare in mind that I have Grado SR80 headphone worth about 150 bucks.

I am not sure.. I am not much of a headphone guy. I think it would be like anything in audio though.. At least at the entry level, spending more usually gives much better results.

I have read that the Grant Fidelity DAC-09 is quite a good headphone amp for the price. It is replaced by the DAC-11 now, but you might be able to find a DAC-09 used.

Cheers

[madmac]

I am not sure.. I am not much of a headphone guy. I think it would be like anything in audio though.. At least at the entry level, spending more usually gives much better results.

I have read that the Grant Fidelity DAC-09 is quite a good headphone amp for the price. It is replaced by the DAC-11 now, but you might be able to find a DAC-09 used.

Cheers

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction :T