headphones and 1075

[tomm]

can someone tell me what i need to do/buy to use me senny headphones on the 1068/1075 combo?

[Taito]

Hi again tomm, it looks like the 1068 doesn't have a headphone jack. Normally with the RC-1070, I use the headphone jack and mute the preamp so that no signal is sent to the RB-1080. In the case of the 1068, my guess is that the best thing to do (on the assumption that there is no headphone jack) would be to plug a dedicated headphone amp into the tape out of the 1068 and to mute the 1068 when you want to use the headphones. A dedicated headphone amp will have a volume control.

Hope this is helpful, Ben

[Bostonears]

You could get this headphone converter device from Antique Sound Labs that converts speaker level outputs to headphone level. It has a built-in switch that lets you select output to the speakers or just the headphone jack.

http://www.divertech.com/asluhcsignature.html

[tomm]

thanks for the help guys. i guess it's not going to be cheap wichever way i go.

[Slice]

tomm -

I have no phone amp, just my AKG's. I asked my dealer about this (1068/1075 here too). They suggested buying a "Y" cable and connect to ZONE 2. < $5 @ Radio Shack, and it seems to work fine by me. I set the ZONE VOLUME to VARIABLE, and can adjust on the fly using the 1050 remote.

Sure would be nice to have a DOLBY phone jack for midnight movies though.

[aphexist]

tomm -

I have no phone amp, just my AKG's. I asked my dealer about this (1068/1075 here too). They suggested buying a "Y" cable and connect to ZONE 2. < $5 @ Radio Shack, and it seems to work fine by me. I set the ZONE VOLUME to VARIABLE, and can adjust on the fly using the 1050 remote.

Sure would be nice to have a DOLBY phone jack for midnight movies though.

You will definitely get sound that way, but your headphones are not designed to accept a line level signal. You will probably notice that you have to crank up the volume and it sounds a bit attenuated and thin. I would suggest trying a cheap headphone amp if you are serious about listening.

[tomm]

ok my dealer told about the y today too. i may look into an amp though. thanks for the help.

[JDH]

ok my dealer told about the y today too. i may look into an amp though. thanks for the help.

If you want a reasonable Headphone jack without spending a fortune, I would suggest picking one up secondhand on Ebay. Musical Fidelity ones come up on a fairly regular basis. NAD might be another option too. I have a similar problem, however I just use the inbuilt headphone jack on my CD player and turn off the amp. It's not as good as a dedicated headphone amp, however considering the quality of my headphones and the amount of time I use them the CD headphone jack is good enough for me.

When I say CD I actually mean a CD recorder ie. Yamaha HD1300 which has a tape loop so can hear any source through the CD headphone jack.

[Slice]

You will definitely get sound that way, but your headphones are not designed to accept a line level signal. You will probably notice that you have to crank up the volume and it sounds a bit attenuated and thin. I would suggest trying a cheap headphone amp if you are serious about listening.

I guess that puts my dealer's knowledge in perspective. Rotel's their entry component line; also carry Meridian and Classe' - you'd think they'd know better!