Help: Headphone amp through 1068

[tomm]

hi
i have just finished building a headphone amp and i have connected it to my 1068 via the tape out. i have a cambridge audio azur 640c cd player connected to the amp. when i select cd the sound comes through the speakers, when i push tape the sound comes through the headphones. so far so good. my only problem is that i cannot control the volume of the headphones through the headphone amp. is my only option to install a potentiometer into the amp or can something be done through the 1068?

[JDH]

hi
i have just finished building a headphone amp and i have connected it to my 1068 via the tape out. i have a cambridge audio azur 640c cd player connected to the amp. when i select cd the sound comes through the speakers, when i push tape the sound comes through the headphones. so far so good. my only problem is that i cannot control the volume of the headphones through the headphone amp. is my only option to install a potentiometer into the amp or can something be done through the 1068?

You could always connect your headphone amp to the zone 2 out of the RSP-1068 and set the output to variable, then set the desired source to zone 2. You could also install it between your Main pre-out and power amp too and manually turn your amp off when listerning to headphones.

[DL86]

You could use a Y splitter for the Left and Right speakers pre outs one going to your main amplifier and the other set to use for your headphone amp. This way you would be able to control the gain. The tape out is not connected to the pre-amplifier it just sends out the same signal that comes in.

[tomm]

thanks guys, i will play around with that and see if a can get it to work.

[tomm]

i hooked up the amp tonight into the zone 2 on the 1068 and it works wonderfully. i can even listen to music whilst my wife watches Home & Away. :lol:

thanks guys for your help. :T