reader 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2004 Hi, newbie here i just bought a MF x-cans, just wondering whether it would be better to hook up direct to the cd player, or to the pre-out of integrated amp. thanks for any advice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmk 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2004 CDP. No point adding an additional stage in between you and the source. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2004 Unless you swap regularly between speakers & headphones then cmk's suggestion of plugging your X-Cans directly to your CDP's line out would be better for sound quality rather than from your Preamp (in theory). Try it out & see which one you prefer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
reader 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2004 thanks. so happens my cd player's got both balanced (used to connect to amp) and unbalanced (connect to headphone amp) outputs, so quite easy for me to switch. actually both doesn't sound very different, just thought there should be! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fuwen 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2004 Besides connecting the headamp via the pre-out of the int amp you can also use the tape out of the int amp. In your case since your CDP has 2 output then not a issue already, unless you are connecting more than 1 source. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites