Line Out, Headphone Out

[iewgnail 0]

Curious about this.

 

I'm using line-out via ipod to amp.

 

Wondering how do you all normally set the volume if you are using headphone out to amp.

 

DAP (low gain) to amp (high gain)

 

or the other way round?

 

or 50-50?

[heady 0]

Hmm. I thought line-out should be the unattenuated signal, ie volume controlled only in amp. If the volume can be controlled via DAP then not true line-out right? Just wondering. I don't use ipod.

[iewgnail 0]

aha heady. wearing specs?

 

i was wondering about headphone out.

but just state that i'm using line-out.

 

prob tt confused you

[radioactive28 0]

I think you should be setting to maybe 50% - 75% volume. I don't do this, just a guess:

 

Too low, and you'll be amping the signal plus the noise inherent in your DAP amp chip.

Too high, and the DAP amp chip may introduce its own distortion.

 

You should try it out, vary the volume to find the max usable level.

[heady 0]

aha heady. wearing specs?

 

i was wondering about headphone out.

but just state that i'm using line-out.

 

prob tt confused you

 

Aiyah, got wear spec. Just brain not working.

 

Edited November 16, 2007 by heady

[sh**fromshinola 0]

I picked up a Corda Headsix a few weeks ago, and the product insert that Jan Meier stuck in the box recommends setting the DAP volume out to close to max, I think it was 80% to max output. I don´t really use the headphone out on my ipod, so I can´t really say much more about it, just that at least one manufacturer out there has a recommendation which maybe you could try. It might just be unique to the Headsix, I´m not sure. I´m using lineout to the amp.

[kooncm 0]

I set the volume to maximum when I try to amp my Creative DAP through headphone out. I feel that I getting better result this way.