Rapido wrote:hello,
just got a new Babyface and i'm really happy with it but... i would like to have much volume with my Akg K702 so i'm looking to buy an external headphone amp.
Well, my questions is: is it correct to connect Babyface's headphone out to an external amp (like Pro-Ject HEAD BOX 2) using a 1/4 TRS to RCA cable?
I know this has been discussed a lot but i can't really find this specific answer
thx in advance
i have the AKG K701 and I sought not only more volume, but just better overall sound from the Babyface headphone jack. so i bought this
http://www.jdslabs.com/item.php?fetchitem=O2Full
and a custom made short 1/4 TRS male to 1/8" TRS male cable from Blue Jean Cables
it's a night and day improvement IMHO
The impedance rating alone of the AKG K and Q series is not truly indicative of their power requirements and responsiveness, and the 30 ohm output rating of the Babyface headphone jack confounds many headphone nerds. This is RME's forum however, so we shouldn't go too far into this. Let's just say that not everyone agrees what the correct output impedance for a headphone jack is.
http://nwavguy.blogspot.com/2011/02/hea … ained.html
http://nwavguy.blogspot.com/2011/02/hea … dance.html
happy reading and audio enjoyment
--jay