romaz
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If you allow me, I have another dumb practical question related to this single headphone output.
My situation (I assume it is not unusual among audiophiles) is that I have a number of headphones hanging around my desk,
and while I am behind my computer trying out different kinds of music,
I like to quickly switch headphones accordingly (e.g. bright vs dark, or better for vocals vs better for punch, etc.),
and I don't like to unplug them each time.
So I usually have the lowest impedance headphones connected to various ouputs (XLR-4, 2xXLR-3, jack) of my headphone DAC-amp
and other headphones to the outputs of headphone amp.
To switch headphones, I just hang back the one I had, turn the output selector knob for the headphone I want, grab it, and voilà...
(besides this simply prevents the jacks and the plugs from being exposed to dust),
How do you do then with the single output of the Dave?
Still adding an amp with many outputs or bothering with plugging out and in
(and possibly trading an XLR-to-jack adaptor between the headphones) ?
You can use a headphone switcher like the following:
https://www.amazon.com/LINE5-Multi-channel-Headphone-Switcher-Amplifier/dp/B00HA11KFQ
The above is for 3.5mm headphone plugs but I wouldn't buy something like this anyway -- quality is probably poor. For the best quality, I would suggest you build one yourself (or have one built) using better parts. Not hard to do.