Connecting my Grado 325i headphones to my Hornet portable amp (1/4" male into adopter/male mini that connects to the amp) is bulky and is putting a lot of pressure on the amp, deteriorates the connection and makes noises. What is your solution? Is an extra cable: mini-male to 1/4 female the...

Hoping not to get roasted here. So if this was discussed to death before, please provide a link and I will be very grateful. I am used to CD players, using a Ray Samuels Hornet through line output, and AKG 701 and Grado 325i. 1) Is there a big difference in quality of sound between a...

I looked through quite a few threads here about specific portable discman with line output. Most of the ones recommended, seem to be incredibly hard to find and the ones you find need reapirs. I also assume that a cd with line output will be superior to listening through headphone ouput (I use...