Jerpipe
New Head-Fier
I'm new to headphone systems. Can I connect my headamp to my DAC directly without a preamp?
I don't know about that product, but most headphone amps are designed to be used directly from a dac. The need for a preamp arises from two main uses:
1) you're using speakers or an amp that don't have a volume control.
2) that preamp has a feature you want to add to the signal chain, such as using a tube preamp to give tube sound while sending the signal along to a solid state Amp.
Thanks! So preamp is most likely not a concern for headphones right?I don't know about that product, but most headphone amps are designed to be used directly from a dac. The need for a preamp arises from two main uses:
1) you're using speakers or an amp that don't have a volume control.
2) that preamp has a feature you want to add to the signal chain, such as using a tube preamp to give tube sound while sending the signal along to a solid state Amp.
I'm new to headphone systems. Can I connect my headamp to my DAC directly without a preamp?
I'm thinking about buying ps audio nuwave or similar stuff. I just found out that nuwave have no integrated preamp. Is that a issue for headphones or just a concern for speakers?
I don't know about that product, but most headphone amps are designed to be used directly from a dac. The need for a preamp arises from two main uses:
1) you're using speakers or an amp that don't have a volume control.
2) that preamp has a feature you want to add to the signal chain, such as using a tube preamp to give tube sound while sending the signal along to a solid state Amp.