Peterg2
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This is my third topic I have started here in just a few days but things are changing rapidly with my equipment buying situation and I appreciate the wonderful help that everybody has given me here.
Last week I initially bought the Sennheiser HD590 and just plugged it into my mediocre Pioneer Receiver VSX-D509S (a few years old). It sounded very good. And I was happy for a few days.
They I thought I should really get the HD600 and a decent entry level headphone amp and I selected the Rega Ear which normally should be connected on the tape outs of the receiver and then to the Rega Ear. So today I went in and they did not have a new HD600 in stock (just the demo) but they could order one in for me in a week. The price on the HD600 was negotiated at C$475 and C$275 for the Rega Ear - US$365 (I know far from a great price but par for Canada) and US$211 for the Rega Ear (which is decent).
However when I mentioned the HD650 the sales guy checked on it and first said he could get me one for an additional C$75 but later on said to help you I will give you a HD650 for an additional C$50.
The price for a HD650 for me would work out to C$525 or US$403 which I believe is a very good price! Correct me if I am wrong.
In any event I said I would think about it (I know I should not) and would tell him tomorrow or latest Monday morning when they do all their orders.
I anyhow came home with the demo HD600 and the Rega Ear Amp. The Rega Ear amp as I said is supposed to be connected to the tape out on my receiver.
I intend the headphones for movie and music listening on my digital cable box and CDs via my Panasonic DVD player.
Now a problem (or perhaps it is always like this).
When I hook up the Rega Ear to the tape output and listen to the digital music channels on the cable box If I am using the digital coax connector from the cable box to the receiver (no analog connectors) nothing comes out of the tape output. I have to hook up the analog outputs in the digital cable box to the analog inputs in the receiver. I do not think the digital cable box has a DAC per se but transmits the Digital Audio channels also in analog stereo (with poor fidelity).
I would assume the DVD player will be the same (it is hooked up with a toslink connector) so I will have to have analog connectors there.
Is this normal these days? If the source enters the receiver as digital is there no Digital Analog Conversion done before it is fed to the tape output?
If not, I suppose I can get another receiver but I really don't want to spend much money here either. I would like to have the receiver take all inputs, be they digital or analog and output it as analog through the Tape input.
The store where I have bought all my equipment carries as its cheapest line Denon and I know they are of good quality. Would say a Denon AVR1404 solve my problem (It will probably be only C$500 or so). Due to my environment now I will not be able to use my speakers nearly to their fullest and it really does not matter so much.
All advice most appreciated.
Peter
[Message edited for typo]
Last week I initially bought the Sennheiser HD590 and just plugged it into my mediocre Pioneer Receiver VSX-D509S (a few years old). It sounded very good. And I was happy for a few days.
They I thought I should really get the HD600 and a decent entry level headphone amp and I selected the Rega Ear which normally should be connected on the tape outs of the receiver and then to the Rega Ear. So today I went in and they did not have a new HD600 in stock (just the demo) but they could order one in for me in a week. The price on the HD600 was negotiated at C$475 and C$275 for the Rega Ear - US$365 (I know far from a great price but par for Canada) and US$211 for the Rega Ear (which is decent).
However when I mentioned the HD650 the sales guy checked on it and first said he could get me one for an additional C$75 but later on said to help you I will give you a HD650 for an additional C$50.
The price for a HD650 for me would work out to C$525 or US$403 which I believe is a very good price! Correct me if I am wrong.
In any event I said I would think about it (I know I should not) and would tell him tomorrow or latest Monday morning when they do all their orders.
I anyhow came home with the demo HD600 and the Rega Ear Amp. The Rega Ear amp as I said is supposed to be connected to the tape out on my receiver.
I intend the headphones for movie and music listening on my digital cable box and CDs via my Panasonic DVD player.
Now a problem (or perhaps it is always like this).
When I hook up the Rega Ear to the tape output and listen to the digital music channels on the cable box If I am using the digital coax connector from the cable box to the receiver (no analog connectors) nothing comes out of the tape output. I have to hook up the analog outputs in the digital cable box to the analog inputs in the receiver. I do not think the digital cable box has a DAC per se but transmits the Digital Audio channels also in analog stereo (with poor fidelity).
I would assume the DVD player will be the same (it is hooked up with a toslink connector) so I will have to have analog connectors there.
Is this normal these days? If the source enters the receiver as digital is there no Digital Analog Conversion done before it is fed to the tape output?
If not, I suppose I can get another receiver but I really don't want to spend much money here either. I would like to have the receiver take all inputs, be they digital or analog and output it as analog through the Tape input.
The store where I have bought all my equipment carries as its cheapest line Denon and I know they are of good quality. Would say a Denon AVR1404 solve my problem (It will probably be only C$500 or so). Due to my environment now I will not be able to use my speakers nearly to their fullest and it really does not matter so much.
All advice most appreciated.
Peter
[Message edited for typo]