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Hi all,
 
a delurk These forums have been very helpful in me deciding what equipment to invest in. I am now a very happy owner of a Colorfly C4 Pro and a pair of Beyerdynamic T5p headphones. Quite amazing zound for sitting at work:
 
I have a choice however, and am not sure of the science behind it; What is the best output to use? The larger 1/4 inch jack socket has the line level signal and is definitely louder than the 3.5mm jack socket. They both sound very amazing, but technically what is the most compatible connector?
 
Additionally, will running the headphones of of the louder socket drain the batteries quicker? 
 
Thanks for any advice
 
Conrad Winchester

 

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I have now been listening almost solidly when I am awake, and I think that the larger jack is giving a better (not just louder) sound - any reason for this?