jconly
Head-Fier
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Hello everyone.
I currently have a pair of M-Audio BX5's that I am running straight from the headphone out port on my laptop.
I've talked with a few people, and have been suggested the EMU 0404 for these speakers. It has balanced TRS outputs, which is perfect, as well as the ability for either optical or USB input. (I have optical out straight from my motherboard, while I am short on USB slots) I also like how it has a volume control knob for the monitors.
Doesn't seem like I bad deal, since it gives me a pre-amp for the speakers, but I'm wondering about the built in headphone amp. I would like to purchase a nice set of headphones down the road (maybe halfway through the year), and was wondering just what this amp is capable of powering.
I don't have a TON of money to spend, but if I can save some $$ in the long run by spending more now, it only makes sense to me.
From what I've been told, I should not run another amp inline with my speakers, so I'm assuming a combination of headphone amp / dac is a dangerous thing to do. It would be nice to be able to find a solution that allows for a portable amp I can attach to my iPod.
I'm very interested to hear what you guys have to say.
EDIT: Oh, I should also probably throw this out there. I may want to add a subwoofer to these speakers at some point, if that effects things.
I currently have a pair of M-Audio BX5's that I am running straight from the headphone out port on my laptop.
I've talked with a few people, and have been suggested the EMU 0404 for these speakers. It has balanced TRS outputs, which is perfect, as well as the ability for either optical or USB input. (I have optical out straight from my motherboard, while I am short on USB slots) I also like how it has a volume control knob for the monitors.
Doesn't seem like I bad deal, since it gives me a pre-amp for the speakers, but I'm wondering about the built in headphone amp. I would like to purchase a nice set of headphones down the road (maybe halfway through the year), and was wondering just what this amp is capable of powering.
I don't have a TON of money to spend, but if I can save some $$ in the long run by spending more now, it only makes sense to me.
From what I've been told, I should not run another amp inline with my speakers, so I'm assuming a combination of headphone amp / dac is a dangerous thing to do. It would be nice to be able to find a solution that allows for a portable amp I can attach to my iPod.
I'm very interested to hear what you guys have to say.
EDIT: Oh, I should also probably throw this out there. I may want to add a subwoofer to these speakers at some point, if that effects things.