[makasin]

should I always have headphones plugged into the amp?
as well as the source?

 

[FallenAngel]

I went with the largest Hammond 1455 case because it fits the board, transformer and should still have plenty of room for a diamond buffer board.

These are a little expensive though, something like $25-$30 each. Both of the ones currently in Hammonds will be for sale soon enough, the one I'm keeping for myself will be in a big wooden box originally meant for photographs that I bought at Walmart for $10

 

[steinchen]

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Originally Posted by makasin /img/forum/go_quote.gif should I always have headphones plugged into the amp?

please note that such amps have significant dc transients at their outputs during power up and down. Unless you use a mute delay it is strongly recommended to wait about 10sec after power up before plugging in your headphones and unplug your headphones before power down.

 

[makasin]

Do I need to do the same with the source?

 

[Pars]

No, the source should be fine (shouldn't be any transients there). I hope you don't have any kids running around with the AC connections exposed like that

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[makasin]

nah, im a college student in a dorm room.