[jaywillin]

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

Here is a sneak peek at what I got my son for Christmas.
 
Thanks to Rick B here at the forums for the great deal on the 225i's....they even came with a set of TTVJ flat pads!
 
The modi is new, the cans and the amp are used...but both are in fantastic condition.
 
My son is going to be so pumped!
 
My sister got him a cd...AC/DC Live At River Plate....gonna be a rocking Christmas

 

 
Glad he is not a member here...no sneak peek for him!

 
i've have that same set up, it is sweet indeed, !!
 
 
hey, i just learned how to do the spoiler, although i kinda messed it up !! lol

 
very nice christmas present whirlwind !!

 

[whirlwind]

Thanks guys.
 
I can't wait to see his face when he gets it.
 
When he gets it all set up, I will give it a listen.
 
I did plug the 225's in my amp, to make sure they worked ok....but I did not listen for very long, in fear he may come home.

 

[SJWorne]

My little dot won't get to me until 2nd Jan now... jealous!
And all the talk of RS1i's is making me want to spend some serious money

 

[ArmAndHammer]

And all the talk of RS1i's is making me want to spend some serious money

Mine should be here Thursday 

 
And I'm pretty sure there will be a new (to me) LD1+ under the tree in the morning. I'll be able to give the Bushmills a listen on it before I ship them out on Thursday and just in time for the RS1's to arrive on Thursday. Can't wait!

 

[whirlwind]

You guys will like the LD1+
 
It is a great little amp for the money.
 
Being able to roll tubes and opamps is a great option at a very affordable price.

 

[ArmAndHammer]

  You guys will like the LD1+
 
It is a great little amp for the money.
 
Being able to roll tubes and opamps is a great option at a very affordable price.

Yeah, I loved mine until I killed it...lol

 

[SJWorne]

This might be a stupid question... but is there any danger in plugging heaphones in and out of the amp whilst it is turned on?

 

[jaywillin]

  Mine should be here Thursday 

 
And I'm pretty sure there will be a new (to me) LD1+ under the tree in the morning. I'll be able to give the Bushmills a listen on it before I ship them out on Thursday and just in time for the RS1's to arrive on Thursday. Can't wait!

the ld 1+ and the rs1 are great together thats for sure

 

[joseph69]

  This might be a stupid question... but is there any danger in plugging heaphones in and out of the amp whilst it is turned on?

Not a stupid question, at all. I used to wonder the same thing, but I still did it as long as the volume was all the way down, When I received the WA6, in the manual it states it is perfectly fine to plug/unplug headphones as long as the volume is all the way down, there is no harm to the amp/headphones. So being I always did this, this just reassured me.

 

[SJWorne]

  Not a stupid question, at all. I used to wonder the same thing, but I still did it as long as the volume was all the way down, When I received the WA6, in the manual it states it is perfectly fine to plug/unplug headphones as long as the volume is all the way down, there is no harm to the amp/headphones. So being I always did this, this just reassured me.

Thanks for that! 

Another question... whilst i'm saving up for my DAC, I have to plug the little dot amp into my sound card... this only has a 3.5mm jack output (that I can use) and this has an on-board amplifier... 
I will have to get (or make) a splitter from the 3.5mm jack to RCA's... will this be ok considering that the jack on the sound card already has an amplifier on the card?

 

[bearFNF]

  Thanks for that! 

Another question... whilst i'm saving up for my DAC, I have to plug the little dot amp into my sound card... this only has a 3.5mm jack output (that I can use) and this has an on-board amplifier... 
I will have to get (or make) a splitter from the 3.5mm jack to RCA's... will this be ok considering that the jack on the sound card already has an amplifier on the card?

connect to the 'green' line out on the soundcard. 
 
Here is the page form your soundcards manual. Assuming it is the one in your profile.

 

[SJWorne]

 
connect to the 'green' line out on the soundcard. 
 
Here is the page form your soundcards manual. Assuming it is the one in your profile.

Why did I not even think about that... thank you!

 

[joseph69]

My LD1+ came with a 1/8 or 3.5mm terminated end to L/R RCA jacks. Didn't yours? If yes, you plug the 1/8 or 3.5mm to the output on the sound card and the L/R into the LD1+. If not you can buy one, check Monoprice or Amazon.
As far as the 2nd question, I had ordered the AudioQuest DF, which I returned, ( I'm not sure but I think this is the same thing as a sound card), their both DACS? Anyway I believe that all DACs have amps in them, and I also was wondering the same thing, would it effect the sound of the main amp (LD) that the headphones were plugged into? I believe it is a very slight amplification coming out of the sound card/DAC, so I don't believe it would effect the amps sound, but don't quote me on this, I'm sure someone else can tell you for sure.
BTW, good question! I would like to know for sure also.

 

[bearFNF]

Looks like this soundcard in particular supports line level input to the receiver/AV system (in this case that would be the Little Dot) or powered speakers.  It should be just fine.  Just adjust the volume of the software to max (or 90% of max) and use the amps volume control for the headphones.  You may need to play with the two volumes levels to get the best sound. Once you get a DAC and hook it up, it will more than likely Max the volume of the computer automatically for you.

 

[joseph69]

  Looks like this soundcard in particular supports line level input to the receiver/AV system (in this case that would be the Little Dot) or powered speakers.  It should be just fine.  Just adjust the volume of the software to max (or 90% of max) and use the amps volume control for the headphones.  You may need to play with the two volumes levels to get the best sound. Once you get a DAC and hook it up, it will more than likely Max the volume of the computer automatically for you.

So is a DAC and a sound card the same thing?
I did notice the AQ DG still let me use the MBP's volume, but the Modi/Meridian maxes the volume out automatically like you just said.