tapehiss
New Head-Fier
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I apologize if I posted this in the wrong section. It covers several areas, and I wasn't exactly sure where it should go.
Summary:
I have a home theater system and a turntable/headphone system. Right now they are completely separate, but I would like to combine them in the best way possible. I have a feeling this may require either a new receiver and/or some cable work, and I'd like to seek some head-fi expertise to make sure I do it right.
Components:
Home theater: Onkyo SR605 receiver, Elemental Design speakers (A6-6T6, A3-300), Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, AppleTV
Audio System: Technics SL-1200 turntable with Ortofon Concorde Pro S30 cartridge, Creek OBH-18 phono preamp, DarkVoice 336se headphone amp, AKG701 headphones, Ultrasone Pro 750 headphones.
More Info:
I spend most of my time listening to records through headphones. Sometimes I want to listen to records through my speaker system though. To accomplish this now I have to unplug the audio cables from the headphone amp and plug them into my receiver, which is annoying. I've experimented with keeping the phono preamp plugged into the receiver, and then wiring the headphone amp to the receiver's headphone jack, but there are two problems. The major one is that it doesn't sound very good (lots of hum). Also I have to manually plug/unplug the headphone amp to/from the receiver whenever I want to change my listening mode. I'd much prefer if there was a way where I can just turn on/off my headphone amp and not have to mess with any cables.
I also spend a good amount of time playing video games and watching movies. This is usually through the speakers, but sometimes I'd prefer to use my headphones. Right now I usually just plug them directly into the receiver when I want to do this. I'd prefer them to be amped, but really can't stand the hum.
Extra credit:
One thing I commonly do now that's easy with a disjointed setup is play video games with the sound off while listening to music from my turtable. If I were to integrate my two systems, I'd really like to be able to still do this.
Sorry for the long post. I really appreciate anyone who spends time reading it and can offer up some advice. Thanks!
Summary:
I have a home theater system and a turntable/headphone system. Right now they are completely separate, but I would like to combine them in the best way possible. I have a feeling this may require either a new receiver and/or some cable work, and I'd like to seek some head-fi expertise to make sure I do it right.
Components:
Home theater: Onkyo SR605 receiver, Elemental Design speakers (A6-6T6, A3-300), Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, AppleTV
Audio System: Technics SL-1200 turntable with Ortofon Concorde Pro S30 cartridge, Creek OBH-18 phono preamp, DarkVoice 336se headphone amp, AKG701 headphones, Ultrasone Pro 750 headphones.
More Info:
I spend most of my time listening to records through headphones. Sometimes I want to listen to records through my speaker system though. To accomplish this now I have to unplug the audio cables from the headphone amp and plug them into my receiver, which is annoying. I've experimented with keeping the phono preamp plugged into the receiver, and then wiring the headphone amp to the receiver's headphone jack, but there are two problems. The major one is that it doesn't sound very good (lots of hum). Also I have to manually plug/unplug the headphone amp to/from the receiver whenever I want to change my listening mode. I'd much prefer if there was a way where I can just turn on/off my headphone amp and not have to mess with any cables.
I also spend a good amount of time playing video games and watching movies. This is usually through the speakers, but sometimes I'd prefer to use my headphones. Right now I usually just plug them directly into the receiver when I want to do this. I'd prefer them to be amped, but really can't stand the hum.
Extra credit:
One thing I commonly do now that's easy with a disjointed setup is play video games with the sound off while listening to music from my turtable. If I were to integrate my two systems, I'd really like to be able to still do this.
Sorry for the long post. I really appreciate anyone who spends time reading it and can offer up some advice. Thanks!