f4phantom2500
100+ Head-Fier
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Hey guys,
I tried plugging in my DN2000J into the line out port of my Fiio X3 1st gen, and lo and behold, the output volume is within my range of listening levels: I can comfortably listen to this for over the length of an album, probably for hours if I had as much time to be blissfully unaware of my surroundings.
Off hand, the audio seems a bit more resolving than through the headphone out, and I assume this bypasses any coloration inherent of the headphone amp of the player. But seeing as I'm sending the player's line output directly to the headphones, is there any inherent reason I shouldn't do this? Am I somehow risking damaging the headphones or player? As best I can tell, I'm essentially trading volume control for a bit of extra resolution. So it seems pretty much like a win to me, a "free upgrade" to SQ if you will.
I tried plugging in my DN2000J into the line out port of my Fiio X3 1st gen, and lo and behold, the output volume is within my range of listening levels: I can comfortably listen to this for over the length of an album, probably for hours if I had as much time to be blissfully unaware of my surroundings.
Off hand, the audio seems a bit more resolving than through the headphone out, and I assume this bypasses any coloration inherent of the headphone amp of the player. But seeing as I'm sending the player's line output directly to the headphones, is there any inherent reason I shouldn't do this? Am I somehow risking damaging the headphones or player? As best I can tell, I'm essentially trading volume control for a bit of extra resolution. So it seems pretty much like a win to me, a "free upgrade" to SQ if you will.