[dougbrad81]

hi,
i'm planning on buying either one of these two md player/recorder. but my decision rest on how a headphone amplifier will perform with them. the sony has a line out, but the panasonic only has a headphone jack. i was told to plug my head amp into a line out. so in the case of the panasonic mr250, would plugging the amp directly into the headphone jack reduce the quality/effectiveness of the amp? is there any other downsides/upsides of plugging the amp directly into the headphone jack? thanks to anyone who can help me with this.

 

[AssafL]

I have an MZ-N1. The Line-out definitely sounds better than the heaphone out (better low level resolution and dynamics). The line out is multiplexed on the headphone output (i.e. uses the same connector). I have no experience with the other player.

Note that you cannot use the line out mode while using the handy remote. The player automatically jumps to headphone mode...

 

[dougbrad81]

thanks for the useful info. you've seen the other player? really nice, comes with with a mini kepad in it's cradle and has a retro look to it. but from you say i guess i go with the mz-n1 to get the most effectiveness out of my amp. by the way does the mz-n1 has any eq controls?

 

[AssafL]

Yes. it has a Bass and Treble controls. These are disabled, however, in Line Out mode.