[woodytone]

can a good stereo amp with a headphone jack serve as an adaquate headphone amp? I tried it with the system we have at work with my Senn HD 600's and it sounded pretty good to me. I'm not expert by anymeans though. I'm sure this question has been addressed before but i couldn't find anything in the search.

 

[gordolindsay]

Check out this thread:
http://www4.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=136536

That amp should be exactly what you are looking for!

 

[l_simon_l]

If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

Sure, a good jack can serve as an adeqate headphone amp.

You probably won't reach the HD600s full potential with a receiver jack, but it can sound pretty decent.

 

[oldears]

Quote:

Originally Posted by woodytone it sounded pretty good to me.

If it sounds good, it IS good.

Of course, that doesn't mean it can't sound BETTER.

 

[woodytone]

would connecting a decent headphone amp to the stereo amp output inprove the sound or would that just be over kill?

 

[drarthurwells]

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Originally Posted by woodytone would connecting a decent headphone amp to the stereo amp output inprove the sound or would that just be over kill?

No. You would be amplifying distortion - compunding it. You need to go line out from the source to the headphone amp.

The headphone amp is designed to handle the high impedance of headphones than is a headphone jack on a receiver or speaker amp.

However, if you headphones are of relatively low impedance, like those desigend for portables (Etymotic 4P as an example) then the headphone jack would serve OK - assuming hum was no problem.