SE7EN Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Hey guys, have an issue with the headphone output on my CD player, but I'm not sure if a simple headphone amp is all that I need... So, it seems very illogical, but my CD deck has it's own headphone output, but no volume control, which means the level is basically unlistenable (i.e. ridiculously loud). My amplifier doesn't have it's own headphone out, so do I just need to get a headphone amp and run a connection from the CD deck? If so, will it be a phono to phono, or from the CD headphone jack to a line in? Sorry for the noob-level question, but I wanted to be 100% sure of the solution before I went out and purchased anything. Thanks! ps. It is a fairly old (10-15 years) Panasonic CD deck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardcore Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 assuming that you have your cd deck connected to your amplifier, get a headphone amp and plug it into a Tape output on your amp. Tape outs are handy because they are line level output of whatever is playing (CD/Phono). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 It'd be RCA out from the CD to RCA in on the headphone amp. http://schiit.com/products/magni-2 Edit: This assumes you're by passing your amp, if not, do tardcore's method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SE7EN Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 Awesome.... Both options would work, but I guess I may as well go for the first version - my CD player does indeed go through my amplifier. I've seen Schiit mentioned a fair bit on this site - are they the go-to brand for headphone amps? Thanks guys - appreciate the responses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Schiit make quality products for the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trott3r Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Does the schiit have the ability to reduce volume? I need it to be less than line level as line level is too loud for me. I have not come across any headphone amps that do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardcore Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Does the schiit have the ability to reduce volume? I need it to be less than line level as line level is too loud for me. I have not come across any headphone amps that do this. what? the volume control knob is a dead giveaway. I would like to see all these headphone amps without volume controls that you are finding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Yeah, must be some shitty cheap amps if they don't have volume controls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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