Connecting it all up!
Ok, first of the newbie questions, and apologies if it’s in the wrong forum!
I’m seeking advice as to the best (or optimum) way of connecting my kit. I currently do most of my listening via a dedicated headphone amp, but also need to have the option to use speakers when required. As a result I have my CD connected to my amp, and the headphone amp connected to the tape loop – I can thus listen to the headphone amp with the amp turned off, and turn the amp on for speaker use. Out of curiosity, if it plays through with the amp turned off would a better quality amp make any difference to SQ?
I now want to throw a DAC (Bushmaster) into the equation – I assume that the CD now connects to the DAC using an optical or coax connection, and the DAC out to the amp’s CD or Aux terminals? Or is there another way of doing it? I know that the DAC also has a headphone socket so I’ll compare the two before deciding if the headphone amp can go.
Any advice welcomed!
Cheers,
Ian
Marantz CD6003, Denon PMA250SE, Mission 760iSE, Denon TU260L, Wireworld Luna 6 interconnects, Cambridge Pacific interconnect, Supra-Trico digital interconnect with Eichmann silver bullet plugs, Sennheiser HD600, Pro-ject Headbox S, Beresford TC-7530DC Bushmaster, Tacima CS929 mains conditioner, iPod Nano 5th Gen, Sennheiser PX100