Another Problem!!!!

[Tom-Brown]

Having just posted how good a match my new NAD C270 power amp was to my C370 - I now find that my headphone socket no longer works!!!!!! (on the C370) Is this because the power amp is connected???? Is there a way round it??

[Bazil]

Never had any headphones so can't help but thats a strange one :scratch:

[Tom-Brown]

Never had any headphones so can't help but thats a strange one :scratch:

Worked fine before the power amp was connected!! Trouble is, my missus keeps telling me to turn it down now - so thought I'd put the headphones on :( Now nothing??? and there is no jack plug socket on the power amp????

[struth]

The headphone output may well be taken from further up the chain and as your outputting from the pre section it may not work. Unplugging the amp from the power amp will prove this theory.

[Bazil]

i suspect this must be the case with all pre/power combos the power output is now from the C270.

[Tom-Brown]

After a quick read of the manual and it stating that they are both identical in gain and that I can connect to the pre out 2 and leave the pre out shunt in place - I'll try this tomorrow to see if that changes anything :) :)

[Tom-Brown]

Or on another track......If I bi-amped with one amp per speaker would that work or do I need to have 4 posts on my speakers??

[Bazil]

i suspect this must be the case with all pre/power combos the power output is now from the C270.

A bit of a sweeping statement :doh: should have said maybe and some

[hermit]

What happens if you switch off the power amp. Do the headphones work then?

[awkwardbydesign]

Or on another track......If I bi-amped with one amp per speaker would that work or do I need to have 4 posts on my speakers??
You only need 4 posts if you are driving the treble and bass separately, so 2 will do.

[Tom-Brown]

You only need 4 posts if you are driving the treble and bass separately, so 2 will do.
Right, I'll give that a go and it may let my headphones work as well!! Should I use the bridge mode and have each amp locked on mono??

[StanleyB]

Right, I'll give that a go and it may let my headphones work as well!! Should I use the bridge mode and have each amp locked on mono??
Didn't you state earlier that the other half had asked you to turn the music down? You are going to be in real trouble if you went ahead and used the amps in bridged mode. I'll even bet you a pint on that. Paypal gift to friends and family is OK with me :D.

[Tom-Brown]

Didn't you state earlier that the other half had asked you to turn the music down? You are going to be in real trouble if you went ahead and used the amps in bridged mode. I'll even bet you a pint on that. Paypal gift to friends and family is OK with me :D.

:lol::lol: right!! don't think I'll go down that route then :) :) I'll buy you a pint anyway!! Just havin a nice big JD an coke at the mo!!