OK - How Do I Hook Up My Cans?

[KeninDC]

I have a new Krell KAV-400xi integrated amplifier.

It has no headphone jack.

If I want to listen to my cans, do I need some sort of headphone amp that I connect to the pre-out?

Thanks in advance for any solutions and/or product suggestions.

Ken

[softmachine]

Yeah, you probably have to get a headphone amp. I dunno if Krell makes one, but there are a lot of good ones out there.

[signal-dude]

KeninDC said;
"It has no headphone jack."

"If I want to listen to my cans, do I need some sort of headphone amp that I connect to the pre-out?"

Greetings, most headphone jacks are just hooked up to the amp outputs with a 100 to 200 ohm resistor in series and a 47 ohm resistor to ground to attenuate the signal going to the cans.

You just need a small box to wire up to the amp outputs and a stereo jack to plug the cans into. Then wire up the resistors properly and away you go with a new headphone jack.

Make it as pretty or ugly as you want, it will work the same.
But of course it will SOUND better if its in a nice box with fancy wood panels and pointy feet.

[VinylHanger]

Or just get a set of Stax. Problem solved.