Headphone crew

[Macc]

got my cans in today, still waiting on my apogee duet. i can't seem to find any info on the impedance of its headphone output other than "one high-level stereo headphone output." i will have to contact them about this.

it will have it in the manual, i'm sure... i can't find anything either

high-level probably means it outputs at +4dbu, ie not really related to impedance.

are you using stock cables or have you replaced them with balanced ones? also, i'm wondering if these headphone amps have any effect on the 'neutrality' of the signal?

i'm using the stock cable atm, but i hear it is worth getting the 650 cable for the 600's. i ain't spending a million pounds on a cable... yet.

as for neutrality, well, it depends on which amp you buy :d i bought a solid state no-frills amp in order to avoid tube flavour etc, which i don't want. if i were just buying it to listen then i might do... mine doesn't seem to colour the output in terms of tone, it just sounds easier or less stressed than the rme - and that is with the 270's especially as the volume goes up, there's a degree of distortion that creeps into the rme, and not the arietta

having said about no frills, i do like the fact mine has switchable 'natural' crossfeed. that's fucking badass, but i am not sure if i should use it or not atm