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Post by apobateman on Apr 6, 2015 15:55:33 GMT -5
Hi, I have recently purchased the xmini, a pair of HE 500 headphones and a set of the various Hosa cables that allow me to connect the headphones to the amp. Do I now just simply connect my CD player to the right and left input on the amp? Each time I do that the amp goes into protect mode after a few seconds of playing at low volume.
I have a Creek CD player and Creek Evo amp connected to some Epos speakers. How do I add in the emotiva amp as a headphone amp into this setup now?
If I want to run the emotiva amp from my computer, is that where I need to also purchase a DAC?
Appreciate these are basic setup questions - ibhadnt really thought through how I was going to connect my source to the emotiva amp. Thanks in advance.
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Post by brand on Apr 6, 2015 17:15:09 GMT -5
What's the exact Creek CD player model you have?
I'm not sure but would it not have been easier to just purchase a "headphone amp"? I don't know enough about headphones and if the DC-1 would be able to drive them (I'm thinking yes) but the Mini X doesn't seem like the go to option. Could absolutely be wrong about this. I'm suggesting the DC-1 (out of Emotivas line up) since that would give you the DAC unless your CD player has a USB/Optical/Coax port.
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Post by apobateman on Apr 7, 2015 4:54:40 GMT -5
Hi. I have a fairly old Creek CD player - the CD 50. I was going to buy a Schiit Lyr headphone amp for my HE 500 but then saw a ton of reviews saying how the emotiva mini is even better and costs less, so I took the opportunity to pick one up whilst I was in the US last week.
I think I will try and set it up as a stand alone with my computer as the source of music. If that's the case, do I need a DAC and any ideas why it keeps going into protect mode? Thank again.
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Post by Priapulus on Apr 7, 2015 8:04:30 GMT -5
The x-mini a100 is a wonderful and very useful amplifier, but it is a speaker amplifier, it's not for headphones. I take the audio out from my computer to my mini-x, and out of the mini-x to speakers. With the volume control and auto-on on the mini-x, it works very well for me.
Some of the DACs have a built-in headphone amplifier. You could take digital audio out of the computer and into the DAC. Then plug your headphones into the DAC. Just be sure the DAC has a volume control and headphone jack.
Or you could buy a headphone amplifier and plug it into the audio-out of the computer.
Sincerely /b |
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Post by apobateman on Apr 8, 2015 16:21:21 GMT -5
The minx x seems to be widely reviewed as one of the best choices of amp to be paired with the Hifiman HE 500 headphones. Better than the Schiit Lyr and quite a bit cheaper. I've purchased the various cables to connect the headphones directly to the speaker terminals at the back of the amp but I can't seem to stop it switching to protect mode when I connect the CD player to the amp.
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Post by ribbonking on Apr 8, 2015 19:02:03 GMT -5
To use your computer as a source you need a DAC. You will also need speaker taps to connect your headphones and a headphone cable with a balanced connection to connect to the speaker taps. I use this setup (Mini-X and HE-500 headphones)and bought the cables from a seller on Head-Fi. Here's a link to a classified ad on Head-Fi that shows what the cables should look like. These particular cables have been sold. www.head-fi.org/t/738761/fs-emotiva-mini-x-speaker-taps-cable-sydney-ozAlso, once connected, use the volume control on the Mini-X with caution. |
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Post by redog on Apr 8, 2015 19:09:46 GMT -5
The minx x seems to be widely reviewed as one of the best choices of amp to be paired with the Hifiman HE 500 headphones. Better than the Schiit Lyr and quite a bit cheaper. I've purchased the various cables to connect the headphones directly to the speaker terminals at the back of the amp but I can't seem to stop it switching to protect mode when I connect the CD player to the amp. There is a series of complicated alterations needed to be made to the internal components in order to use with headphones. You can't connect them to the RCA in the back. You have to add a headphone jack. You also need to change the volume control to something suited for headphones, otherwise you will hit maximum power with just a tiny turn of the knob. Here is a guide: www.head-fi.org/t/705196/diy-emotiva-mini-x-a-100-headphone-amp-mod-guide |
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Post by vcautokid on Apr 8, 2015 19:18:03 GMT -5
Actually as Ribbonking states you can only run headphones out of the Mini-x via a balanced connection with speaker plus and minus connections for the Mini X output. The attraction is the incredibly quiet noise floor, and plenty of power to drive Hifimans etc. Yep can be done, and very effectively too. Another Mini X plus.
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Post by apobateman on Apr 10, 2015 19:23:43 GMT -5
To use your computer as a source you need a DAC. You will also need speaker taps to connect your headphones and a headphone cable with a balanced connection to connect to the speaker taps. I use this setup (Mini-X and HE-500 headphones)and bought the cables from a seller on Head-Fi. Here's a link to a classified ad on Head-Fi that shows what the cables should look like. These particular cables have been sold. www.head-fi.org/t/738761/fs-emotiva-mini-x-speaker-taps-cable-sydney-ozAlso, once connected, use the volume control on the Mini-X with caution. Thank you for this. I'm not overly familiar with the different terminology (eg balanced connection ?) but I did purchase the 'budget' speaker tap set from Amazon as described on one of the headfi emotiva /he500 threads. So I have my he500 plugging into the speaker taps connected to the back of the amp. It sounds like I now need to connect a DAC to my computer in order to connect that to my amp? If that is the case, could anyone recommend a DAC. I'll probably connect to a MacBook Pro or MacBook Air. Thank you again |
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