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Post by sal1950 on May 31, 2016 13:09:26 GMT -5
I've expressed this concern elsewhere so I thought I'd bring it to the source.
I enjoy the "intelligent" design of the 3.5 headphone jacks but these tiny jacks
as notorious for being fragile and becoming intermittent with repeated use.
With the intelligent jack controlling the output of the analog outputs a failure of either
jack could render the DC-1 totally out of service. I do try to remember the last used
jack and switch between them with each use, but in any case??
Might it be possible to add some switching feature to the menu in future builds or
maybe even current units via a firmware flash? Maybe a way to just keep the headphones
plugged in but shut them off during analog playback, a work-around? Some form of a
safety net for those of us that go back and forth between can and speaker listening often.
Just some food for thought.
PS, BTW I love my DC-1 and find it's sound quality exceptional both from it's line and
headphone feeds. I recommend it often and intend it will remain at the head of my
digital chain for the next decade.
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Post by garbulky on May 31, 2016 13:32:53 GMT -5
I think the main issue is that right now there is no button on the remote for headphone switching. So if you want to use the headphones then you'd have to go through several button presses to get the headphone to switch on and off. Which I assume is less convenient to the average user than simply pluggin the headhone in at the front when it is needed. I also assume the average user wouldn't think twice of the headphone port size. In their minds "it fits my headphones".
Not saying yours is a bad suggestion. Just that I think those would be things standing in the way.
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Post by geebo on May 31, 2016 14:07:11 GMT -5
I think the main issue is that right now there is no button on the remote for headphone switching. So if you want to use the headphones then you'd have to go through several button presses to get the headphone to switch on and off. Which I assume is less convenient to the average user than simply pluggin the headhone in at the front when it is needed. I also assume the average user wouldn't think twice of the headphone port size. In their minds "it fits my headphones". Not saying yours is a bad suggestion. Just that I think those would be things standing in the way. There is no "switch" for the headphones that I know of. You plug them an and the rear outputs are muted. Unplug them and the rear outputs are active,. |
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Post by garbulky on May 31, 2016 14:18:47 GMT -5
I think the main issue is that right now there is no button on the remote for headphone switching. So if you want to use the headphones then you'd have to go through several button presses to get the headphone to switch on and off. Which I assume is less convenient to the average user than simply pluggin the headhone in at the front when it is needed. I also assume the average user wouldn't think twice of the headphone port size. In their minds "it fits my headphones". Not saying yours is a bad suggestion. Just that I think those would be things standing in the way. There is no "switch" for the headphones that I know of. You plug them an and the rear outputs are muted. Unplug them and the rear outputs are active,. I may be remembering it wrong but when I plug them in I hear a relay clicking. So if that's the case, then there may be a switch - though not a user controllable one. Dan also mentioned that the headphone amps have their own independent volume control (possibly a resistor ladder like the regular one). I'll have to double check on the relay thing. |
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Post by geebo on May 31, 2016 14:33:19 GMT -5
There is no "switch" for the headphones that I know of. You plug them an and the rear outputs are muted. Unplug them and the rear outputs are active,. I may be remembering it wrong but when I plug them in I hear a relay clicking. So if that's the case, then there may be a switch - though not a user controllable one. Dan also mentioned that the headphone amps have their own independent volume control (possibly a resistor ladder like the regular one). I'll have to double check on the relay thing. They do have different volume memories for rear and headphone outputs. Plug in some cans and the rear outputs are muted and the headphone volume is active. But the OP is concerned that if one of the headphone jacks fail the the DC-1 would be useless because the rear outputs would be muted if the jack fails in just the wrong way. But I've yet to hear of anyone having the issue. |
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Post by garbulky on May 31, 2016 14:48:10 GMT -5
Yeah I haven't heard of that either. The good news is I also haven't heard of a single headphone jack failing.
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