Delta Omni headphone amp?

[Swede]

I'm just about to buy myself an m-audio omni-studio for recording. There are two headphone outs on the omni-box. I know good headphones demand a headphone-amp. Do I need a seperate amp to power those headphones or can I connect them directly to the omni? In other words, are the headphone outs also headphone amps?

Simon

 

[wx3]

To the best of my knowledge....

You shouldn't need a seperate headphone amp. Headphone amps are usually used in a situation where you need more then one pair of headphones coming out of one headphone jack.

 

[The Green Hornet]

Yo Swedish Chef:]

If you only need one extra set of cans to work with, you can buy a very inexpensive 1/4" patch plug; I have a couple of them in the studio -- they do make these plugs in stereo.

I use a Peavy little can amp with 4 inserts. I never have used more than two, me and the vocalist, but once in a while the "boyfriend" wants to listen to his investment sing. The less folks around when I'm working the better for me.



Green hornet

 

[Swede]

Yo Green Hornet!

I'm about to get a pair of headphones also and I've read you like beyer cans. I got an incredible deal on the DT 250 and the DT 770 PRO. What's the difference? I can get them for about the same price (a 15$ difference). I want to use them for tracking and checking mixes.

BTW thanks for the tip about the patch-plug!

 

[The Green Hornet]

Yo Swede:

Glad to help out with the patch plug. You might also want to check out a little unit sold by Musician's Friend, I believe, that is a graphite tool for cleaning 1/4 inch plugs and 1/4 plug-in openings. I found this to really help reducing the "tug" when inserting and removing 1/4 inch plugs.

As to the Beyer cans, I would say you will enjoy either the 250's or 770's; however, I prefer the 250's. They are less boomy in the low end and seem to fit on the skull better -- they are not as tight.

Enjoy,

Green Hornet