no headphone out on soundcard, need ouput between PC and monitors.

[Soulgolem]

Okay, so i got two XLR outs going from my soundcard to the left and right monitors... and thus, nowhere to plug my headphones. I need a headphone output to hear the recorded tracks while recording vocals or other parts. What should I get to acheive that, I've been proposed the Samson C-Control room, but according to reviews, it really is an untransparent peice of junk, also been advised a small mixer, like a behringer or yamaha, but this will just degrade my signal no ? What I want is simple nonetheless, just a way to put my headphones in the middle.

I would appreciate suggestions, thanks.
Francis.

 

[gecko zzed]

It looks like you are going to need something between PC out and monitor in. It may as well be a small mixer, because that gives you increased flexibility. Feed PC out into tape in of the mixer, then hook monitors to the control room out. Any device placed in a signal path will have an impact on the signal, no matter how small. Does it matter? Only if the device is bad. Most stuff around is reasonable. A Behringer or Yamaha will be fine

 

[Alexbt]

If they're XLR out, that's not exactly going to plug right into a tape in on a board. Conversion will be necessary, and therefore quality degradation, and I'm sure a Behringer product would be the worst option.

 

[gordone]

I have a small Mackie mixer for all my monitoring needs. It's not in the path during tracking as my pres go directly to my Delta 44 PC interface. My 44 outputs go into inputs on my mixer. My mixer then outputs to headphones, my monitors, or my makeshift "headphone amp" (my old Tascam 4-track )

A Yamaha mixer would probably be the best bang for the buck. I'd stay away from Behringer.