Anyone use the No-headphone-jack FM3 with headphones yet?

[Deadpool_25]

Bottom line, check the ohm rating of the headphones and that will determine if a headphone amp may be necessary.

I have Sennheiser HD280 Pros. 64 ohms.

 

[JoKeR III]

I have Sennheiser HD280 Pros. 64 ohms.

Those will work just fine with an adapter like the Hosa YPP-136 mentioned earlier. No need for a headphone amp.

 

[Donnie B.]

No need for a headphone amp.

Gonna depend on how loud DP25 likes it.

 

[Deadpool_25]

Those will work just fine with an adapter like the Hosa YPP-136 mentioned earlier. No need for a headphone amp.

Gonna depend on how loud DP25 likes it.

Thanks. I’ll see how it goes. Still waiting on the invite anyway.

 

[tjontheroad]

I’m using this small mixer I’ve had lying around for years.

 

[teddis]

I am using the same kind of mixer as a headphone solution

Question on your Gain controls, should they be set at 12 noon, or O dB ?
Does it matter as long as you are not clipping the board ?

 

[tjontheroad]

I am using the same kind of mixer as a headphone solution

Question on your Gain controls, should they be set at 12 noon, or O dB ?
Does it matter as long as you are not clipping the board ?

Mixer gain should at unity. FM3 output gain should be at whatever headroom that doesn’t clip mixer input.

 

[teddis]

Unity is O ?

 

[tjontheroad]

Unity is O ?

On most mixers yes. Unity is where there is no signal cut or gain at the preamp input stage. Check your mixer’s manual.

On the pic I posted above, you can see a marker “U” on the gain pots. That where unity is on my mixer. I have it slightly higher in the photo.

 

[teddis]

Thanks, will check mine.

 

[bradlake]

On the ostentatious but awesome side, I got this IFI Black Label DAC/headphone amp going Out of the FM3 via SPDIF, with Focal Amiron Cans....
Happy ears....sad wallet.

 

[mikah912]

Would love to hear more from people using just a Y adapter with low impedance cans. i have 32 Ohm AKG headphones, but I need to know it'll get loud enough with just the Y adapter.

 

[Mott]

Just plugged my Sennheiser HD 280 Pro cans in using just a Y adapter for the first time, and it seems plenty loud to me with out 2 all the way up and the pad at 0.

 

[orion32773]

Would love to hear more from people using just a Y adapter with low impedance cans. i have 32 Ohm AKG headphones, but I need to know it'll get loud enough with just the Y adapter.

I feel that it's "just" loud enough when output 2 is maxed. The small headphone amp is a better option and cheap...it's just one more thing in the middle. I did a video on this subject if you care to watch it....not trying to get more views lol, just offering my take on it.

 

[mikah912]

I feel that it's "just" loud enough when output 2 is maxed. The small headphone amp is a better option and cheap...it's just one more thing in the middle. I did a video on this subject if you care to watch it....not trying to get more views lol, just offering my take on it.

I saw your video. Thanks for putting it together.

Did you adjust the Pad down to zero? Also, are that and the Copy to Output 2 global options or do I have to change that per preset?

 

[orion32773]

I saw your video. Thanks for putting it together.

Did you adjust the Pad down to zero? Also, are that and the Copy to Output 2 global options or do I have to change that per preset?

They are global and yes, pad on output 2 is set to 0.

 

[Chad Beattie]

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On the ostentatious but awesome side, I got this IFI Black Label DAC/headphone amp going Out of the FM3 via SPDIF, with Focal Amiron Cans....
Happy ears....sad wallet.

Great idea. Frees up out2 for other things then. But yikes on the price of the DAC!