Yes but the 2i2 does not allow monitoring the inputs as Stereo.Will headphones work by plugging the ax8 into a focusrite 2i2 and the headphones into the 2i2?
I understand what DavidE was going for here, but I think some may be misinterpreting the message.
The AX8 does not have a headphone output meaning it was not designed for headphones to be connected directly to the AX8 itself. Some are using adapters so they can physically connect headphones to it, but again, the Output is not designed for headphones. Because of this, they are getting signal into their headphones, but is not the right type of output for headphones and therefore can sound not as good as expected.
Once the AX8 outputs are used as intended - line level out to line level in devices like mixers, powered speakers, audio interfaces and many more - connecting headphones to those devices' headphone outputs yields the expected quality and result.
So it's not necessarily that "headphones don't ever sound good with the AX8" but rather that the AX8 has no headphone output. Once things are connected as they are designed, everything sounds right.
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