Are all Headphone Amps/Distrobution Created Equal?

True, Martin John Butler. Or maybe the answer is higher end headphones? Been using Beyer DT-770's and some AT's. Is there a world of difference with great headphones?

headphone amps make a big diff, jim williams is supposed to give me a schematic for an insanely high Q one next time i see him, very cheap and easy to build... he says....between building lunar tracking modules for nasa lol

I've never found a huge difference in headphones, just the obvious differences, one's kinda boomy, one's clinical, one's beautifully transparent but lacks bass, etc..

For recording I chose the Sony Professional line. The AKG's were good, as they've always been, but I was able to A-B them back and forth as long as I liked, and the Sony's were just better.

I will never use a digital cue again. That said--I don't think you're asking that question--I'm talking about what's in your head can't be converted to digital prior to it being in your phones--I've never used one of these personal mixing systems, but I'd assume they're using digital tech if they're taking ADAT in--that a budget choice. I ALSO don't like ADAT for anything....for sample rate limitations. I think you're referring to my discussing you could make the Hearback work to monitor double rate projects by using the analog inputs instead of ADAT. It's still a digital connection because where did that 8ch snake come from? Right.

But, I'm not picky--I use a little Behirnger line mixer I've had for a decade+....you absolutely can buy really nice headphone amps, intended for "hifi" listening....I don't know why little nuances of imaging or depth would affect a performer, but I believe in all kinds of mojo shit...so....give it a shot--thing about cues is--if it improve the performance for WHATEVER reason, real or imagined....its a great idea.

Explain a little further? You mean that since the remote connects via CAT5, it's gonna be digital in the end no matter what, right? Didn't think of that - guess ADAT or analog won't matter in the end anyway, right?

I like being able to assign a click, vocal and tracks to separate channels and be able to control it from the recording position. I've been using the Apollo/Burl combo for over a year now...As far as headphone amps, I find that the Apollo and symphony don't have enough gain...and the fact that the performer can't dial what they want in themselves. That makes it much less complicated.

Going to a top end power amp instead of these little headphone amp boxes will yield a hugely punchy sound with tons of headroom. Not as ergonomically simple though.