Apologies if this is in the wrong place, but I wasn't sure where else to post.
I'm looking at getting a new guitar amplifier and I like the look and sound of the Marshall DSL1C. The amp has an emulated line out which Marshall have said is for headphones or an audio interface. I'm a bit confused about this because you usually don't plug headphones into line level outputs. Anyway, I asked Marshall about this and got the following responses from one of their engineers:
Is it a fixed voltage, or does it change with the volume knob?
The Volume will change through the Emulated Output as the controls are adjusted on the front of the amp.
What is the voltage of the output? Also, what is the output impedance?
The Emulated output is around Line Level and the Impedance is low.
If it's a line level output, would it be safe for sensitive headphones or would I need to plug it into an external headphone amplifier?
The Emulated Output is designed for use of headphones for ‘silent recording’ etc. So yes, that’s fine. If you find that the signal through headphones isn’t loud enough, a headphone amp should help bring the level up for you.
I'm still confused by these answers. If the output is line level, why would the volume change with the control knob?
Is a line level output really safe for headphones?
How would one correctly hook up a headphone amplifier? Turn guitar amp volume up a certain % and then adjust final volume with headphone amp?
Thanks for anyone that can help out.
I'm looking at getting a new guitar amplifier and I like the look and sound of the Marshall DSL1C. The amp has an emulated line out which Marshall have said is for headphones or an audio interface. I'm a bit confused about this because you usually don't plug headphones into line level outputs. Anyway, I asked Marshall about this and got the following responses from one of their engineers:
Is it a fixed voltage, or does it change with the volume knob?
The Volume will change through the Emulated Output as the controls are adjusted on the front of the amp.
What is the voltage of the output? Also, what is the output impedance?
The Emulated output is around Line Level and the Impedance is low.
If it's a line level output, would it be safe for sensitive headphones or would I need to plug it into an external headphone amplifier?
The Emulated Output is designed for use of headphones for ‘silent recording’ etc. So yes, that’s fine. If you find that the signal through headphones isn’t loud enough, a headphone amp should help bring the level up for you.
I'm still confused by these answers. If the output is line level, why would the volume change with the control knob?
Is a line level output really safe for headphones?
How would one correctly hook up a headphone amplifier? Turn guitar amp volume up a certain % and then adjust final volume with headphone amp?
Thanks for anyone that can help out.