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The Max Owner's Manual
Congratulations on your purchase of the magnificent
HeadRoom Max headphone amplifier and processor. This is
it , the world's most highly regarded headphone amp. You
have arrived ! Feels good, huh? The Max is guaranteed to
provide a truly remarkable musical experience. You will hear
a wonderful improvement in the ability of a high-quality
headphone to resolve musical detail, deliver deep, tight bass,
present a more natural stereo image, and most importantly,
to express the emotion of the music. All of our amps are hand-
built in Bozeman, Montana with high-quality components and
obsessed headphone geeks at your service.
The Max Owner's Manual
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- Page 1 HeadRoom Max headphone amplifier and processor. This is it , the world’s most highly regarded headphone amp. You have arrived ! Feels good, huh? The Max is guaranteed to provide a truly remarkable musical experience. You will hear a wonderful improvement in the ability of a high-quality...
- Page 2 A Tour of Your Max HeadRoom Amp 1. Headphone Jacks 2. Filter Switch 5. Volume 3. Processor Control Switch 4. Gain Switch www.headphone.com 800.828.8184...
- Page 3 OFF position when using the headphone amp as a preamp. This is further explained later in the manual.) The Gain Switch. A new feature on our Max, the 3-position Gain Switch accomodates various headphones’ power needs. For instance, the Low Gain setting would be used for Grado headphones, allowing a larger range on the volume control pot.
- Page 4 This is where you would plug in a second source. Input Selector Switch. This switch chooses Input One or Input Two. Input One. Your primary source gets hooked up here. Line Out. If you are using The Max as a pre-amplifier, plug your outputs in here. www.headphone.com 800.828.8184...
- Page 5 When purchasing The Max HeadRoom, you are given a choice of having a loop out put or a second line out on the back of the amp. Most people will prefer to have a 2nd output, but if you have chosen to go with the ‘Loop Out’...
- Page 6 To hook it up, all you have to do is run a pair of interconnects from the line- level RCA output jacks on the back of The Max to a power amplifier. www.headphone.com...
- Page 7 Hooking up Your Max PreAmplifier HeadRoom Amp ...To a PreAmp Source ...To a HeadRoom Amp Audio Home Video Theater Television ...To a Television HeadRoom Amp Computer ...To a Computer HeadRoom Amp The Max Owner’s Manual...
- Page 8 Headphone audio imaging is not very good; typically the image is a blob on the left, a blob on the right, and a blob in the middle. The HeadRoom audio image processor provides the natural acoustic cross-feed normally heard from the left speaker to the right ear, and from the right speaker to the left ear.
- Page 9 Processor, just unplug one of the RCA inputs to The Max and listen for a few moments with the Processor off. Now switch the Processor on and hear the difference. [ pause for experimenta- tion ] See, it really is doing something dramatic! The Max Owner’s Manual...
- Page 10 Five-Year Product Warranty The Max amplifier carries a five-year parts and labor product warranty. If you have any problems with your headphone listening system, please first call us at 1-800-828-8184. We will try to diagnose the problem over the phone, which can save both of us considerable time, effort and money.
- Page 11 30-day Satisfaction Guaranty Unless specifically stated, all HeadRoom purchases come with a 30-day satisfaction guaranty. We do this because we want to give you the opportunity to change your mind after you get to hear the products you bought. We’re very glad to give you this option, and we want you to use it if you aren’t happy with your purchase, but we also want you to be aware of the...
- Page 12 Upgrading Your Max The stepped attenuator is an available upgrade for the Max. The Max comes equipped with the Nobel potientiometer, and its performance is very good—but not perfect. In order to elevate performance to as near perfection as possible, we offer a stepped attenuator.
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