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Max Balanced Amp headphone amplifier Owner’s Manual HeadRoom’s flagship Max amplifier is nothing short of an all-out assault on the world of headphone audio amplification and serves as the gleaming culmination of HeadRoom’s 13-year quest to create the finest headphone amp available.
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The HeadRoom crossfeed pro- vides the natural acoustic cross-feed normally heard at the left and right ear as heard from the left and right speaker.
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Max Balanced Amp Max Balanced Amp Rear Panel Rear Panel Descriptions (see following page for DAC option descriptions) 1. Analog Inputs: Two sets of RCA connectors allow for independent con- nectivity of two separate non-digital (analog) sources like a CD player, tape deck or pre-amp into the Max amp.
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Max Balanced Electronics Module What is a Digital to Analog Converter? When purchasing the Max Balanced Amp, you have the option of including a When music is stored on a CD, digital audio tape, or hard drive, it is stored as DAC.
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Hooking Up Your Max Balanced Amp via DAC Balanced Cabling Hook Up via Analog In order to operate a headphone amplifier in balanced mode, you must have a balanced It is a good idea to turn your units off while connecting equipment.
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Translation: superb sound! Using the Max Balanced as a PreAmp How about another helpful feature: The Max Balanced amp can double as a very superb sounding, fully balanced preamp. Make sure the Processor and Filter switches are in the OFF position when listening through speakers to avoid goofing up your imaging and frequency response.
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Alps RK50 is the Max Balanced potentiometer upgrade. You can HeadRoom amplifiers cure the problem by allowing you to cross-feed a little choose the Alps RK50 upon initial purchase of your Max amp, or have of the left and right channels across to each other through a short time delay the upgrade performed at a later date.
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$100, we will call you with an estimate. When we receive the equipment, we will initiate repairs and upgrades within 1-2 weeks and return HeadRoom www.headphone.com the unit to you. The customer pays for shipping to HeadRoom and we pay for Attn: Returns Toll Free: 800-828-8184 return shipping.
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As a result, even though the volume control on your HeadRoom amp may appear to be set to a low level, you may not be listening at a safe level. Generally speaking, when lis- tening to headphones you should only turn up the volume to the point at which the sound isn’t too quiet.
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