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Headphone amp connection

Hello all,

So I am thinking about adding a headphone amp to my set up.  Nothing too fancy, something like a Schiit Audio Asgard to power some HiFiMan HE400S headphones.  My question is what is the best way to wire up the headphone amp?  The was I see it I have two choices with my equipment.  I could wire the fixed output from my Rogue preamp to the headphone amp or wire it directly from my Jolida JD100 cdp.  The Jolida has two sets of rca outputs and the Rogue has a set of variable outputs plus a set of fixed outputs.  I'm thinking the fixed outputs from the Rogue might be to hot for the headphone amp to handle.  But hooked up this way allows me to use any source and give me remote volume control.  What do you guys think is the best way to go?
tommy583

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soix
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Looks like I will have to go old school and get up to change the volume.  
Did you consider the SMSL SH-9 headphone amp I mentioned above that has its own remote?

What is the advantage of using the fixed outputs on the preamp instead of the extra outputs on the CDP besides being able to listen to other sources?
None.  The CDP outputs should be better since it’s a much shorter signal path. 

soix
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The SMSL SH-9 has a remote volume so you could make use of the Rogue’s fixed line out and still have the convenience of a remote.  And it’s not much more expensive than the Asgard.  Best of luck. 
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