I don’t recommend doing this..Your basically using a preamp(asr)>power amp(asr)>into another pre amp(headphone amp)>power amp(headphone amp)...As the ASR does NOT have a built in DAC you must be using something as a source into the ASR?That is where I would run signal to a headphone amp...
As for running direct from ASR speaker taps to headphones BE CAREFUL,your looking at a lot of power into headphones & could easily either blow out the headphones or your ears..
Also,if you REALLY want to research anything headphone I recommend head-fi.org,great place for all things headphone...
The Sound Signature of a Headphone Amp
Hi,
I’ve been looking at headphone amps and I’ve been getting advice to buy units at wildly different price points. I own an ASR Emitter 2 Exclusive amplifier and the sound signature of this amplifier is exceptional. I was told to run cables from the tape outs on my ASR into the headphone amp, which is no problem. So I’ve looked around at Cayin, Schiit, etc.. From my inquiry with the Schiit store in CA., it was confirmed that the signal that I would hear would primarily be that of my ASR power amp but that the headphone amp still has a footprint on the overall sound so the better the headphone amp, the better the results. What know one has been able to explain is how much of the signal comes from the power amp and what percentage comes from the headphone amp? Is there a headphone amp that gets out of the way totally, acting as just a headphone input with a volume control? Any clarification on this would be greatly helpful. Thanks!