I assume you don't listen to your headphones and speakers at the same time so why not just plug the headphone amp in when you need it? Seems like a small price to pay and not all components like being hooked up via more than one output.
Why scratchy sounds Denafrips DAC to Drop AAA 789
Plugging Balanced connections of the Ares ll into Balanced headphone Drop AAA789… produces scratchy sounds to my Klipsch Cornwalls playing simultaneously… sharing of the Denafrips playing into a Rogue preamp. The headphone amp isn’t powered up. If I unplug the balanced union of the DAC and headphone amp, it goes away. The main Cornwalls are being powered by NAD C 1366BEEv2 amp. Any help on this one?