Hi all...
I am just considering whether having a class-A headphone amp is really useful when used with a cellphone's headphone out....
while I am aware of the advantages of a Class-A headphone amp... would it matter if the cellphone's headphone output isnt class-A? I mean... lets say (for argument's sake).... my headphone output on my phone is class-B... and I use a class-A headphone amp with it... doesnt that nullify the benefits of the class-A amp since the signal it receives from the phone is already 'distorted' by the class-B?
So... unless the class-A amp has some way of correcting that 'distortion'... the class-A aspect of the amp becomes negated?
Cheers,
Silas
I am just considering whether having a class-A headphone amp is really useful when used with a cellphone's headphone out....
while I am aware of the advantages of a Class-A headphone amp... would it matter if the cellphone's headphone output isnt class-A? I mean... lets say (for argument's sake).... my headphone output on my phone is class-B... and I use a class-A headphone amp with it... doesnt that nullify the benefits of the class-A amp since the signal it receives from the phone is already 'distorted' by the class-B?
So... unless the class-A amp has some way of correcting that 'distortion'... the class-A aspect of the amp becomes negated?
Cheers,
Silas