With a new baby in the house, the need for quiet is paramount. How can he connect a headphone amp and his power amp and control both with different levels?
The Schiit Magni has RCA outputs. He can run those to the Stellar. Good thing is - when the headphones are plugged in, the RCA output stops so even if the power amp is on - no sound comes out of speakers. I have mine rigged this way - from iFi Zen Dac to Magni 3+ to Denon PMA520AE. So no Y connectors.
No, no, no. Why in the world would he connect his headphone amplifier to his preamp at all? To hear whatever distortion the preamp has to contribute? If he is going to be using a Y connector, then that should be at his source which should then be connected to the headphone amp and preamp. The headphone amp has no reason to have anything to do with his preamp. If it is more convenient for him he could also connect his source to a high quality switch box and he can switch between his source feeding his preamp or his headphone amp. I am surprised that you did not suggest this.
@@petermartin9494 I guess I have been making many compromises because everything I have goes through my PrimaLuna EVO 400 preamp. I am ok with it though. I'm not a big headphone guy either. Not a serious way to experience music for me. To each his own.
I had the same problem when I upgraded to a used Krell Soundstage preamp. The Krell preamp has no headphone jack. It does have volume control. I also bought the Schitt headphone amp directly from Schitt. I tried using the tape out or monitor, but I got no sound. The Krell guy said to use Y adapters on the L/R out, which works fine to my ears. I leave my Schitt volume about halfway up & control the headphone volume with the Krell.
If he is using a single source most of the time he can use the y adapters at the source and feed the pre amp and headphone amp independently. it would help to know the actual components in the system outside of the power amp to keep the mystery factor out of this.
@behexen250 not really with my Bartok I run single ended to my formula s headphone amp and balanced to my hegel for the speakers. Alot of totl headphone amps are actually single ended and only provided balanced as an alternative input. The amplification stage is actually single ended.
@behexen250 the yggdrasil has bothered balanced and single ended output so do the topping d90, remember adi-2 mytek brooklyn ect. They are all capable of running both the balanced and single ended outputs at the same time. If the dac has a true balanced out then there are 2 different output sections. The truth of the matter is that balanced really doesn't matter that much unless you are running long cable runs and need the noise rejection. There are plenty of reasonably priced dacs that have both outputs. Or he can just run the headphone amp out of the preamp and shut off the power amps when not listening t ok the speakers.
Balanced line drive is seriously not going to make any difference in any home application unless you are experiencing interference from another source, in which case you probably have worse problems.
@behexen250 Most any decent pro gear is balanced through and through. At least crossovers and DSP's are. effects units and such usually are unless they are inserted. Somewhere in a strip. I have AMT 1A for midhigh and JBL d130's for woofers. So it is fair to say they are up there in the revealing speaker category. And I did convert my setup to balanced, but didn't notice any difference worth the expense. As it should be when you know the implementation of the gear is as good as can be. If you are noticing any difference then it is probably more dilation than actual improvement. But it is probably not an effect which is undesirable to the ears. Or it is compensating for lackluster designs which a lot of high end home gear seems to suffer from due to being more marketing than anything top notch.
Many headphone amps, and all of the amps by Schiit, have pass through RCA connections (although on the Mjolnir they are pre-outs). Not sure what precipitated this being so common but it's handy for headphone hobbyists because you can daisy chain a bunch of different amps in front of your speaker pre-amp. Seems to be a common industry practice with headphone amps and all seem to be simple bypass circuits that work regardless of whether the headphone amp is powered so there's minimal degradation to the source. I have some pretty revealing Focal headphones and maybe others might hear a difference but I haven't with my speaker amp at the end of a chain of one Schiit Loki EQ and 3 headphone amps.
I agree with Paul for the line out. That in concert with your external amp would be most cost effective. If you wanted to 2 bird with one stone get a all in one day and headphone amp like a topping dx7. Check massdrop to save some $$$ but they are not Amazon nice with returns. Few items at play. Ask yourself if you want to use your headphones single ended or 4 pin on you hp amp/dac. Check hart audio for their modular cables. Here you could have a nice dac and not mess with the signal chain on the stereo. On the dac ask yourself if you want rca or xlr outputs. Here one could go to the hp amp and the other to the stereo. Do you want the dac to output fixed or variable. Lastly if you want to run planar don't go tube. Consider a tube hybrid, class ab, or my favorite class a. I have an Aune x7s (200 usd) from mass drop and love it.
I have a Linn Kolektor pre Amp, which has 3 pairs of pre-outs but I still use the tape out to connect my headphone amp. Remember the Tape out option will bypass all tone controls/volume control on the pre amp as well
Hi. I use my apple 4s phone with Leak 30 using tape monitor button to switch of preamp . I have never got so nice sound for my 45 years experience with many amps. I am not an expert but it looks like I am using phone like preamp and Leak like power amp? If yes, can I connect phone to any just power amp and speakers?
Nowadays most people use their smart phone or laptop with a quality DAC/amp when using headphones or earbuds. With Tidal or other quality source you can get quite awesome audio fidelity.
@@necrodh Well, I think you can cherry pick a good old walkman against some crappy modern smart device and we can both agree your point is right. But then, why not choose a better modern device? For example, some Android smart phones have been doing their sample rate conversion using a low-end more "CPU friendly" algorithm (e.g. to get best AnTuTu scores) causing audio fidelity artifacts when converting CD PCM 44kHz to Android's audio clock of 48kHz.
Hi Paul, I have an Aragon 24k preamp that is roughly 30 yrs old and works great! I do have the tape outs that you were referring to. So how do I connect a headphone amp to my system? I do not plan on listening to two things at once and I'm good with using volume control on headphone amp. I just purchased the Monolith 887 amp. So o I run a cable from headphone amp to tape in then tape out to headphone amp? thanks
shouldn’t connect from the preamp out to headphone amp. i recommend to go out from the source which provides a fixed output to the headphone amp. that will give the best sound.
I'm confused. I have a SUMO Athena preamp hooked into my McIntosh MC100. The SUMO has no headphone jack and I want to listen to my phono through my Grado SR80 headphones, as well as my CD and Cassette players. The Nakamichi tape deck has a headphone jack but no volume control. When I plug the headphones into it the volume is way too loud. My Yamaha CD player does have a headphone volume control. I am looking at a $99 Schitt Magni headphone Amp, but I'm confused as to whether I can hook it up to this old analog equipment. Can you help?
My recommendation is to get either LG G7 or G8 and enjoy your music. BTW, based on my experience (my baby is 8 month old now), you are either too tired to listen to music or have no time. Therefore, don't spend too much money on it.
If his preamp doesn't have a lineout you could always use the white cables coming out of the source one side to go to his preamp and the other side to the headphone amp
Easy enough with a "tape out" jacks if you're lucky enough to have them on your preamp. That's assuming that your headphone amp has a volume control as Paul stated.
I have a British accent (because I'm British) and I'm a real dumb-ass. However I do find that the "tape out" socket on my Naim NAC 82 feeds my tube headphone amplifier nicely. No messing with "Y" connectors, still retains independent volume controls via pre-amp and headphone amp. potentiometers. Simple and dumb-ass proof ;0)
I'm using a laptop with 3.5 and RCA to headphone amp, will it make a difference if I use USB or XLR, the app I am using is magnius which is balanced. Next week I will be getting the balanced modius dac for a schiit stack, for headphone use.
Tell the guy to go steady with the Headphone amp to Integrated amp.. I have just connected the Burson Audio Fun up to my Exposure X Integrated amp by Turntable into the Exposure X & the headphone amp into the Tape Out on the Exposure X amp.. i did try the Topping A30 but didn't find the way out before I sent it back.. but I think if I had connected the Topping A30 up the way I have the Burson Fun maybe it would work .. But with Burson Fun set up that way I have Headphone amp & Speakers together!! & I can turn my Exposure Amp down & just listen with the Headphone amp as well.. Hope that that will help as I sometimes like Speakers & sometimes like headphones.. i hope i'm not being noisy but just help this problem out..
The Topping a50 headphone amp has RCA IN and RCA OUT jacks that will pass the signal to the amp when off, and will mute the signal when turned on. Which leads to a complaint about Schiit not adding fixed outputs on their preamps.
seriously you should only use fixed output to a headphone amplifier. using preamp both for a power amplifier and a headphone amplifier gives me shrills... it sounds like it must fail at some point.
Firstly, try the headphones with a different (friends?) amplifier. If the same fault occurs you know it's the 'phones not your amplifier. If it is the amplifier try cleaning the socket with switch cleaner but the socket may need renewal. If (most likely) the problem is with the headphones try cleaning the jack plug with switch cleaner (or at a pinch WD40) to see if that improves things. My best guess, however, is the wires to the jack plug will have come adrift at the soldered connections inside. You may be able to unscrew the barrel of the jack plug to physically inspect them; using a magnifying glass make sure the wires don't come away from the solder posts when you wiggle them. Assuming you find a loose wire great; it should be a very straightforward job for any competent electrical repair guy to either remake the existing joints or solder on a whole new plug. A third possibility, but less likely, is an internal break in the cable wire but, again, a decent repairman should be able to trace and fix it quite cost-effectively. Hope this helps and let me know how you get on! ;0)
No- Not a very direct reply. Most preamps have a line or tape out. This is the easy way in my opinion. Then either can be listened to but only to the same source.
@@skipgordon5382 and thus if already have a cassette deck and a reel to reel in the system I can hook the head amp as it were an output for tape deck 3 input jacks in a Niles 3 deck switcher?
@@petekutheis3822 I am not sure if the signal will be strong enough. Most preamps are raising the tape or cassette input some so it is not just a pass through signal from the source. You should try but I expect the volume to be low. Maybe not.
British accent? We all love what we dont have and find egzotic. You go to a far-away country and are in love with many things, that locals often have very different opinion about ;) Tourist: wow, that's great! Locals: what's so great about it? 😒 Anyway, british in its official BBC flavour doesnt sound that egzotic anymore ;)
1:37 "S C H I T T" I'm sure that they are ecstatic knowing that you love them so much you will butcher the spelling of their name. 😝 Nobody's perfect and that was funny. 😂 Sorry Schiit, sometimes things happen while you're reading a question and stopping to ad-lib every two words. He meant well. He just doesn't spell well.....or English accent well....or read a question well......or answer it......at all ..... sometimes 😏
Paul is not telling the whole truth. When you use a Y connector to connect to an external device the amplifier can respond. Remember there is a small resistance in all appliances and possibly other things above + and - on rca. you must try it!
The amount of resistance is so small its immaterial. What is worth mentioning is the output voltage will be shared between the two of them. I don't think it matters though because that would only be a factor when both are being used and lets face it the audible difference will be very very small with just getting split 2 ways and at that point the biggest victim of sound quality reduction is the wife listening to the system as he will be on headphones anyway.I'm sure they aren't super high end headphones that would matter more the amp in question is Schitt not a multi thousand dollar setup.
You all ever try slapping some resistors over the speaker output? Guitar amps since the 70's have used that trick to make a (higher -Z) headphone output from a transistor speaker level output, saves a few manufacturer bucks when the 1/4 headphone jack cost a couple. The resistors should lower the current traveling to the jack and following the current drop, a voltage drop. Do your research, dont electrocute yourselves
Paul’s head half off the screen is compensated by his leg in a bush.
You know that old saying " A cut off head is worth a leg in the bush"
Bro you really made me laugh out loud for like 8 seconds straight.
@@Jack-oc2fc 18 seconds for me
The Schiit Magni has RCA outputs. He can run those to the Stellar. Good thing is - when the headphones are plugged in, the RCA output stops so even if the power amp is on - no sound comes out of speakers. I have mine rigged this way - from iFi Zen Dac to Magni 3+ to Denon PMA520AE. So no Y connectors.
No, no, no. Why in the world would he connect his headphone amplifier to his preamp at all? To hear whatever distortion the preamp has to contribute? If he is going to be using a Y connector, then that should be at his source which should then be connected to the headphone amp and preamp. The headphone amp has no reason to have anything to do with his preamp. If it is more convenient for him he could also connect his source to a high quality switch box and he can switch between his source feeding his preamp or his headphone amp. I am surprised that you did not suggest this.
If it is a decent preamp the line out or tape our are just fine.
@@skipgordon5382 It is not about being fine or decent. It is about being ideal, rational and not making unnecessary compromises.
@@petermartin9494 I guess I have been making many compromises because everything I have goes through my PrimaLuna EVO 400 preamp. I am ok with it though. I'm not a big headphone guy either. Not a serious way to experience music for me. To each his own.
This is fine if he only has one source
THE British accent!... Which one?
Stellar Gain Cell DAC is a great preamp, good headphone amp, and includes a good DAC to boot.
I had the same problem when I upgraded to a
used Krell Soundstage preamp.
The Krell preamp has no headphone jack. It does have volume control.
I also bought the Schitt headphone amp directly from Schitt.
I tried using the tape out or monitor, but I got no sound.
The Krell guy said to use Y adapters on the L/R out, which works fine to my ears.
I leave my Schitt volume about halfway up & control the headphone volume with the Krell.
If he is using a single source most of the time he can use the y adapters at the source and feed the pre amp and headphone amp independently. it would help to know the actual components in the system outside of the power amp to keep the mystery factor out of this.
This was merely a commercial for his amplifier/preamp line. Beyond that there's no mystery. 😊
Thanks for your good video and I fount an adapter (SAT UB-1) that can connect headphones by connecting to the amplifier speaker terminal on etsy.
The best option is to connect the headphone amp directly to the source if it is a dac most should have both balanced and single ended outputs.
@behexen250 not really with my Bartok I run single ended to my formula s headphone amp and balanced to my hegel for the speakers. Alot of totl headphone amps are actually single ended and only provided balanced as an alternative input. The amplification stage is actually single ended.
@behexen250 the yggdrasil has bothered balanced and single ended output so do the topping d90, remember adi-2 mytek brooklyn ect. They are all capable of running both the balanced and single ended outputs at the same time. If the dac has a true balanced out then there are 2 different output sections. The truth of the matter is that balanced really doesn't matter that much unless you are running long cable runs and need the noise rejection.
There are plenty of reasonably priced dacs that have both outputs. Or he can just run the headphone amp out of the preamp and shut off the power amps when not listening t ok the speakers.
Balanced line drive is seriously not going to make any difference in any home application unless you are experiencing interference from another source, in which case you probably have worse problems.
@behexen250 Most any decent pro gear is balanced through and through. At least crossovers and DSP's are. effects units and such usually are unless they are inserted. Somewhere in a strip.
I have AMT 1A for midhigh and JBL d130's for woofers. So it is fair to say they are up there in the revealing speaker category. And I did convert my setup to balanced, but didn't notice any difference worth the expense. As it should be when you know the implementation of the gear is as good as can be.
If you are noticing any difference then it is probably more dilation than actual improvement. But it is probably not an effect which is undesirable to the ears. Or it is compensating for lackluster designs which a lot of high end home gear seems to suffer from due to being more marketing than anything top notch.
Thank you Paul, I never considered the tape output
Many headphone amps, and all of the amps by Schiit, have pass through RCA connections (although on the Mjolnir they are pre-outs). Not sure what precipitated this being so common but it's handy for headphone hobbyists because you can daisy chain a bunch of different amps in front of your speaker pre-amp. Seems to be a common industry practice with headphone amps and all seem to be simple bypass circuits that work regardless of whether the headphone amp is powered so there's minimal degradation to the source. I have some pretty revealing Focal headphones and maybe others might hear a difference but I haven't with my speaker amp at the end of a chain of one Schiit Loki EQ and 3 headphone amps.
I agree with Paul for the line out. That in concert with your external amp would be most cost effective. If you wanted to 2 bird with one stone get a all in one day and headphone amp like a topping dx7. Check massdrop to save some $$$ but they are not Amazon nice with returns. Few items at play. Ask yourself if you want to use your headphones single ended or 4 pin on you hp amp/dac. Check hart audio for their modular cables. Here you could have a nice dac and not mess with the signal chain on the stereo. On the dac ask yourself if you want rca or xlr outputs. Here one could go to the hp amp and the other to the stereo. Do you want the dac to output fixed or variable. Lastly if you want to run planar don't go tube. Consider a tube hybrid, class ab, or my favorite class a. I have an Aune x7s (200 usd) from mass drop and love it.
Tape out to a headphone power amp is the best.
Yup - best way
Will my Yamahas integrated Rec out work for this? Do you think it will be better than using the built in ?
Yes- rec out and tape out are the same thing
PS audio stellar DAC has a very decent headphone output but I also have a headphone amp connected via XlR output of stellar
I have a Linn Kolektor pre Amp, which has 3 pairs of pre-outs but I still use the tape out to connect my headphone amp. Remember the Tape out option will bypass all tone controls/volume control on the pre amp as well
I am about to spring for a Fitek headphone amp. I am guessing I can just hook it up to my Niles tape switch box?
Hi. I use my apple 4s phone with Leak 30 using tape monitor button to switch of preamp . I have never got so nice sound for my 45 years experience with many amps. I am not an expert but it looks like I am using phone like preamp and Leak like power amp? If yes, can I connect phone to any just power amp and speakers?
Nowadays most people use their smart phone or laptop with a quality DAC/amp when using headphones or earbuds. With Tidal or other quality source you can get quite awesome audio fidelity.
Then you hear an older cd walkman and they sound better than hi res audio sources...
@@necrodh Well, I think you can cherry pick a good old walkman against some crappy modern smart device and we can both agree your point is right. But then, why not choose a better modern device? For example, some Android smart phones have been doing their sample rate conversion using a low-end more "CPU friendly" algorithm (e.g. to get best AnTuTu scores) causing audio fidelity artifacts when converting CD PCM 44kHz to Android's audio clock of 48kHz.
Hi Paul, I have an Aragon 24k preamp that is roughly 30 yrs old and works great! I do have the tape outs that you were referring to. So how do I connect a headphone amp to my system? I do not plan on listening to two things at once and I'm good with using volume control on headphone amp. I just purchased the Monolith 887 amp. So o I run a cable from headphone amp to tape in then tape out to headphone amp? thanks
shouldn’t connect from the preamp out to headphone amp. i recommend to go out from the source which provides a fixed output to the headphone amp. that will give the best sound.
"schiit" is a German word. The translation is just that: sh*t. Looks like they using it as slang Not vulgar e.g. the best sh*t ever
I'm confused. I have a SUMO Athena preamp hooked into my McIntosh MC100. The SUMO has no headphone jack and I want to listen to my phono through my Grado SR80 headphones, as well as my CD and Cassette players. The Nakamichi tape deck has a headphone jack but no volume control. When I plug the headphones into it the volume is way too loud. My Yamaha CD player does have a headphone volume control. I am looking at a $99 Schitt Magni headphone Amp, but I'm confused as to whether I can hook it up to this old analog equipment. Can you help?
My recommendation is to get either LG G7 or G8 and enjoy your music. BTW, based on my experience (my baby is 8 month old now), you are either too tired to listen to music or have no time. Therefore, don't spend too much money on it.
New baby? He's gonna be too tired to listen to the stereo.
I would recommend Focal Clear + Chord Hugo 2. Headphones are meant to be transportable.
If his preamp doesn't have a lineout you could always use the white cables coming out of the source one side to go to his preamp and the other side to the headphone amp
Easy enough with a "tape out" jacks if you're lucky enough to have them on your preamp. That's assuming that your headphone amp has a volume control as Paul stated.
I have a British accent (because I'm British) and I'm a real dumb-ass. However I do find that the "tape out" socket on my Naim NAC 82 feeds my tube headphone amplifier nicely. No messing with "Y" connectors, still retains independent volume controls via pre-amp and headphone amp. potentiometers. Simple and dumb-ass proof ;0)
I'm using a laptop with 3.5 and RCA to headphone amp, will it make a difference if I use USB or XLR, the app I am using is magnius which is balanced. Next week I will be getting the balanced modius dac for a schiit stack, for headphone use.
I recommend just getting a Hifiman HE-6 and using Speaker TAPS cable
When’s the next fpga update on direct stream and ds jr?
can i connect my dragonfly black from my laptop to a logitech z5500 speakers..?
Dipping a few toes into the Pro Audio realm here hehehe
Are there any headphone amps without a volume control? I don't think I've ever seen one.
There are many.
Niles Audio and even the old Radio Shack have RCA switchboxes you can get on eBay for less than $20 bucks.
Tell the guy to go steady with the Headphone amp to Integrated amp.. I have just connected the Burson Audio Fun up to my Exposure X Integrated amp by Turntable into the Exposure X & the headphone amp into the Tape Out on the Exposure X amp.. i did try the Topping A30 but didn't find the way out before I sent it back.. but I think if I had connected the Topping A30 up the way I have the Burson Fun maybe it would work .. But with Burson Fun set up that way I have Headphone amp & Speakers together!! & I can turn my Exposure Amp down & just listen with the Headphone amp as well.. Hope that that will help as I sometimes like Speakers & sometimes like headphones.. i hope i'm not being noisy but just help this problem out..
Burson makes well made headphone amplifiers . He should try them out.
god i love this voice
The Topping a50 headphone amp has RCA IN and RCA OUT jacks that will pass the signal to the amp when off, and will mute the signal when turned on. Which leads to a complaint about Schiit not adding fixed outputs on their preamps.
oooh come on Paul..just add an headphone jack...i remember the gooooood old days when every audio gear had headphone jack AND fukin tone controls.
Buy noise cancelling headphones to filter out the baby.
LOL at dingus. 2:22
seriously you should only use fixed output to a headphone amplifier. using preamp both for a power amplifier and a headphone amplifier gives me shrills... it sounds like it must fail at some point.
I have some 70s era KOSS headphones, dropouts happen,I jiggle the plug,move the wires a bit,
rotate the plug a half turn,why?
Replace the plug...
@@wishusknight3009 Broken wire or bad solder connection. possibly. Contact corrosion at the socket much less likely.
Firstly, try the headphones with a different (friends?) amplifier. If the same fault occurs you know it's the 'phones not your amplifier. If it is the amplifier try cleaning the socket with switch cleaner but the socket may need renewal. If (most likely) the problem is with the headphones try cleaning the jack plug with switch cleaner (or at a pinch WD40) to see if that improves things. My best guess, however, is the wires to the jack plug will have come adrift at the soldered connections inside. You may be able to unscrew the barrel of the jack plug to physically inspect them; using a magnifying glass make sure the wires don't come away from the solder posts when you wiggle them. Assuming you find a loose wire great; it should be a very straightforward job for any competent electrical repair guy to either remake the existing joints or solder on a whole new plug. A third possibility, but less likely, is an internal break in the cable wire but, again, a decent repairman should be able to trace and fix it quite cost-effectively. Hope this helps and let me know how you get on! ;0)
No one in the UK talks like they do in the movies, only real difference to American is we say arse instead of ass.
One of the best or the best headphone amps feliks audio gone up in price tho recommended by focal
Haha Paul so many people make the same mistake -
"Schiit" not "Schitt" - 2 i's, not 2 t's 😃
Quick question...did ANYONE learn how to connect a headphone amplifier from this?
If so, please link the time stamp(s) that taught it so well.
No- Not a very direct reply. Most preamps have a line or tape out. This is the easy way in my opinion. Then either can be listened to but only to the same source.
@@skipgordon5382 and thus if already have a cassette deck and a reel to reel in the system I can hook the head amp as it were an output for tape deck 3 input jacks in a Niles 3 deck switcher?
@@petekutheis3822 I am not sure if the signal will be strong enough. Most preamps are raising the tape or cassette input some so it is not just a pass through signal from the source. You should try but I expect the volume to be low. Maybe not.
Instead of an Y connector, I bought an F connector! Fits my setup better ;)
How many channels do your headphones pick up?
Right angles are bad for high frequency signals, too many reflections
Schiit not Schitt
British accent? We all love what we dont have and find egzotic.
You go to a far-away country and are in love with many things, that locals often have very different opinion about ;)
Tourist: wow, that's great!
Locals: what's so great about it? 😒
Anyway, british in its official BBC flavour doesnt sound that egzotic anymore ;)
all you need is to plug the headphones in the amp so nobody else hears the amp but you!! no need for the headphone amp
Why connector?
- Because no connector means no connection!
*ba dum tss!* 🤓
JDS Labs Atom is an amazing amp at a great price
really, why?
Actually it is we who have an accent. The Brittish invented the language. That was a little joke. Sorry. I couldn't help myself.
1:37
"S C H I T T"
I'm sure that they are ecstatic knowing that you love them so much you will butcher the spelling of their name. 😝
Nobody's perfect and that was funny. 😂
Sorry Schiit, sometimes things happen while you're reading a question and stopping to ad-lib every two words. He meant well. He just doesn't spell well.....or English accent well....or read a question well......or answer it......at all ..... sometimes 😏
Schiit
@@skipgordon5382 Sch-ya , know Schiit!
why can't you just use the preamp must have a TRS socket
Paul is not telling the whole truth. When you use a Y connector to connect to an external device the amplifier can respond. Remember there is a small resistance in all appliances and possibly other things above + and - on rca. you must try it!
The amount of resistance is so small its immaterial. What is worth mentioning is the output voltage will be shared between the two of them. I don't think it matters though because that would only be a factor when both are being used and lets face it the audible difference will be very very small with just getting split 2 ways and at that point the biggest victim of sound quality reduction is the wife listening to the system as he will be on headphones anyway.I'm sure they aren't super high end headphones that would matter more the amp in question is Schitt not a multi thousand dollar setup.
You all ever try slapping some resistors over the speaker output?
Guitar amps since the 70's have used that trick to make a (higher -Z) headphone output from a transistor speaker level output, saves a few manufacturer bucks when the 1/4 headphone jack cost a couple. The resistors should lower the current traveling to the jack and following the current drop, a voltage drop. Do your research, dont electrocute yourselves