Connecting Your Desktop Amp to a portable player via headphone jack or line out.
All hard drive players provide a headphone jack.* An RCA to Mini Cable will allow you to connect the headphone jack/line out of your player into the RCA inputs on the Desktop. Choose analog input set 1 or 2, and connect the RCA inputs. Be sure to note that as always, red or ‘R’, designates right channel. Switch the Source Selector Switch to analog.
Connecting Your Desktop Amp to a Home CD played or other Analog sources via RCA outputs.
If your source has RCA outputs, an RCA to RCA interconnect cable will connect the Desktop. Plug the RCA inputs into the back of the Desktop Amp, and connect the other end to the line output of your analog source. Make sure to switch the Source Selector Switch to analog. Also switch the Analog Input Switch to unbalanced.
Using self powered speakers with the Desktop Amp.
Most self-powered speakers have RCA inputs, in which case you will use an interconnect cable to attach to the Desktop Amp. Attach the RCA cables to the outputs on the rear of the Desktop Amp. Plug the other end into the back of your speakers. Switch the Rear Output Switch to ‘on’ to listen to your speakers, or switch it to ‘off’ to listen to your headphones.
Connecting to your Computer
The most convenient and common way to get a high quality signal out of your computer is with USB output. (If you have optical or coaxial outputs on your machine, then skip to the next section.) Simply plug a USB cable into your computer, and plug the smaller end into the back of the amp. In most cases your computer will instantly recognize the amplifier, but you will need to restart your music management program. If your computer does not recognize the device, restart; if it still is not recognized, you may need to go into your control panel/audio devices or system preferences/sound output and select ‘USB Audio Codec’ as your default audio device. Make sure to switch the Source Selector Switch to ‘digital’. Also switch the Digital Input Selector Switch to‘USB’.
Connecting your Desktop Amp to a CD Player with Optical/Coaxial outputs.
You will need an appropriate coaxial or optical cable, visit headphone.com to purchase a cable. Plug one end into your source and connect the other end into the appropriate input on the back of the amp. Make sure to switch the Source Selector Switch to ‘digital’. Also switch the Digital Input Selector Switch to ‘coaxial’ or ‘optical’.
Connecting the Desktop Power Supply.
The Desktop Power Supply is a power supply upgrade available for purchase on our website. To connect the Desktop Power Supply, you will need a power cable with 5 pin terminations on either side(included with DPS purchase.) Connect the +/- 15VDC power input on the Desktop Amp to one of the power outputs on the back of the Desktop Power Supply. Plug the power cord into the power entry module.