How To Connect Audio Interface To Headphone Splitter / Amp

In this video, we demonstrate three different ways to connect an audio interface (Scarlett 2i2) to a Headphone Splitter Amplifier (Mackie HM-4)

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Introduction
0:10 - Why Connect Headphone Amp?
1:16 - Equipment We're Using
1:55 - Pricing & Specs
2:05 - Balanced vs Unbalanced Cable
3:02 - How To Use Balanced TRS Cable
4:09 - Connect Headphone Jack to Headphone Amp
7:13 - Connect Left Line Output to Headphone Amp
8:17 - Connect Both Line Outputs to Headphone Amp
9:18 - Summary
10:03 - Final Thoughts

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[CybertroninfiniteOfficial]

Hey man, watching from 2-3 years later, you're one of best channels (mainly you Jordan) that got properly informed in audio gear

[coeburnett]

Clear Concise! and for me....understanding of components I've used for years but only knew as " mono and stereo" . "Balanced" is a new tool for me! Thanks!

[johnwick]

This is EXCATLY what I was looking for. clearly explained. Thank you very much. Keep up good work.

[pinealdiamond]

Thank you for a nice clear explanation! I was actually seeking to hook up my Scarlett 2i2 gen 1 headphone output to the input on the exact same Mackie headphone amp for a podcast me and my brother are working on and all we were lacking was the headphone amp so we can keep the room quiet while we talk and also monitor our voices in real time to we can get a nice smooth conversational flow. I play guitar so I use the TS cables more often and remembered that they are for mono instruments and not stereo signals for headphones. I'm glad to have found your short concise video as a refresher for my memory. Now I'm confident that I understand and will not be having to return the wrong item down the road. keep up the good work my friend and you got yourself a new subscriber here because I truly appreciate when people get straight to the brass tax and don't meander for 10 min while I'm waiting for the helpful info. I salute you sir!!! and I wish you the best and I hope you have a happy holiday with friends and family full of love. Peace out my man!!!

[_patricio_]

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[akeemdreams]

Thanks brother! Very helpful! Probably one of the best Engineering advice videos I've ever watched! You explained everything well I appreciate you!

[FANKANable]

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[maxpepa]

The information in this video is amazing and the way he explains it, awesome. Thank you for this video!

[TheSawzy]

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[MariahCamilleVlogs]

Thank you so much for this! Everything was very easy to follow! I appreciate all the links provided as well. Made it very easy for me to see all the things you have. Thank you so much again!

[jivyajinn]

Amazing!!! Super helpful! Just the answer I was looking for couldn't find elsewhere

[bororitv]

Hey mate! Thanks for the video. Is it really ok to use a dual ts to TRS stereo cable to connect the line outs on an audio interface to a headphone amp? I heard it may harm the outputs since you would be linking the two outputs like this, and the impedance on the headphone amp aux input wouldn’t be enough to absorve it, so they would impact each other. Couldn’t find anything about it in the internet, so if you could help me here would be awesome. Thanks!

[Mista]

I haven't connected my HM-4 yet but I hope I don't deal with any of the noise that you're referring to!
I can't tolerate 60 hertz hum or any crackling etc. when it comes to using headphones/recording etc.
With just my Focusrite 2i2, I don't get any noise even if I crank up the volume to max. I'm using a pair
of Sony MDR 7506 headphones that are 63 ohms. Screw it, guess I'll go find a 1/4 TRS cable and just
find out for myself really quick. I'll reply to my own comment once I find out if I'm dealing with crackle
that would require me to send this HM-4 back to sweetwater or not!

[DezDW]

Very Helpful and gave me some clarity.

[RyanConnur]

Thanks bro not sure why there’s so few videos on the topic. I watched your inline pre video as well and I actually went with the newer tnt dm2 and messed with the impedence on my dynamic and wow. Bro try it I enjoy using my dynamic more than my 103. Granted I have a chain for it but it sounds amazing and the impedence changing really helped me match that mic to my voice

[jumpbackgeno]

Good video, thanks. Question, I have a Headphone amp that has stereo inputs and I want to use my Headphone output on the IF, but It only has one Its like opposite of your instructional but in reverse with the Head amp having 2 and my IF 1, would I use the same cable you used? Thanks again

[rombsix]

For method 2, if the signal coming out of the left monitor output of the interface consists of two identical left signals except with their phase is inverted, then how are they not cancelling out when they go into the headphone amp input (that you said does *not* invert the phase of one of the duplicated signals)?

When you use the Y-cable, why does it result in an *un-balanced* stereo signal to the TRS rather than a *balanced* stereo signal to the TRS?

So then what would the wiring look like of a cable that is carrying stereo balanced signal? Does it have to have FIVE wires inside? Two duplicated for left channel, two duplicated for right channel, and one ground? In that case, it'd be like a five-pin XLR for example?

I thought that a cable becomes balanced as long as it has an EVEN number of wires carrying signal. So I figured that in the scenario where you have a cable that has three wires, one ground, and two for signal, if one of the signal wires carries left channel, the second signal wire carries right channel, then both signal wires would pick up the identical interference signal, and that gets canceled out in the differential receiver, yielding a balanced signal, no?

[_irwinlaw]

Your videos are great and informative, thanks so much for having this up

[vladislavpr]

Audio Interface: Apogee Symphony Desktop
Headphone amplifier: iFi Pro iDSD Signature

If I connect the HI-Fi headphone (ifi) amplifier to the audio interface, can I monitor my microphone voice and listen to music through the headphone amplifier?

1. The microphone is obtained to the audio interface.
2. Audio interface connects to the headphone amplifier through the entrance for headphones.
3. I connect the audio interface to the laptop.


And in this place the question:

- Sound from a computer will be translated into headphones with such a setup?
- If I want to start Tidle on a laptop, did I get the desired sound from the headphone amplifier that will not be directly connected to the laptop?

- If I have negotiations through the zoom, will I hear the interlocutors?

Thank you very much for the video.

[anderssorenson]

Question: is it possible to combine two separate audio inputs into one set of headphones?