malvo
Active Member
So I have a nicely restored 299b that sounds great and classes up my living room. The 299b doesn't have a headphone jack, but this hasn't been a problem around here as I've never needed or wanted to listen on headphones here at home. Until recently.
Not long ago my schedule changed and suddenly I find myself with some prime listening time in the evening after everyone else has gone to bed, but that time of day around here requires headphones. No built-in headphone option for this amp seemed a trivial fix: tape out from the Scott into my stand-alone headphone amp works and sounds great.
But here's the problem: even with the volume dialed all the way down on the Scott, there's still perfectly audible music on the speakers. The Scott's volume pot otherwise seems to function perfectly, nothing scratchy, no dropouts or off noises. The audible music on the speakers isn't loud, mind you, but it's also not anything approaching silent. Domestic peace in my home demands silent.
Does this problem of audible music even with the volume all the way down sound like something that can get solved reasonably easily? Or should I leave it be and work out another way to get some headphone time at home?
I don't claim any expertise at all with vintage tube gear (other than I like the way it sounds), and so I'm grateful for any and all input.
Not long ago my schedule changed and suddenly I find myself with some prime listening time in the evening after everyone else has gone to bed, but that time of day around here requires headphones. No built-in headphone option for this amp seemed a trivial fix: tape out from the Scott into my stand-alone headphone amp works and sounds great.
But here's the problem: even with the volume dialed all the way down on the Scott, there's still perfectly audible music on the speakers. The Scott's volume pot otherwise seems to function perfectly, nothing scratchy, no dropouts or off noises. The audible music on the speakers isn't loud, mind you, but it's also not anything approaching silent. Domestic peace in my home demands silent.
Does this problem of audible music even with the volume all the way down sound like something that can get solved reasonably easily? Or should I leave it be and work out another way to get some headphone time at home?
I don't claim any expertise at all with vintage tube gear (other than I like the way it sounds), and so I'm grateful for any and all input.