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The Max Owner’s Manual

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Congratulations on your purchase of the magnificent

HeadRoom Max headphone amplifier and processor.  

This is

it, the world’s most highly regarded headphone amp. You

have 

arrived!  Feels good, huh?  The Max is guaranteed to

provide a truly remarkable musical experience. You will hear

a wonderful improvement in the ability of a high-quality

headphone to resolve musical detail, deliver deep, tight bass,

present a more natural stereo image, and most importantly,

to express the emotion of the music. All of our amps are hand-

built in Bozeman, Montana with high-quality components and

plenty of TLC.

obsessed headphone geeks at your service.

Headphone Amplifier
HeadRoom Corporation

The Max Owner’s Manual

Summary of Contents for Max

Page 1: ... remarkable musical experience You will hear a wonderful improvement in the ability of a high quality headphone to resolve musical detail deliver deep tight bass present a more natural stereo image and most importantly to express the emotion of the music All of our amps are hand built in Bozeman Montana with high quality components and plenty of TLC obsessed headphone geeks at your service Headpho...

Page 2: ...2 800 828 8184 www headphone com A Tour of Your Max HeadRoom Amp 4 Gain Switch 3 Processor Switch 2 Filter Switch 1 Headphone Jacks 5 Volume Control 6 LED ...

Page 3: ...is further explained later in the manual 4 The Gain Switch A new feature on our Max the 3 position Gain Switch accomodates various headphones power needs For instance the Low Gain setting would be used for Grado headphones allowing a larger range on the volume control pot Experiementing with your headphones and the gain switch may help you to determine which setting you prefer If have any question...

Page 4: ... Switch For normal use the Ground Lift Switch should be on float For use as a pre amp the Ground Lift should be off 4 Input Two This is where you would plug in a second source 5 Input Selector Switch This switch chooses Input One or Input Two 6 Input One Your primary source gets hooked up here 7 Line Out If you are using The Max as a pre amplifier plug your outputs in here 7 Line Out 6 Input 1 5 I...

Page 5: ... performance degrading reactance of the tape deck input 1 Loop Outs 2 Loop Output Switch When purchasing The Max HeadRoom you are given a choice of having a loop out put or a second line out on the back of the amp Most people will prefer to have a 2nd output but if you have chosen to go with the Loop Out option read on here Rear Panel Loop Out Option Connect the cables from your audio source to th...

Page 6: ...hite How to Hook Up Your Max Amplifier How about another helpful feature The Max can double as a very good sounding dual source active preamp Make sure the Processor Filter and Ground Lift switches are in the OFF position when listening through speakers to avoid goofing up your imaging and frequency response To hook it up all you have to do is run a pair of interconnects from the line level RCA ou...

Page 7: ... Max Owner s Manual 7 To a PreAmp To a Home Theater To a Television To a Computer HeadRoom Amp HeadRoom Amp HeadRoom Amp HeadRoom Amp PreAmplifier Audio Video Source Television Computer Hooking up Your Max ...

Page 8: ...ht speaker to the left ear Adding the cross feed signal gives your brain enough information to build up the stable and natural audio image needed to have a quality listening experience The end result is a subtle but important change in the sound If you want you hear it more dramatically remove either the left or right input then as you switch the processor in and out you can hear the sound move fr...

Page 9: ...by the processor to be unpredictable However in general turning the processor on warms the sound The more mono component in the signal the warmer it gets See filter switch How can the processor be tested If you have already tried out the Processor you have probably noticed that there isn t a huge difference in the sound when switching the Processor on and off If you would like a more obvious demon...

Page 10: ...stening at a safe level even though the volume control on the amp is less than half way up Generally speaking when listening to headphones you should only turn up the volume to the point at which the sound isn t too quiet The most common hearing damage caused by prolonged or excessively loud sound is called tinnitus It manifests itself as a sustained ringing in the ears and can become a permanent ...

Page 11: ...ou are doing a partial return and exchange for other product you will be eligible for all discounts that would apply to the set of products that you end up keeping Products must be returned to us within 30 days of the date you receive the product SO if you think you might want to return something to us listen right away it s amazing how many people say the went out of the country and didn t have a...

Page 12: ...e performance to as near perfection as possible we offer a stepped attenuator The stepped attenuator uses a range of discrete resistors switched into the circuit to attenuate the signal We start with a Swiss made Elma 24 position switch Then we disassemble it and remove the stock circuit boards and replacethemwithourcustommadeboardswhich allows us to mount the precision thin film resistor right on...

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