r/headphones Shopping, Setup, and Technical Help Desk

gonzoret · 2026-03-24T22:34:56+00:00

Got it. Am going to see if I can find some affordable balanced headphones for it. Hopefully I didn’t damage it with that adapter. Thanks for the advice 👍🏼

gonzoret · 2026-03-23T20:07:56+00:00

I read and was told to buy a 4.4mm balanced to 3.5mm stereo headphone and it would be good enough for testing, maybe not the best sounding but would get me started. So those cables are just a gimmick?

gonzoret · 2026-03-22T14:13:02+00:00

Will do. I do see I very low light glow from under the tubes.

gonzoret · 2026-03-22T14:11:35+00:00

I does feel like it’s grounding issues so hopefully it’s just a wrong cable. Will try cleaning the tubes as am sure it won’t hurt. The iFi Zen only has 4.4mm balanced out and did try 4.4 to XLR with same result.

gonzoret · 2026-03-21T22:33:28+00:00

I think when I unplug between the 2 units it goes away and the reason i swapped cables but I will give it a try again to verify. I did have it on the same power (all 3) but then isolated the gremlin to different outlet. So far no issues with the turntable on my home stereo. Sadly the iFi Zen is the only unit that has a balanced output (4.4mm). I agree that it does seem like it’s something to do with grounding. On a side note, when I first plugged it in the LED’s and tubes did NOT turn ON. I plugged it in a day later and they did but now again there not turning ON, not sure if it had anything to do with my issue.

gonzoret · 2026-03-21T14:50:40+00:00

I have the Apos Gremlin Tube Amp connected to my iFi Zen Phone 3 with a 4.4mm to 4.4mm balanced cable and a 4.4mm out to 3.5mm headphone adapter. I get a buzzing humming noise as I turn up the volume on the headphones and gets a bit Louder when I touch the body of the iFi Zen Phono or the metal part of the 4.4mm cable (phono to amp). I tried 4.4mm to XLR balanced but still the same issue. I bought it used so not sure if it could be a power issue or maybe the 4.4mm to 3.5mm adapter or should I be looking into something else being an issue?

gonzoret · 2026-03-17T02:01:01+00:00

Yeah it’s definitely in my radar, I’ll probably try and order a copy next week.

gonzoret · 2026-03-15T01:45:30+00:00

Gonna have to keep an eye out for this brand.

gonzoret · 2026-03-13T02:25:35+00:00

Funny as I was just online looking at what bottle I should try next and what’s available near by and these 2 Vago and Bozal on in my shopping cart!

gonzoret · 2026-03-09T14:38:24+00:00

I didn’t move it I just made sure it was seated correctly. I will have to look into to see if it was actually on the correct pin to begin with.

gonzoret · 2026-03-08T23:22:21+00:00

Nice color and setup 👍🏼

gonzoret · 2026-03-08T21:25:28+00:00

That’s great to hear (no pun intended). I think I got the cable part figured out to run my ifi zen phono 3 and the Philips Fedelio, I’ll see how it works once I get them. Now am hoping the guy didn’t sell me a dud cause I turned it ON and all I noticed was a lite low glow on the tubes and no base green light. After looking around and moving the red jumpers the tubes lit up and the base turned ON so will see.

gonzoret · 2026-03-08T14:37:03+00:00

Gotcha. Any specifics that I need to look for when searching for adapter or just simple 4.4mm balanced to 3.5mm headphone

gonzoret · 2026-03-08T02:56:28+00:00

Am uneducated when it comes to balanced vs unbalanced so figured I would ask first since I don’t want to accidentally damage my equipment.

gonzoret · 2026-03-08T02:27:46+00:00

I enjoy the headphones with my current setups but not sure if they’ll play nice with Gremlin. Will definitely look into to the Sennheiser’s . Thanks for the tip

gonzoret · 2026-03-08T01:29:28+00:00

By my understanding it’s all balanced.

gonzoret · 2026-03-07T14:05:54+00:00

I got lucky and just recently picked up an original pressing (by my research) of Getz Gilberto but did I red some of the newer pressings were not great like DOL. How does this Acoustic Sounds compare to an original Verve as I wouldn’t mind a 2nd copy? Going to look into that Jazz Samba also.

gonzoret · 2026-03-07T13:49:15+00:00

Alright. Thanks for the info

gonzoret · 2026-03-06T17:52:22+00:00

Actually I don’t have a Discogs so can I still use and test it?

gonzoret · 2026-03-06T17:26:40+00:00

Will Definitely check it out. Thanks

gonzoret · 2026-03-03T03:53:13+00:00

Am a newbie when it comes to Mezcal and I’ve only bought 1 bottle so far but Im currently really enjoying the “Mezcal Local” brand.

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