I was thinking a bit more about this.
Long term, I'm going to have a home cinema room so won't need headphones for that. My TV will be in the living/dining area and I don't want surround sound there so will use a pair of active speakers there, something like ADM 9.1s. I will supply music via a sonos with a SkyHD box and a blu-ray player for tv and films.
I had planned on getting a DAC and headphone amp to go with my TV. The headphone amp acting as a simple pre amp for a pair of active speakers. The problem is that there is no remote for volume control. Very few headphone amps seem to offer a remote. The only way round it I think is to insert an amp into the chain between the DAC and headphone amp connecting the headphone amp to the amp via a tape out? The headphone amp's volume would be set to a memorable postion and the volume to speakers and headphones controlled by the amp?
Would this work?
Would the amp have a detrimental effect on the signal going to the headphone amp or would the signal just pass through?
I was also having problems working out how to connect a turntable due to a lack of phono inputs. Adding an amp should solve this too? Connecting it to the amp.