Headphone amp question

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Hi there,

I hope this is not too stupid a question, but what causes the speakers to be muted while listening to headphones through a headphone amp?

My current integrated amp has a built-in headphone socket and I need to switch off A and B speakers, otherwise there will be a terrible racket in the house. If you are using a headphone amp and the speaker A/B switch-off facility is not available on the amp, does the headphone amp automatically mute your speakers? Or, do you always require a mute feature of some sort?

Thanks!

 

[nads]

some have a switch in the socket that turn the speakers off as you put the plug in.
why?

 

[Anonymous]

I would like to buy one but I was wondering if headphone amps require the integrated or pre/power amp to have a way to mute the speakers.

 

[Anonymous]

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