Everyone,
I have come up with a modification to Gian's circuit that makes the pop/click completely tolerable with headphones at full volume. Please see the attached modified schematic and report back with your results. The pop is still there, but does not tend to hurt the ears. I may get some crap for the layout/design, but I don't care. I am always open to friendly suggestions to make it better.

73
Jonathan, N?JMS