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Lunarkitten
73
May 10, 2019
So I was seeing on different reviews that the amp pushes out too much for low impedance headphones. I was wondering what everyone’s take was on this. And what exactly are the consequences of using this device with a low impedance pair of headphones? Thanks in advance!
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GreatMagician
150
May 10, 2019
LunarkittenWhats headphones or IEMS want to use with this amp ? this amp can drive everything with crisp clean sound .
panuign
9
May 10, 2019
LunarkittenI'm curious about the same thing. I am currently running the TR-X00 Purplehearts (25 ohm headphones) through an Aune X1S which has the same 10 ohm output impedance and I can't hear any significant change compared to my Schiit Magni 3. Perhaps it would be easier to notice a difference with a proper way to change between amps quickly enough.
michael_m_black
3
May 10, 2019
LunarkittenI own the X7S and the higher output impedance will not be an issue if you're driving headphones that have a flat impedance curve and have an input impedance that meets or exceeds the output impedance of the X7S. For example, my AQ NightHawks (25 ohm) have a flat impedance curve and they sound great on the X7S from the XLR out.
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Lunarkitten
73
May 11, 2019
michael_m_blackSome reviewers on YouTube made it sound like it would destroy any low impedance headphones. That was my major concern along with their being any tangible benefits. I have the Jubilees, Meze Classics, and I've just been using my tiny ES100.
Lunarkitten
73
May 11, 2019
GreatMagicianI currently own Meze 99 Claasics, Sennheiser Jubilees, M50x, and Grado SR80e.
GreatMagician
150
May 11, 2019
Lunarkitten do u have another amp & dac ? if you don't have buy this right now but u need DAC hit request for Grace DAC https://drop.com/buy/massdrop-x-grace-design-standard-dac and for budget and for what you have this good choice for what you have and can drive them well O2 + SDAC DAC/AMP https://drop.com/buy/massdrop-o2-sdac-dac-amp GoodLuck 🤗
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Z0d1Ac
251
May 11, 2019
LunarkittenGo to diy audio heaven, then click on your headphone and scroll down to output resistance. A bad example would be focal utopia on a high output impedance amp. A good example would be meze 99 classics.
  • edit: also you can find the output impedance on the amplifier on audio science reviews (I believe he re did the newer model and was like 10 ohms or something while the x1s is like 5 ohms or something if I remember).
Of course that does not change the fact how the amplifier sounds in the first place and if you would like it to begin with.
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LunarkittenAnother thing is how much power the headphones can handle. The Fostex wooden headphones on here can take 1700 mW of power at their 25ish ohms, so they can easily handle this amp. You don't want to put in IEMs into this, but an HD6XX or Fostex will sing with this.
Lunarkitten
73
Jun 10, 2019
Brosefstalin42Thank you!! 😊
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