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For this headset is an amp necessary? If it is, what are some good quality amps I can use with this headset?
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keyboard_arrow_downmingkee27
8
May 29, 2024
Since it has same speakers as GSP500, and I have GSP500, your smartphone can give more than enough volume indoors.
Audio is decent but mid and mid high are a bit standing out (good for voice)
mingkee27
8
May 19, 2024
I have GSP500 (same speakers as PC38x).
It works 100% with Moto G power 2023 indoors
EzyRak
0
Mar 3, 2022
No, the PC38X have an impedance of just 28 ohms, which is quite good for for a pair of headphones to be used on phones and laptops. Amps are required for the 'real' audiophile headphones, like the Sennheiser's HD600s, as they have higher impedance of 300 ohms, and that is only done to achieve the full sound stage and exercise the actual power of the headphones. Adapters can be found anywhere in the market.
Evshrug
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Jan 3, 2023
EzyRakIt's more significant that it has high sensitivity... impedance matters a bit, but you can drive a 120 Ω Sennheiser HD 560S just fine from a Dual Sense controller, but the 50 Ω Fostex T50RP mkIII sounds really quiet, and obviously doesn't have enough power headroom. The difference? The HD 560S has 110 dB/1Vrms, while the sensitivity of the T50RP is just 92 dB/mW. That's on a logarithmic scale, 20 dB of difference would have been 100x more sound pressure. You actually have to have a powerful enough amp to turn up the volume more for a T50RP than you do for an HD 600 (300 Ω, and 97dB/1Vrms).
eternalbdragon
57
Jun 24, 2021
These have a very low impedance, no amp is necessary or really even recommended.
mcheshier
0
Jun 18, 2021
These headphones do NOT require an AMP, however there are several YT reviews of them where they state the AMP further improves their already impressive sound quality. I run mine through my ASUS ROG mainboard audio. They are a little quiet for my taste so I run them on "extreme". I am going to purchase the Drop 789 THX amp soon.
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mwolfe38
1
Jun 3, 2021
I am running a MacBook pro circa 2018 and the volume is OK in most situations but definitely could use a boost. Compared to my Bose Quietcomfort 25 wired headphones I'd say the volume gets to about 70% of what those do on this laptop. You probably will want a headphone amp for a Macbook (I am in search of a cheap way to boost volume now).
I didn't realize the headphones have a volume control and mine was set to below 1/2 way up when I wrote the above statement. They get much louder and without distortion when raised maybe to 2/3 volume. Above that and they will distort when plugged into my MBP. I'm not sure how I didn't realize the volume on the side of the headphones but it definitely makes a difference and now there's plenty of volume and they easily match the Bose in SPL and far surpass them in SQ.
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dahoward
12
May 28, 2021
I've used this both with my schiit hel2, and plugged straight into my work Chromebook's 3.5mm port. For video calls it works either way, though I'm not too picky.
Frankly these are designed with low impedence so they can be driven without an extra amp, etc. try it without, and if you wanna spend the extra $$ for more goodness, then do it. If you're happy without... all good!
TL;DR these phones are great, and super comfortable, I wear them basically alllllll day.
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Alchemy7749
9
May 1, 2021
These headphones are amazing for console where the audio drivers are much better. For use with a pc you can use very simple dac. I'm using one from another pair of gaming headphones. The sound is superior to any other gaming headphones. Astros included
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