Is a headphone amplifier prererred
64837
Yes, it does help, but it's not needed. If you are playing music on something that might not have the best quality, you'll probably want to get one just in case.
64838
Actaully no. If you really look at this headphone it is individaully balanced in terms of acosutics... if you mess around with amplification... you gotta do it really well so as not to distort the sound coming out. they jam pretty nicley as they are. when theyre brand new you might not get everything from them all at once. you can blast them overnight at max throttle to loosen up the speaker cones inside the headset...
64839
Depends on what device you are using. You can get along fine even with a small mp3 player or a phone, but on smaller devices like that an amplifier would be good. V-Moda makes one just for that purpose. Here's a link to it: V-MODA VAMP Headphone Amplifier (150mW x 2), DAC, Battery Pack for iPhone 4/4S (Discontinued by Manufacturer)
1289213
I was puzzled by the "yes" answer. My model does not have and sort/size of headphone jack. I have usually seen headphone jacks on receivers, pre-amps, and amplifiers, but not on source equipment...
141280
Not really. I purchased this along with my pair of ATH-M50s, and was disappointed. Headphone amplifiers are more designers to provide higher power to run the drivers on studio headsets, as opposed to delivering better sound quality. If you were to plug your new set of ear cans into a regular headphone jack, (like a cellphone) you would notice an appreciable amount of decreased max volume. That is what headphone amps remedy, although there are much better options than this one. I returned mine.
7718
I also use the HD600's with my iPod, there is enough signal to power the cans and I have not felt there was anything lacking to justify the need for a headphone amp.
357189
Nope, sorry J. no preamp here. It is a good equalizer though and serves my needs. The only company I know of that makes a seperate phono preamp is NAD. They make good equipment and I think they have a budget model. I think their address is www.nad.com.
2142487
i am not an expert in headphone. in my experience, i do not use an amp when i used the headphone with my laptop/iphone/ipad. i bought this headphone since i read a review that the headphone does not require amp to produce its maximal output.
282110
Hey - this is true. You can get an adapter for less than 1, though. The amp is really made for higher-end studio headphones which usually use jacks, but you can still get the adapter. Be sure to get a stereo one.
305681
According to the manual you can use the headphones output to connect to an amplifier. You will need an audio adapter to do it. It does work.
1603431
Thanks for the replies. Will keep it in mind when I am ready to buy a headphone amp.
2236189
I believe that the unit is not designed to actually power a headphone that is directly plugged into it. It is just a converter that has no amplifier. I used it to convert the optical signal output from my Samsung TV. I plugged a wireless headphone unit into it. The wireless headphone has a built in amplifier and it works very well. Hope this helps.
1596114
This Headphone Amplifier is for wired headphones as they have to be plugged into the jack provided on the front of the unit. The amplification and quality of the sound produced is outstanding.
1007305
There is no headphone jack that comes with the unit. You can buy a rca to 3.5 mm adapter from Amazon and plug it in to the output rca jacks. That is how I got mine to work. But even with low impedance headphones the volume is not all that loud. You would be better off with a headphone amp. http://www.amazon.com/3-5mm-Stereo-Female-Y-Cable-6-Inch/dp/B000I23TTE/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1381934676&sr=1-6&keywords=rca+to+3.5+mm+female+cable
1788544
Yes. I've used it with multiple headphones of various impedance and it sounds great. If you really want it to sound even better, I use a headphone amp with it.
1300736
Nope-not without a separate amplifier fed from the low level headphone jack
285455
I've used the amp maybe a dozen times since I got the headphones a year ago. It enhances the experience, but the headphones are already so good that I almost never use the amps. I would say the amp definintely isn't necessary.
725035
Yes it will, I have worn mine out and will be purchasing a new one very soon. Very good amp for the price and one of the better ones that I have used. The only thing I will warn you about when purchasing headphone amps is to make sure that you are getting one that works well with your headphones. Not all are the same and your more high end headphones require better amps. Get your specs and search for one that is right for your needs as this is not a one size fits all issue. Good luck and you will enjoy this purchase as its very flexible with many types of headphones. Have a great day!!
1215769
With this player you don't need a headphone amplifier. It can drive headphones rated from 16 to 300 ohms (that covers pretty much all of them). Anyway, in theory it should be better to use the line out, but the line out of the X3 is very loud.