Does one need an amp with these or do they sound great plugged directly into an ipod nano or laptop?
1740485
No amp needed. Plug right in to iPhone, iPad, or iPod, whatever... These are seriously fine, better than Beats, etc...
1740486
They are low ohm and designed for low end consumer equipment. So no, you don't need one. Doesn't mean you can't make them sound even better by using one. I use a couple inexpensive FiiO amps and DACs to get even better sound out of all my headphones.
1898239
No u do not need an amp BUT they would sound sooooooo much better with an amp... I have 2 pairs of these speakers hooked to a Punch PBR 300 amp & they sound incredible !!!
298450
I have not used an amplifier for these speaker. I use them attached to my computer and am extremely satisfied with their sound. Their is a built in amp on one of the speakers.
1222471
No, they will work without an amp. Yes, for them to work at peak performance. Really depends on your standards of sound quality. Mine sound fine without an amp.
415596
You would probably need a amp for those, I have the 990 Premium 32ohm and they sound fine without a amp .
1160397
Simply put, they are speakers that have built-in amplifiers. All you need is an ac outlet and a music source to get amplified music
1222469
I have mine hooked to an amp and the sound quality is spectacular. Can't say as to the difference if they were being pushed by only the stereo.
1898242
You can run them without . That's what I'm doing now but it you what clearer and louder sound you'll need an amp
1526583
That probably depends on how good your hearing is/how loud you like your music. I have never needed an amp using these headphones.
675936
These are great speakers. I am using them with my home Stereo. so they would need an amp.
164030
Oh most definitely. I have them hooked up my computer with a small little Chinese amp in my living room and they sound more than adequate for it.
914652
No to the first question; it's hard-wired with a 1/4 stereo plug. S'pose you could try to find a 1/4 to mini-stereo (1/8) adapter, but I've never seen on and going from large to small like that would tend to place a lot of torque on the laptop's input jack. So I wouldn't advise it. As for the sound, yeah, they're great, especially for bass-oriented rock, hip hop, or pop. They'll take a lot of volume without distortion.
1157963
I use them with iphone and computer - don't really feel the need for an amp, quality and amplitude are both great.
1917575
Yes you can but it would sound better if using an amp. They will still work however. =)
1134339
An I phone 5 can power them fine. I use mine plugged into nothing but my computer pot second gen iPod with no external amp and I still get rich lows, clear mids, and detailed highs.
1752086
They sound quite nice actually. For a laptop speaker, I would say it sounds very good.
1005284
Yes you really only need an amp with high resist and low sensitivity headphones. This has pretty low resist and the sensitivity is high enough to be really loud at 50% volume on a ipod.