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golempremium t1_ja7fp1f wrote

Hi, I’ m planning on buying a HD600 for mixing.

My current DAC is UMC202HD (behringer) which I heard would not be enough to get the best out of good headphones bc it doesn’t have an external power supply.

So my question is : would a HD600 benefit more from Schiit Magni+ than from a UAD Volt 2 ? Talking about sound quality only

I can get the volt for under 100$ so dont bother about the price difference, just want to know if it would sound better with a dedicated amp.

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blargh4 t1_ja9ah2b wrote

The Volt 2 should be fine. Its output impedance is a little high at 10ohms (according to Julian Krause's measurements on youtube) so you might get some amp-induced frequency response shift with some low-impedance headphones, but this won't really be an issue with the HD600s. It performs well otherwise, comfortably among the better audio interface HP outs.

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