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Me_MeMaestro t1_ixfsg44 wrote

Diy audio heaven measures headphones with varying OI

https://diyaudioheaven.wordpress.com/headphones/measurements/brands-a-i/dt880-edition-600%cf%89/

The 600ogm 880 does not change, some lower impedance headphones may, here is the 560s

https://diyaudioheaven.wordpress.com/headphones/measurements/brands-s-se/hd-560s/

It's possible that higher OI amps may on their own add warmth, or mess with distortion in some way to increase perception of low end

I find that higher OI amps can power higher impedance headphones easier

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icanseeyourpantsuu OP t1_ixjk4nn wrote

This is what im after about. A guy on youtube said that the 600ohm dt880s does not need more than 100mW @600ohm and that it's more on output impedance matching where the 880s require a 100ohm output impedance match.

So im looking for Amps that has this specification or would closely perform like it. So far, i only found the Bottlehead Crack which is rated 120ohms of output impedance, but it's at 349usd. I'd like to keep my budget under 250.

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Me_MeMaestro t1_ixjkgxm wrote

The Samson s amp has a 100 ohm OI, It's pretty cheap and works well, I'm not sure of it's exact measurements but it works well enough

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icanseeyourpantsuu OP t1_ixjla89 wrote

Yeah ive seen this recommendation but this particular hardware has been phased out. I did find the HA400 from behringer but from the reviews ive read, most found it bad.

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Me_MeMaestro t1_ixjn67w wrote

It's available new on eBay, I bought one for about 30$, works great for me

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icanseeyourpantsuu OP t1_ixjnrza wrote

Have paired it w/ a 600ohm?

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Me_MeMaestro t1_ixjp7tj wrote

Yes, the 880 in particular as well as the t1

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icanseeyourpantsuu OP t1_ixjqcmv wrote

How is it and what amp do you u usually pair your 600ohm 880s with?

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Me_MeMaestro t1_ixjr6c6 wrote

I usually either use a dark voice or magni heresy, or my phone which has a proper amp.

It works well and because of it's higher OI, it reaches comfortable sounds earlier then the magni

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icanseeyourpantsuu OP t1_ixjsij7 wrote

So compairing the s-amp vs magni/darkvoice on the 600ohms, are the 2 miles better than the samson?

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Me_MeMaestro t1_ixjv7ej wrote

I wouldn't say better, but the s amp is great for the price and it does boost low end on some models

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icanseeyourpantsuu OP t1_ixk1stf wrote

Hi, im not that deep into this hobby. Infact this will be my only headphones and would probably get an iem after, and thats it.

With that, which amp would you recommend to optimally drive the 600ohms dt880 under 250usd aside from the s-amp? i would like to get suggestion for a tube and a solid state, and go from there.

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Me_MeMaestro t1_ixk2ne7 wrote

Schiits new magni has proper dc protection, and they're cheap, cant help you with cheap tubes, but many exist, they do objectively have worse distortion and such measurements, but do add character

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