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Do headphones that are easy to drive – such as the Hifiman HE1000se – benefit much from better amps? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by jnscmttmyr@alien.top to c/headphones@hi-fi.community

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The Hifiman HE1000se are my daily drivers and known for not being too power hungry. I have two chains in which I listen to them:

Living Room: Marantz DAC-1 -> Schiit Asgard2
Desk: Schiit Bifrost2 -> Schiit Lyr3

I wonder whether the HE1000se benefit much from better amps, and if so, what price range we are talking about… Are amps like the Feliks Audio Euforia or the Flux Labs Volot a complete overkill? Is there something worthwhile in between? Or is even the DAC the better component to tackle here?

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[–] VapourDraggo@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I think amp decision would probably just be preferences and whatnot anyways, and the most powerful and expensive one will likely not mean the one you like most.

Different amps and dacs handle things slightly different from one another. Perhaps you'll notice small details between some you prefer over the other.