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Hd650 with ifi go bar sounds cleaner in low gain? (www.reddit.com)
submitted 1 year ago by shadowpapi9890@alien.top to c/headphones@hi-fi.community
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Im here listening to my hd650s with my ifi go bar and they sound cleaner in low gain, but are they properly amped or should they sound better in high gain? I switched to high gain and it sounds maybe with more body but not as controlled, what is the proper Gain for an hd650?

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[–] Mr_Wood1440_@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So long you ain’t blowing your eardrums out then whatever sounds better. If you get enough volume on low gain, use that. If you don’t, high gain.

On my ifi zen dac, i’ve got it on high gain simply because i want a little headroom. It’s set to about 1 o clock on the dial.

[–] shadowpapi9890@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

What is headroom?