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Do I need a better amp to power hd800s (alien.top)
submitted 1 year ago by jonpon11@alien.top to c/headphones@hi-fi.community
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I have a schiit stack, magni + /modi+/ loki. Will This be enough to run hd800s well? Would it be a waste to run these headphones without a higher quality setup?

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

you would hear a difference with a much better AMP, with a bit better AMP probably not, if it's plenty loud already you can apply negative pre-AMP and just EQ them a bit for that usually 80-100Hz dip in Sennheisers you get with lack of power because of increased impedance, HD800s also have a bit of a 70Hz dip so instead of applying +2dB on 90Hz like usual I'd apply it to 85Hz