Do you need an amp with these headphones for use with a laptop? do I need an adapter for use with my laptop?
1723768
You probably don't need an amp, but the Grados will really sound a lot better with more power. You will need a 1/4" to mini adapter to fit your PC, though.
1723769
yeah you will need an adapter audio cord to go into a amplifier to push the speakers to their full potential
1723770
I drive mine with a Beyerdynamic A200P DAC (which is hooked up to a Macbook) and I'm very happy with the sound.
1723771
This comes with a P1 JACK, SO YES, you need an adapter.In fact, its better to have a DAC, not only a Amp to hear these on a laptop.I normally use a fiio or a hifiman to connext ro my laptop and hear these inea
1723772
Correct, you'll need a 1/4 inch female to 1/8 inch male stereo adapter and you'll want to go for gold plated or otherwise highest quality available (mine is also Grado and worth every penny).
1723773
Hi Chris, They are good without an amp but are even better with one. I have a fairly inexpensive amp and it works just fine. You will need an adaptor for laptops etc.
1723774
You need only an adapter since the jack is big. You don't need any amp though. With the adapter you can use them with any kind of device - phone, mp3 player, laptop, tablet, etc. One advice - don't use it with hard adapter - choose one that is with cable like this: Cable Adapter Female 1/4" 6.3mm to Male 1/8" 3.5mm Plug Otherwise you may damage the port of the device because the cable is thick and heavy and it is very inconvenient - talking from my experience.
282110
Hey - this is true. You can get an adapter for less than 1, though. The amp is really made for higher-end studio headphones which usually use jacks, but you can still get the adapter. Be sure to get a stereo one.
753829
Yes. they have the 1/8" jack with the 1/4" adapter, but works fine on computer. you may want a amplifier for them though.
679864
if you have a headphone jack. keep in mind they are usb powered. if you have usb on your pc you can power them with your pc. if you don't, you can always power them with a usb wall adapter.
1242078
Take a look at the impedance on these headphones. It's an almost certainty that your macbook air's sound card (I'm not a mac user, but I'm fairly sure the macbook has integrated sound) does not have an amplifier, which is needed to drive these headphones to their full potential. Amps are a dime a dozen. Buy one, plug one end into your macbook, plug your headphones into amp, and your sound should be greatly improved (especially your lack of any bass). Fiio amps are relatively low cost and should do the trick.
270971
Yes. These headphones are equipped with a quarter inch screw on adapter which is compatable with most amplifiers. They are also compatable with standard 3.5 mm headphone jacks (I.e. mp3 players, smart phones, tablets, laptops, and pretty much everything that has a headphone jack). And as far as sound quality goes, these headphones are top notch in my book.
2218641
Sorry, No. These headphones are designed to connect to a computer using a usb connection.
266851
Yes, I use mine with my computer. You just need to buy an amplifer and RCA-to-3.5mm (headphone jack) cable. Lepai makes a few amps that will work and cost around $25.
760992
Some headphones have more electrical resistance to increase sound quality these headphones don't need an amp because most devices have enough power to push them all the amp will do is make the sound louder and slightly better but in my opinion I'd save the money and not buy the amp the headphones sound just fine even with the slight increase in ohms which is the same thing as electrical resistance hope this helps
1870424
I use them with my laptop. The cord plugs into the side USB port. My laptop has 3 USB ports as do most desktop computers. You just plug them in and maybe adjust your sound settings and that's it.
1470012
They are pretty low impedance headphones and will work without amping, but you will lose out on Alot of the sound. You get a much more full bodied sound with an amp.
1222470
No, they will work without an amp.Yes, for them to work at peak performance.Really depends on your standards of sound quality.Mine sound fine without an amp.
298450
I have not used an amplifier for these speaker. I use them attached to my computer and am extremely satisfied with their sound. Their is a built in amp on one of the speakers.
2142486
Nope it's 30-something ohm so any source can easily power them. I've plugged them into my android phone, my wife's iPad, and my work computer and all powered them easily. Volume levels were good and sound quality was great. I did get a budget dac amp for my work computer and I'd say there seemed to be the slightest performance increase, but it also could have been my ears getting used to the headphones. So no, an amp is not needed.
1357898
Ummm, no,, You must have an amplifier between your computer and these speakers.
1071894
Plug them directly into your laptop or phone. If you want them to go into a stero, you may need an adapter (from say Radio Shack) if it does not have an input for it.
1735854
You *can* run them off of your laptop, but they won't sound very good. You will need some kind of amplifier. Fiio makes some good amps for the money. I would suggest something in the $40 to $100 range. You won't be dissapointed though, these headphones are awesome.