Is the headphone jack enough to power 32-64 ohm headphones or is it better to get the DGX with headphone amp?
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I haven't tried the DGX so I can't attest to its amplification capabilities or sound quality. I'm not sure if the DSX volume issue is due to an inability to drive headphones or a driver limitation. It must be noted that I'm using the UNi Xonar 1.75 drivers that have the normal ASUS drivers, and two versions of the C-media control panel that you can choose from when installing. The volume is the same between all of them.
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I haven't personally tried pairing it with a headphone amp, but the one built in can be boosted to I think 300mA, and it also has 2 separate line outs, one which is stereo 1/8" and the other is digital/coax, both are totally uncolored and should work really well with any sort of amp. I pair it with my SE846 in ears and it sounds amazing.
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Hey G M, I don't own any headphones over 60 ohm. So, I can't provide an accurate answer. Sorry about that. If I had to guess I would say this amp would drive your headphones nicely. Also, you have to consider the Source/DAC that you will be connecting to this amp as that will make a difference in quality.
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Not the 250 ohm. If you want to use them with a phone, I'd suggest the 32 Ohm version; get the Limited Edition if you can find them, they are nice. But if you are using a phone as your primary source, and want something on par SQ wise and more portable, check out the Sennheiser HD25 or Amperior. Both are more easily driven, and more portable too, with a similar V-shaped response to the DT770. Their sound is less spacious, but I prefer them to the DT770 when both are driven by my Nexus 4 (same chipset as your optimus G).
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Yep, it has a headphone amp that can power even 600ohm headphones! So you'll be set with a 250ohm. That's part of what makes these so cool..the ability to power higher-end headphones.
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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.
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I am considering using this for the following: Headphone jack from integrated amp: in - Headphone: out - Powered speaker 1: out - Powered speaker 2: out. Total 1 in and 3 out. Max of 2 outs simultaneously: The two powered speakers. Thoughts?
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This answer may be 9 months too late but for those thinking of purchasing this product in the future, yes it will work but you will not see a great difference vs not using an amp since even most smartphones can drive 32ohm headphones decently.
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No ,you will need a 3.5mm aux output for this to work , then take the 3.5mm out put from the amp to your headphones.
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If You set it to "heaphone out" and plug into the rear channel output jack it will put out lots of power for headphones or powered speakers however plugging into the frt panel jack with it set to frt panel speakers should be fine for powered speakers but not headphones. be sure to set impudence at 64ohm exciter mode for most power if using rear panel outputs . Thing is the REAR panel jack is the only one the more powerful built in headphone amp outputs to. Auto switching from frt to rear jacks does not work despite what it says (known issue ) you have to set it manually to frt or rear panel out in the ASUS audio control center application.
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Not good. You definitely will need an amp if you are using the nexus 7. I would buy a portable amp or get the 32 ohm headphones.
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from what I have read and understood on youtube and forums is that you will need to config it first then plug it to your console, not a 100% sure tho as I didnt buy it yet, I am trying to figure out If I will need an Amp with it or if it powerful enough to power a 250 ohm headphone.Creative is famous for leaving many questions unanswered about their products, and asking their support staff doesnt give you any helpful answers.
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The whole unit is USB powered, rated draw of 480 mA. The headphone/monitor output is just for headphones (47 ohm output inpedance). Amplification would be needed for multiple headphones or other monitoring.
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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.
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Audio Technica ATH-AD900X impedance is just 38 Ohms so no, you dont need another amp to drive the headphones
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I'm also going to buy a pair for gaming but I will use a headphone amp to drive them. I'm going with a valve amp, (Little Dot mark II, or Bravo Audio V3 that has an equalizer) but any sort of headphone/portable amp should do the trick. A lot of people mention that these headphones only "come to live" with an headphone amp.
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could be whoever advertised the headphone wasn't paying attention its more likely to be the 32 ohm like in the description. i use the dt990 250 ohm powered off the schiit magni 2 (Recomended) otherwise the 32 ohm version is a nice option for more compatibility with e.g. a smartphone, although these headphones are a bit too nice to take on the go.