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post #1 of 6
11/23/12 at 2:53pm
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ok first off im kind of new to the whole audiophile thing i have had v-moda's crossfade m80s for like 8 months and im thinking ill get an upgrade which would probally be the sennheiser hd 650 and i hear they take a decent amp to use i have a fiio e11 i dont know if that is a good enough amp for these headphones and if not what would you reccomend i would prefer not to spend more than a flat $200

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post #2 of 6
11/23/12 at 3:12pm
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Originally Posted by green6poop View Post

ok first off im kind of new to the whole audiophile thing i have had v-moda's crossfade m80s for like 8 months and im thinking ill get an upgrade which would probally be the sennheiser hd 650 and i hear they take a decent amp to use i have a fiio e11 i dont know if that is a good enough amp for these headphones and if not what would you reccomend i would prefer not to spend more than a flat $200

 

Heya,

 

Little Dot MK II

NFB 12.1

Fiio E9

JDS Labs Objective 2

Schiit Asgard (slightly over budget, but worth looking into)

Matrix M-Stage

 

Very best,

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post #3 of 6
11/23/12 at 4:56pm
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so the e11 would not suffice?

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post #4 of 6
11/23/12 at 5:41pm
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So the e11 would not suffice?

The Fiio E11 can drive 300-Ohm headphones like the HD650, but a little more "beefy"(?) desktop amp might bring out it's best.

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post #5 of 6
11/23/12 at 8:24pm
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ok so ive changed my mind ive decided on getting the HE-400 sorry to ask this again but would the e11 be good cause i could get a e9 would it make a big difference?

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post #6 of 6
11/26/12 at 3:31pm
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Originally Posted by green6poop View Post

ok so ive changed my mind ive decided on getting the HE-400 sorry to ask this again but would the e11 be good cause i could get a e9 would it make a big difference?

the e9 will drive your he400 well, but not the best

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