Zoom25
Headphoneus Supremus
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Hello,
This is my first post on Head-fi although I have been following this forum for a while now as a spectator. Out of all the other forums, I felt this to be the one of the more helpful ones and definitely the least harsh on its members - especially to new members So, now on to the question at hand.
I am considering buying the Sennheiser HD 650 or perhaps one of HD 555/558/595/598 - depending on the money. Although my main preference still remains the HD 650. I have now gotten the gist that for this headphone I will need an amp; and the cheapest, and rather well, combination I have heard of is the Fiio E7 (DAC + AMP) along with Fiio E9 (Desktop AMP). I will be playing all my lossless music either through Macbook pro or Sansa Fuze V2.
So the question I have is whether the Fiio E7 alone is enough as it is an amp and dac for HD 650, or do I also need to combine it to the E9 for better amp. The impedance for HD 650 is 300 ohms and apparently the fiio e7 has range upto 300 ohms, while the e9 has upto 600 ohms. If I do need the dual combo, I can get it for my PC use.
Also any recommendations/advice regarding the Fiio E7 amp with Sansa Fuze V2 rockboxed.
1) Do I really need an amp with Sansa Fuze + HD 650 and if so is E7 sufficient?
2) My Sansa Fuze V2 doesn't have a designated line out although I have heard on few forums that the headphone jack out is quite clean, far more than iPod's. So any advice regarding the headphone jack on the fuze or any mods that I can do to a get a line out or something similar.
3) Besides the HD 650, how do the other HD models I mentioned earlier suit with the E7 alone and the E7/E9 combo.
I realize that there are a lot of questions so any help will be greatly appreciated, many thanks in advance fellow Head-fiers.
This is my first post on Head-fi although I have been following this forum for a while now as a spectator. Out of all the other forums, I felt this to be the one of the more helpful ones and definitely the least harsh on its members - especially to new members So, now on to the question at hand.
I am considering buying the Sennheiser HD 650 or perhaps one of HD 555/558/595/598 - depending on the money. Although my main preference still remains the HD 650. I have now gotten the gist that for this headphone I will need an amp; and the cheapest, and rather well, combination I have heard of is the Fiio E7 (DAC + AMP) along with Fiio E9 (Desktop AMP). I will be playing all my lossless music either through Macbook pro or Sansa Fuze V2.
So the question I have is whether the Fiio E7 alone is enough as it is an amp and dac for HD 650, or do I also need to combine it to the E9 for better amp. The impedance for HD 650 is 300 ohms and apparently the fiio e7 has range upto 300 ohms, while the e9 has upto 600 ohms. If I do need the dual combo, I can get it for my PC use.
Also any recommendations/advice regarding the Fiio E7 amp with Sansa Fuze V2 rockboxed.
1) Do I really need an amp with Sansa Fuze + HD 650 and if so is E7 sufficient?
2) My Sansa Fuze V2 doesn't have a designated line out although I have heard on few forums that the headphone jack out is quite clean, far more than iPod's. So any advice regarding the headphone jack on the fuze or any mods that I can do to a get a line out or something similar.
3) Besides the HD 650, how do the other HD models I mentioned earlier suit with the E7 alone and the E7/E9 combo.
I realize that there are a lot of questions so any help will be greatly appreciated, many thanks in advance fellow Head-fiers.