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Hey guys, any suggestions for warm sounding amps that are below $200?
Hey guys, any suggestions for warm sounding amps that are below $200?
Can anybody tell me what the second button does on the O2's? Just got them right now. Is it the gain switch? If so is "pressed down" low gain and "unpressed" high gain or vice versa?
Thank you so much! I was afraid to use it because I didn't know what it was..so is high gain or low gain appropriate for a 300 ohm headphone? Moreover, is high or low gain appropriate for a 32 ohm headphone?
Quote:Thank you so much! I was afraid to use it because I didn't know what it was..so is high gain or low gain appropriate for a 300 ohm headphone? Moreover, is high or low gain appropriate for a 32 ohm headphone?
If the sound using the low-gain setting is loud enough for you and you don't have to crank the O2 to full volume, use the low-gain setting. Otherwise, the high-gain setting is more appropriate. The impedance of the headphones isn't the appropriate criterion for choosing gain.
Even at low gain, the O2 will go far too loud for me with 32-Ohm headphones (Grado SR325i), 250-Ohm headphones (Beyerdynamic T70), and 300-Ohm headphones (Sennheiser HD-650) -- and the 650's impedance increases to nearly 500 Ohms at some frequencies.