[TekeRugburn]

So let me get this straight. The X1 is more for those with IEMs? Will others who don't use those need an amp? (headphones)

Sorry, I just don't understand all of these technical terms that everyone uses. >.<

 
depends on your headphones.  

 

[joseisanewb012]

depends on your headphones.  

How about 32 ohms?

 

[TekeRugburn]

low impedence headphones should be fine.  virtually all daps can handle that 

 

[AmberOzL]

How about 32 ohms?

That should be more than fine, probably you can go loud enough to damage your hearing.

 

[zzffnn]

How about 32 ohms?

 
Your headphones should also have sensitivity rating of higher than 96 db/mw, otherwise it would not sound very good from a portable DAP. Hifiman HE-6  headphones have a low impedance of only 50 ohm, but their sensitivity of 83.5 db/mw is too low to sound good without an external amplifier. 

 

[davidsh]

If your phone can drive it, the x1 should drive it better. It has around 5 times the average power of a phone I'd say. Give or take

 

[zzffnn]

sorry double post.

 

[zzffnn]

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[joseisanewb012]

Wow, that's a lot of useful information! Thank you for the post! I remember the X3 being powerful enough, but I didn't know if the X1 was.

 

[TekeRugburn]

  Your headphones should also have sensitivity rating of higher than 96 db/mw, otherwise it would not sound very good from a portable DAP. Hifiman HE-6  headphones have a low impedance of only 50 ohm, but their sensitivity of 83.5 db/mw is too low to sound good without an external amplifier. 

 
most inefficient headphones are othodynamic.... and the people who own them wont be trying to run them striaght from a dap

 

[davidsh]

Nah, but look at something like k701

 

[TekeRugburn]

Nah, but look at something like k701

 
impendence is like 65 ohms.... i think thats it...too lazy to look it up.

 

[davidsh]

 

Nah, but look at something like k701

 
impendence is like 65 ohms.... i think thats it...too lazy to look it up.

Yeah, but it's like 94 dB/mW which is kind of low.
 
Then there's all the beyer/senny mid-fi high impedance stuff, which the x1 probably won't drive properly. Not that I know.
 
I'd say you shouldn't push it more than for example ultrasones offerings.

 

[TekeRugburn]

  Yeah, but it's like 94 dB/mW which is kind of low.
 
Then there's all the beyer/senny mid-fi high impedance stuff, which the x1 probably won't drive properly. Not that I know.
 
I'd say you shouldn't push it more than for example ultrasones offerings.

 
yeah the k701 has some funky specs.

 

[davidsh]

 
yeah the k701 has some funky specs.

105 dB/V doesn't seem so scary