no, but can't the computer take care of the amping? sorry for the ignorance but i can't find amp/DAC buying guide, like there is for headphones. 

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Well first of all would it be worth it? i would be using it with a desktop mac and my alessandro ms1i. i've heard about the qinpu q2, little dot, Odac. And even though i've spent hours trying to read about amps and DAC's it's not the same as listening to them. So i would appreciate if someone...

Quote: one last question. how do these compare to the sennheiser hd558? i can get them refurbished at the same price but i don't know which one has the best sound quality

Quote:   so would you recomend me getting the grados or alessandro? i could get the alessandro faster cause they're cheaper or wait and save money for the grados. i also want the flatest one

hi everyone i hear a lot of stuff about the grado and alessandro headhones and i want to know if the alessandro ms1 sounds better than the grado sr125. and is there a difference between those and their impproved versions? Thanks for your help

so i bought this samsung galaxy player cause my options at that moment were either an ipod nano 8gb or a samsung galaxy player 3.6, i saw both at best buy and decided to buy the samsung player. I didn't really know much about brands, sound quality or things like that, and i still don't know...

hey people should i get the etymotics mc5 or the vsonic vc02? also i'd like to know what etymotic means by accurate, i'm new to all this. I listen to punk, rock, ska, blues, some jazz, some metal. any other suggestions are welcome too. my budget is < 70$ thanks for the help

hi everyone, I'm looking for some around-ear headphones in the price range 100-170$ i don't like rap, hip-hop, electronic, etc. my music is more on the side of punk, rock, jazz, blues, ska, classical guitar, instrumental, etc. I'll be using a laptop as a source because I'm only using them...

hi everyone, I'm looking for some around-ear headphones in the price range 100-170$ i don't like rap, hip-hop, electronic, etc. my music is more on the side of punk, rock, jazz, blues, ska, classical guitar, instrumental, etc. I'll be using a laptop as a source because I'm only using them...