Well I just tried the Magni for the first time.  I don't know why I had any doubts about it powering my 70ohms.  With everything at full volume on the computer, I can't even turn the volume on the Magni past 9 o'clock without it being too loud.  Extremely powerful amp.  Like it so far!  

Thank you very much! Appreciate the help!

Thank you for taking the time to post that.  As someone not too familiar with this stuff, can I ask how you can tell that they will be ok?  It would appear that 70ohms would be a little less than 1.0W, so what does that tell you?   Thanks!

I am receiving this amp as a gift, but wanted to know how they fare with 70ohm Senns. Can anyone confirm that they will drive higher impedance cans? Or should I return it and get something that will? Any recommendations? Magni is still en-route so I could reroute it back to Schiit before it...

Thank you so much for your help!  Just ordered the Schiit Magni and found a spare 3.5mm to RCA in my bag-o-cables. 

Thank you for the reply. So if I understand, for the purpose of the amp, I can use a 3.5mm to RCA or so for the amp? What is S/PDIF used for? I do not use this for the amp correct? They are my HD25-1 ii that I use for playing out. But I also use them for dorm room listening as they have good...

Hi all,   I am interested in an amplifier to run my Senns from.  The audio is lossless and comes from a Firewire800 external drive.  I am not (at the moment) interested in a DAC.  But I would like to connect an amp, either a Little Dot, or Schitt, to my Macbook Pro.   The question I have is...

Thank you again for the help.     One last pair of questions.  Does the DAC that will connect to my MacBook connect via USB? How do I bypass my Mac's DAC in order to use the new one I purchase?

Thank you for the reply.     So if both components are best separate, if I could not purchase both at the same time, would it be smart to purchase the amp first, while using my on-board DAC, and then add a separate DAC later?  A DAC does not provide any amplification, correct?

Hi all,   I am interested in purchasing a Little Dot tube amplifier...not sure on the exact model yet.  I plan to use the amplifier with my Sennheiser HD 25-1 ii with my MacBook Pro and with .wav audio files.     I believe the MacBook has a decent on-board DAC but was wondering:   1. Would...

Sorry for bringing this back to life, but it has been almost exactly a year since I have had these and they are still going strong.  Using the medium sized tips, they create a tight and isolating fit (for me).  Sometimes I still use the Apple earbuds when the weather is bad and I don't want to...

Just got my e-Q5s in the mail today.  Ordered from Alo and were packaged very well.  All I can say is wow.  Night and day difference between those and the old Apple earbuds.  Isolation is good, soundstage is amazing and I can now hear instruments that I previously couldn't.   They seem like...

Are the e-Q5s well suited for active wear?  Like jogging?

Thanks a lot!  Any other opinions?

Big difference in price...worth the extra money for the Ortofons when considering sound, comfort, dependability and cable strength?   Thanks!

Ordered the TF10s.  Are they ok for active wear? Like working out and jogging?

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I like both the TFP10 as well as the Klipsch Images.  There seems to be a huge difference in size, however.  Triple speakers in the Ultimate Ears...so just curious how the small Klipsch stay up there with the EUs, especially in terms of bass.

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Quote: I like the specs of the UEs.  Are the Shure 215s not up to par with them?  What is the difference?

I am Enjoying some Allen and Heaths right now, but also have a pair or Sennheiser On Ears.

Hey guys and girls,   Long time lurker, Electrical Engineering student and musician.  So naturally I am interested in the inner workings of headphones.   I have a long history with full size headphones but would like to try some IEMs since I have am in need of something more portable...