Hi everyone.im looking for heaphone amp for he 400i.my source is fiio x5 gen2.so what should i buy amp or dac\amp.i see many people said he 400i easy to drive .but one people told me that they need amp with source about 5W at 32ohm to drive them good.my budget is about 250$.and finally how about ifi micro ican se and aune X1s.
Hi everyone.im looking for heaphone amp for he 400i.my source is fiio x5 gen2.so what should i buy amp or dac\amp.i see many people said he 400i easy to drive .but one people told me that they need amp with source about 5W at 32ohm to drive them good.my budget is about 250$.and finally how about ifi micro ican se and aune X1s.
They're not that easy to drive but 5w is overkill many times over. You only need around 1w per channel just to be sure it stays clean and has punch and dynamics (or rather, that it won't lose them) even if you crank it up.
With that kind of money I'd get the Schiit Asgard or the Aune X7S (but this one will need a balanced cable to kick out that much power, so might as well use the Asgard). Get the Fiio dock so you can have the X5II upright on the desk, plus any decent 3.5mm to RCA cable.
Hi everyone.im looking for heaphone amp for he 400i.my source is fiio x5 gen2.so what should i buy amp or dac\amp.i see many people said he 400i easy to drive .but one people told me that they need amp with source about 5W at 32ohm to drive them good.my budget is about 250$.and finally how about ifi micro ican se and aune X1s.
Hi!
I never heard the HE400i on the ifi iCan SE but the HE-560 and man - I really liked that combination. It's absolutely powerful enough. I would say that is a very good choice in this price range.
As for Schiit Asgard2 - that is also a good option. I had the Asgard 1 back in the day when it was Schiit's only product. Haha. I loved it but eventually sold it as the iDSD micro did all equal or better. Schiit Asgard also looks very nice on a desktop.
They're not that easy to drive but 5w is overkill many times over. You only need around 1w per channel just to be sure it stays clean and has punch and dynamics (or rather, that it won't lose them) even if you crank it up.
With that kind of money I'd get the Schiit Asgard or the Aune X7S (but this one will need a balanced cable to kick out that much power, so might as well use the Asgard). Get the Fiio dock so you can have the X5II upright on the desk, plus any decent 3.5mm to RCA cable.
I have pair it with O2 and aune B1 and it dont sound as my expectation.i will check asgard but i prefer portable amp to desk amp because i usually move.
Hi!
I never heard the HE400i on the ifi iCan SE but the HE-560 and man - I really liked that combination. It's absolutely powerful enough. I would say that is a very good choice in this price range.
As for Schiit Asgard2 - that is also a good option. I had the Asgard 1 back in the day when it was Schiit's only product. Haha. I loved it but eventually sold it as the iDSD micro did all equal or better. Schiit Asgard also looks very nice on a desktop.
Oh thank for your reply.i think your information is very useful.maybe i would get he 560 in someday.if ican suit for he 400i its great.so which better between asgard 1 and 2.and do you have other option.i prefer portable amp to desk amp because i usually move.but if asgard is worth in price range i will consider.
I have pair it with O2 and aune B1 and it dont sound as my expectation.i will check asgard but i prefer portable amp to desk amp because i usually move.
Oh thank for your reply.i think your information is very useful.maybe i would get he 560 in someday.if ican suit for he 400i its great.so which better between asgard 1 and 2.and do you have other option.i prefer portable amp to desk amp because i usually move.but if asgard is worth in price range i will consider.
Definitively the Asgard 2 (you can only get the Asgard 1 used) - it's much improved version of the 1. The ifi is really an amazing amp and while it's portable it doesn't have a battery - so you still need a wall socket. But of course way more "transportable" than the Asgard.
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