dt77
New Head-Fier
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Hi guys,
I just got my beyer cans today, got them for mixing and producing purposes. I also bought an SMSL SAPII TPA6120A2 amp (quite a budget option), as I figured that my laptop wouldn't be able to drive a 600 ohm set of headphones properly. The amp is decent I guess, has more than enough power for my headphones but what surprised me was the fact that my macbook pro can provide me with enough volume as well. 3 or 4 notches below max volume is more than loud enough for me. Furthermore, I didn't really notice any difference in sound quality between using the amp or just my macbook pro, apart from the possible max loudness.
So, I was wondering is it more effective for me to by a DAC instead and return the amp? Is it the amp itself? Are there other alternatives that I can look at, preferably around the same price range? Would adding anything else be overkill for my purposes? What do you guys think?
Thanks!
I just got my beyer cans today, got them for mixing and producing purposes. I also bought an SMSL SAPII TPA6120A2 amp (quite a budget option), as I figured that my laptop wouldn't be able to drive a 600 ohm set of headphones properly. The amp is decent I guess, has more than enough power for my headphones but what surprised me was the fact that my macbook pro can provide me with enough volume as well. 3 or 4 notches below max volume is more than loud enough for me. Furthermore, I didn't really notice any difference in sound quality between using the amp or just my macbook pro, apart from the possible max loudness.
So, I was wondering is it more effective for me to by a DAC instead and return the amp? Is it the amp itself? Are there other alternatives that I can look at, preferably around the same price range? Would adding anything else be overkill for my purposes? What do you guys think?
Thanks!