Can a portable Amp Fiio e18 drive a sennheiser HD600, HD650 or a Beyer DT880 (250 Ohm)?
Nov 1, 2014 at 7:54 AM Thread Starter Post #1 of 5

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Hi, I was wondering if anybody knows if a port. Amp Fiio18 can drive any of those 3 headphones: Sennheiser HD600, HD650 or a Beyer DT880 (250 Ohm)?
I have a Grado Sr80e and a Sennheiser momentum, and my only dac/amp is a fiio e18. Now I am really thinking about buying one of those 3, but I read they are harder to drive than the 2 headphones I have, and I can't really afford a more suitable Amp like O2+ODAC and the headphone at the same time.
Does anybody knows if a Fiio e18 is enough to properly drive any of those 3 headphones?
 
I appreciate the help!
 
Nov 1, 2014 at 10:10 AM Post #2 of 5
  Hi, I was wondering if anybody knows if a port. Amp Fiio18 can drive any of those 3 headphones: Sennheiser HD600, HD650 or a Beyer DT880 (250 Ohm)?
I have a Grado Sr80e and a Sennheiser momentum, and my only dac/amp is a FiiO E18. Now I am really thinking about buying one of those 3, but I read they are harder to drive than the 2 headphones I have, and I can't really afford a more suitable Amp like O2+ODAC and the headphone at the same time.
Does anybody knows if a Fiio e18 is enough to properly drive any of those 3 headphones?
I appreciate the help!

 
My FiiO E11 can easily drive 250-Ohm headphones and I believe the E18 comes with a more powerful amplifier, then the E11.
 
Nov 1, 2014 at 4:17 PM Post #3 of 5
So probably my fiio e18 will be able to drive a 250-ohm headphone?
the recommendation is up to 150-ohm, but depending on the headphone it may change. I was hoping to drive at least the hd-600, but I wanted to be sure before buying.
 
Nov 1, 2014 at 6:19 PM Post #4 of 5
  So probably my FiiO E18 will be able to drive a 250-Ohm headphone?
the recommendation is up to 150-Ohm, but depending on the headphone it may change. I was hoping to drive at least the HD-600, but I wanted to be sure before buying.

 
My E11 can drive my 600-Ohm AKG K240M monitor headphones (near max volume).
And the E11K outputs more power then the E11.
I can't find all the specs on the E18, but at 32-Ohm the E18 outputs about 10% more power then the E11K.
 
Nov 2, 2014 at 6:06 AM Post #5 of 5
Probably the Fiio X5 uses a very similar amp, and this ones comfortably drives my Senn HD800. So.... You should be OK, right?
 

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