[Renato Fury]

I am intending to buy a DAC / AMP to use with Sennheiser HD598 because my source is very com, in case I intend to buy a FiiO E10K, do you think it is good or who knows some other?

 

[alynx]

Just dropping some names: Schiit Fulla 2, Micca Origen+, Monoprice DAC/Amp #11567.

 

[Renato Fury]

Just dropping some names: Schiit Fulla 2, Micca Origen+, Monoprice DAC/Amp #11567.

But is FiiO E10K, or maybe FiiO k5?

 

[alynx]

The K5 is only an Amp. The e10k is both dac and amp. Personally I have no experience with either. But I own the HD 598 and its not hard to drive at all. I have a Micca Origen lookalike dac/amp and it pairs very well with the HD 598.

 

[Renato Fury]

The K5 is only an Amp. The e10k is both dac and amp. Personally I have no experience with either. But I own the HD 598 and its not hard to drive at all. I have a Micca Origen lookalike dac/amp and it pairs very well with the HD 598.

Okay, but could the Schiit Fulla 2 play back the sound quality of headphones like Beyerdynamic DT-880 Pro Headphones (250 Ohm) and Sennheiser HD 650 that need more power or would you recommend me some more?

 

[serman005]

If you are going to be driving the DT880 250 ohm or the HD650/600, I would personally recommend something more like the Magni 2, which provides 6-+ X the max power output at 300 ohms (260 mW) that the Fulla 2 has (40 mW). I think you will have a better listening experience with something like a Magni 2 for those headphones.

 

[alynx]

I can drive my 650s with my phone. They dont get super loud but loud enough. Does it sound like crap? Hell no. Quite good actually. I always leave my Objective stack on low gain (1.0x) with the 650s, even with the 880s. Soo, I dont know. From my experience, if you have a decent source and you reach you desired listening level without the source/amp straining and sounding crap, Id say you dont really need the uber-superduper-dac and amp components. But just too be sure, from a sound quality and listening level perspective, something like the MM2 stack or Objective stack is the safest bet.

 

[endgame]

I have the 598's and they don't need an amp. I can't discern any audio improvement when connected to my Zuperdac or Dragonfly Red. They sound identical straight from my iPhone 7 Plus.

 

[Vamsi Vadrevu]

I have a 2 year old FiiO E06 (the cheapest amp I could get my hands on). Without the AMP the headphones do sound decent, but with the amp, the bass gets a little more tight and the treble frequencies start to show a little better too (from what I've observed - I just sat for 11 hours listening to music in a quiet room comparing my 2 year old ATH M50x and my recently acquired HD 598 SE with and without the AMP, with my audio interface focusrite 2i2 and my mobile phones)...

If I could observe a slight difference with even the cheapest AMP, I'm sure with a better AMP HD 598 would sound much better. I'd like others to chip in (who have better AMPS and DACs than I have)

 

[Surf Monkey]

I'm driving DT990 Pro 250ohms out of a Modi/Magni 2U setup and there's more than enough power there.

My HD598s sound brilliant on the Schiit stack. Far more rich and detailed than plugged into the wimpy iPhone amp. I run the 598s on low gain with this setup. Flipping to high gain doesn't negatively impact the output, but with these cans I don't feel like I need that much overhead.

The 598s are very easy to drive, but I do think they benefit a lot from a better dac/amp solution. The E10k should be plenty.

 

[ProtegeManiac]

Okay, but could the Schiit Fulla 2 play back the sound quality of headphones like Beyerdynamic DT-880 Pro Headphones (250 Ohm) and Sennheiser HD 650 that need more power or would you recommend me some more?

I'd get something like the Vali2 for those.

 

[Trunks159]

Simply get the E10k and call it a day. You simply can't go wrong with it.

 

[LazyListener]

HD 598 are my favorite cans, having heard several others costing more. E10K would be my recommendation for the money. I have one and enjoy it, and the bass boost is useful with some songs. I also have Dragonfly version 1.2, which has a more detailed, refined, and transparent sound than E10K. Schiit Fulla 2 at $99 seems well made and a good value, but I've never heard that one.