[ammarmalik]

I'm looking to buy the IE8 to pair it with an iPod Touch and my cellphone (Nokia N9). I'll also use it with my macbook. What I want to know is whether I need an amp to drive these or will without amp do just fine. I know an amp will obviously help but is IE8 the kind of IEM that 'needs' an amp to drive it like the Etymotic ER4S does?

 

[LostMySelf]

I don't think so.

 

[s0lar]

IE8 does not benefit from an amp. A USB-DAC could be usefull on your laptop, so you could always get a DAC/AMP and test it out for yourself.

 

[elbastardo]

i concur, even though i can't speak for the iproducts, they sound great straight out of my cowon j3.

 

[Eric_C]

No.

 

[estreeter]

I reckon they might open up in the mids with a decent amp like this:
 
http://www.wooaudio.com/products/wa234mono/
 
(they went to the moon with less hardware ...)

 

[11rufus11]

Wow....

 

[macaddicted]

But it's not portable... 

 

[estreeter]

Quote:

But it's not portable... 

Details, details - dude, I am an ideas man - I leave the implementation to others. Gotta fly - got a meeting with Branson at 11, then lunch with Trump at 1.