wingsounds13
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What gain level do you have the headphone amp set to? It seems like you could make good use of the low gain setting. Some experimentation is still in order, as I have found. My ZMF Master model V1 headphones are 50 ohms and medium/low sensitivity. From the balanced output, I can get plenty loud on low gain with most source material. Most listening is about -10dB. However... With my setup, I find that I get better sound on high gain and -24dB. Your results may be different.
The Pulse DAC headphone amp unbalanced output is 7V RMS and 3W into a 16 ohm load. This is sufficient power to drive almost any headphones to a potentially dangerous level. The HD-800 is a high impedance headphone and is fairly sensitive, so it does not need much power, but does need an amp with a reasonably high voltage output.
J.P.
The Pulse DAC headphone amp unbalanced output is 7V RMS and 3W into a 16 ohm load. This is sufficient power to drive almost any headphones to a potentially dangerous level. The HD-800 is a high impedance headphone and is fairly sensitive, so it does not need much power, but does need an amp with a reasonably high voltage output.
J.P.