Hmmm... any device can "drive" any headphone. Your cellphone can "drive" a 600 Ohm T1.
But depending on how you define "drive" a headphone it is not an either or... some amps sound best with 600 Ohm impedance, while they do not sound great with 32 Ohm Grados, some amps pair better with low impedance. To me the pairing and synergy is the real matter of the case more than price and power specs of the amplifier.
Well stated and quite the case in my opinion also. It is the reason I have had up to 40 headphone amps at one time (not counting the ones I have for my electrostatics).
I used to say to my buddies it was like having the right seasoning. The only reason cost was a factor was the condition of my wallet at the time. Some of my best matches were far from my most expensive pieces.
I beliefe, GRADO loses a lot by not spending more attention to their pads. The original pads are ok for headphones up to 500.-, but not worth the pricerange higher up.
Hey guys, I wanted to give you a first heads up that I just posted an ad to sell my friend’s second Vintage RS1 w/wood buttons.
The first one has found a home with one of our more prolific fan club members about a month ago.
This first wood cup design by John Grado is truly one my personal picks for one of the top sounds by Grado. It has a very transparent sound and better sounding bass than any other RS1 variant. I bought mine way back when it was a brand new model and never intend to sell it.
Take a look, the ad has more photos and more info.
Hey guys, just figured I wanted to give you a first heads up that I just posted an ad to sell my friend’s second Vintage RS1 w/wood buttons.
The first one has found a home with one of our more prolific fan club members about a month ago.
This first wood cup design by John Grado is truly one my personal picks for one of the top sounds by Grado. attributes has a very transparent sound and better sounding bass than any other RS1 variant. I bought mine way back when it was a brand new model and never intend to sell it.
Take a look, the ad has more photos and more info.
Yes they can be run, but amplification makes a difference. At my case made pretty big difference.
Apple dongle -> Violectric Chronos—>little differences, very little.
But Violectric Chronos->RME ADI-2 dac fs->pretty big difference in every way.
Yes they can be run, but amplification makes a difference. At my case made pretty big difference. Apple dongle -> Violectric Chronos—>little differences, very little.
But Violectric Chronos->RME ADI-2 dac fs->pretty big difference in every way.
It’s a system. Headphones do not make sound by themselves, and good, revealing headphones, like most Grados, are going to let you hear quite clearly what is upstream from them. “Garbage in, garbage out”. It’s the oldest truism in audio, and IMHO, the less colored (more transparent) your transducers, the more true it becomes.
Some people want field boxes, some people are happy in the bleachers. You’ll both see the game, but it won’t be the same experience. Which experience you prefer (and whether one is worth the difference in price over the other) is entirely up to you, but they won’t be the same.
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