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Definitely yes unless the manufacturer states otherwise, even then I would be careful. Ayon, Marqules and Octave Audio have said in emails that their amps can drive a 50 ohm load with no problem, no resistor needed while the likes of JE Audio, MasterSound do not recommend using their amps to drive the HE-6 even with the resistors added to balance the load to 8ohms. Pathos recommends using a resistor.
One should also realize that while this listener's impressions regarding SQ are certainly not definitive, it is probably better to equalize the impedance when using a tube-amp with the HE-6 by using resistors.
Definitely yes unless the manufacturer states otherwise, even then I would be careful. Ayon, Marqules and Octave Audio have said in emails that their amps can drive a 50 ohm load with no problem, no resistor needed while the likes of JE Audio, MasterSound do not recommend using their amps to drive the HE-6 even with the resistors added to balance the load to 8ohms. Pathos recommends using a resistor.