kelly
Herr Babelfish der Übersetzer, he wore a whipped-cream-covered tutu for this title.
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A while back, I got into a little trouble by saying something to the effect of noticing that the HD600 seemed to behave better on amps that had larger PSUs. I didn't have any logical reasoning for this and perhaps the correlation is completely coincidental.
But...
I've noticed that as you spend more money on amps, the size and output of the transformers seems to go up. You and I know that headphones simply don't need much power to get to their maximum volume even with plenty of headroom. So what's the deal, then? Why do some of these headphone amps have the large toroidal transformers? Why not use a smaller transformer if there isn't an actual difference in sound quality? On the other hand, if there IS a difference in sound quality, WHY?
To me, this as illogical as saying that a glass of lemonade from a 25 gallon drum tastes better than a glass of lemonade from a 2 quart pitcher. If you only need a glass full anyway, how does having all that extra lemonade make your glassful taste better?
But...
I've noticed that as you spend more money on amps, the size and output of the transformers seems to go up. You and I know that headphones simply don't need much power to get to their maximum volume even with plenty of headroom. So what's the deal, then? Why do some of these headphone amps have the large toroidal transformers? Why not use a smaller transformer if there isn't an actual difference in sound quality? On the other hand, if there IS a difference in sound quality, WHY?
To me, this as illogical as saying that a glass of lemonade from a 25 gallon drum tastes better than a glass of lemonade from a 2 quart pitcher. If you only need a glass full anyway, how does having all that extra lemonade make your glassful taste better?