[MatsudaMan]

I'm going to by a digital field recorder to record myself and other musicians. I'd like to be able to monitor playback with my hd580's w/out the help of a headphone amp. The headphone out on the device is rated at:

400 mV; Maximum output level: 25 mW + 25 mW or more;
Load impedance: 16 ohms

Is this going to be enough juice?

Otherwise, it has a line out that could go to my Hornet and then to the HD580's.

 

[chesebert]

if I were you I bring my Hornet

 

[facelvega]

25mWpc into 16 Ohms is less than my mp3 player, which wouldn't sound very good with HD580 either. Try either a different headphone, a different field recorder, or break down and use an amp.