Howdy,
So happy to find this forum.
I'm looking for headphone recommendations for listening to vinyl (mostly) and streamed classical music. I listen to a wide variety of other stuff too, but I like to listen to classical to relax before bed. My wife doesn't. Also, "Classical" includes everything from symphonies to piano/string solos and even some choir/opera/renaissance vocal music.
I want to get HPs that are a good match for my system and the music I like.
I have a TT with an Ortofon Bronze cart/stylus, connected to a Puffin DSM pre-amp, which is connected to a Yamaha as501 receiver. The headphone jack is on the Yamaha. Best I can tell, the output impedence for the jack is over 400 ohms. The Puffin allows me to affect the sound, such as by adjusting how bright/warm the sound is. I stream music by connecting my phone to the Puffin.
My questions/concerns:
Am I correct that this jack is producing more than enough signal to power 600 ohm headphones? (And too much for low impedence options?)
All else being equal, would 600 ohm headphones probably sound better than 250 ohm headphones, or does that not really matter?
I'm considering Beyerdynamic DT 880 or 990 in the 600 ohm configurations. Any thoughts about those and/or which one?
Any other ideas?
(There's no store around here that would let me borrow/audition headphones, so I'm trying to make my best educated guess before buying.)
TIA for any guidance,
Neil
So happy to find this forum.
I'm looking for headphone recommendations for listening to vinyl (mostly) and streamed classical music. I listen to a wide variety of other stuff too, but I like to listen to classical to relax before bed. My wife doesn't. Also, "Classical" includes everything from symphonies to piano/string solos and even some choir/opera/renaissance vocal music.
I want to get HPs that are a good match for my system and the music I like.
I have a TT with an Ortofon Bronze cart/stylus, connected to a Puffin DSM pre-amp, which is connected to a Yamaha as501 receiver. The headphone jack is on the Yamaha. Best I can tell, the output impedence for the jack is over 400 ohms. The Puffin allows me to affect the sound, such as by adjusting how bright/warm the sound is. I stream music by connecting my phone to the Puffin.
My questions/concerns:
Am I correct that this jack is producing more than enough signal to power 600 ohm headphones? (And too much for low impedence options?)
All else being equal, would 600 ohm headphones probably sound better than 250 ohm headphones, or does that not really matter?
I'm considering Beyerdynamic DT 880 or 990 in the 600 ohm configurations. Any thoughts about those and/or which one?
Any other ideas?
(There's no store around here that would let me borrow/audition headphones, so I'm trying to make my best educated guess before buying.)
TIA for any guidance,
Neil