DiederickFritz
Head-Fier
Mmm... can’t say... My Micro iDSD BL, which tops out at 166mW 600ohms (another headfi member calculated theirs to 157mW) can take the DT990s to loud volumes upto the 1’oclock position without distorting (this also depends on the recording as I usually listen to loud Bassy music). This is plenty loud enough for me and I usually just leave it at 12’oclock... but not every amp is made the same or has the same limitations so I can’t say whether the Atom will do the 880s justice. It’s usually best to just buy more power and enjoy the extra headroom imo.How do you think the Atom would handle it? 125 mW at 600ohm.
EDIT: I just realized that 1 o’clock is over halfway on the knob (about 100mW) so I’m probably already pushing the 990s to their limit lol
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