daseinpdx
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Hi,
I'll be purchasing a HE-400 soon, was wondering if DX50 is sufficient to drive them?
I have a small fiio e6 amp, but I doubt that will be of much help?
Thanks,
Regards,
Siddharth
I don't know what the other guy is talking about. Even the AK100 can drive the 400s (35 ohm impedance and 92.5 db sensitivity) and its amp is much less powerful than that of the dx50. The amp on the DX50 is more powerful than the typical DAP. So, yes, you can listen to the 400s on the DX50 without an amp. On the other hand, they will definitely sound better with a decent amp. The DX50 has a relatively powerful amp, but it wouldn't be as good as most decent external headphone amps. Of course, it would sound much better with an even better DAP too.