Quinton595
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Hello,
For years, I have been running a pair of HD6XX headphones directly off a Grace SDAC, as I've never actually owned an amp.
I've always known about the general concern that non-amplified input will be quieter, but frankly, Windows and the Grace SDAC put out enough volume in even the relatively high-impedance 6XXs that I can't listen to them above 60/100 windows volume, and typically listen between 20 - 40/100.
The thing is, I have now purchase a pair of HD800s, and don't yet have an amp for them either (working on it!).
I really want to make sure I don't damage the HD800s accidentally, by running them directly off the line-out of the Grace SDAC while I'm waiting on a real DAC and amp to arrive. I had a short discussion with people on head-fi about how the line-out has a different impedance and voltage than an actual headphone-out jack would have, but frankly, I don't understand the electrical theory enough to know if this somehow poses a threat to the HD800s.
Thank you!
For years, I have been running a pair of HD6XX headphones directly off a Grace SDAC, as I've never actually owned an amp.
I've always known about the general concern that non-amplified input will be quieter, but frankly, Windows and the Grace SDAC put out enough volume in even the relatively high-impedance 6XXs that I can't listen to them above 60/100 windows volume, and typically listen between 20 - 40/100.
The thing is, I have now purchase a pair of HD800s, and don't yet have an amp for them either (working on it!).
I really want to make sure I don't damage the HD800s accidentally, by running them directly off the line-out of the Grace SDAC while I'm waiting on a real DAC and amp to arrive. I had a short discussion with people on head-fi about how the line-out has a different impedance and voltage than an actual headphone-out jack would have, but frankly, I don't understand the electrical theory enough to know if this somehow poses a threat to the HD800s.
Thank you!