Newbie question - dedicated headphone amp or is my McIntosh MA352 sufficient


Hi forum members,

I recently purchased the Hifiman HE1000 V2 headphones.  I currently own the McIntosh Ma352.  Is the headphone amp on this unit sufficient bring out the characteristic sound of this headphone or am I better served buying a dedicated headphone amp?  I appreciate your input.

soundbyjordan

Showing 2 responses by overthemoon

My advice is tread lightly....

I picked up some headphones and enjoyed listening through my preamp.

Then decided to try a headphone amp - the Chord Mojo2...it was a drastic improvement. Oh, yes you guessed it then I listened to a 'high end' non-portable headphone amp.  And now I have two headphone amps - 1 for travel and 1 for the bedroom.  I'm happy listening to them.  But if I know the type of rabbit hole I was going down I might have joined another wine club!