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

@overthemoon Ah yes, it never ends.  But at least when the results are tangible you can feel like it’s worth going down that rabbit hole, no?  I started with a Dragonfly Red and was very happy, then upgraded to a Singzer SA-1 amp and Musician Pegasus DAC.  Then I added a Denafrips DDC so I could feed my DAC with i2S, and then I upgraded to an LTA MZ2 headphone amp.  That’s not even including my headphone upgrades.  How’s that for a wabbit hole?