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I'm sure this has come up before. I have a pre-amp for my turntable, and I'm thinking of spending about $300.00 for a pair of headphones. I read that if I buy noise-canceling headphones I don't need a headphone amp for my Harmon Kardon 3380 receiver.I'm not sure if this is the best way for me to go. If I don't buy those kind of headphones should I buy a headphone amp, and if so which one?
Also, do I connect a headphone amp to the headphone outlet on the front of my receiver?
Thanks,
Randy
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Pat,
Thanks for your reply. I'm thinking of buying a used Sennheiser HD 650. From what I've read, they're the best headphones at that price level.
Randy
I have used my Senn hd650 with my H-K avr 510, and H-K 7200 and while they sound alright, I bought Project Ember headphone amp and it made all the difference. Using a Bugle Boy 12AX7 tube, it is really a great sound. The nice thing about a tube amp, is as the volume turns up, it just doesn'
t get louder, it gets a more full sound to the music. The 650's won't disappoint. Great headphone.
Well, the headphone output of your HK receiver is meant to drive headphones and I expect it will drive most of them quite well. Whether they are closed, open, or noise cancelling is not an issue. Unless you get headphones that are particularly hard to drive, I doubt if you will need a headphone amp.
What headphones are you thinking of buying?
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