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Best type of amp for low impedance/high sensitivity headphones?

I've settled on Audio Technica ATH-AD2000's as I find them extremely comfortable. With every amp I've tried them with, I am only able to use about 10% of the volume/attenuator dial.

I have only owned transformer-coupled amps having heard that they work best with low impedance headphones. Would an OTL design be a better match in this case? Should I look for a very low powered amp? Any insight is appreciated.

Amps tried so far (I prefer tube amps): Yamamoto, Trafomatic, Mapletree and Grommes.


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Topic - Best type of amp for low impedance/high sensitivity headphones? - nyrocker 16:43:12 03/03/14 (11)
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