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Is a headphone amp necessary?

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My current setup is a Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro, 250 ohms; and a Titanium HD soundcard. The soundcard has built in amp already but I was wondering how well will these headphones scale If i bought a decent external amp? Is it worth the extra money on an external amp or would the amp in the Titanium HD's be enough?

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The specs say that it can drive a card with up to 330 ohms of impedance so you should be fine

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Your card comes with pre-built amp able to drive up to 330 ohms headphone. You should be fine but adding an external amp or DAC would improve the sound quality.

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Try going to a store that sells amps, bring your headphones with you and some music, try playing the same music there,as you play at home, and there's your answer. Don't stare to much at the numbers, your ears will tell you if you need a amp, once you've tried one :)

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