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3 hours ago, Perkz said:

Im planning to buy the Monoprice Modern Retro Audiophile headphones, and I was just wondering if I needed a DAC to use it properly?

No you don't need a dac or amp to drive the thing . Only consider an amp and dac if your source is too noisy or if your headphones are not loud enough. At 50 ohm they are plenty efficient and should be able to be run off your phone or desktop. I would recommend grabbing new replacement pads instead

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Im planning to buy the Monoprice Modern Retro Audiophile headphones, and I was just wondering if I needed a DAC to use it properly?

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Depends on the sensitivity of the headphones I think what you're asking is if you would need an external amp for it.

 

Is this it https://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-Ultra-Comfortable-Modern-Retro-Headphones/dp/B01M7Z0VKR ?

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3 hours ago, Perkz said:

Im planning to buy the Monoprice Modern Retro Audiophile headphones, and I was just wondering if I needed a DAC to use it properly?

No you don't need a dac or amp to drive the thing . Only consider an amp and dac if your source is too noisy or if your headphones are not loud enough. At 50 ohm they are plenty efficient and should be able to be run off your phone or desktop. I would recommend grabbing new replacement pads instead

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1 hour ago, rice guru said:

No you don't need a dac or amp to drive the thing . Only consider an amp and dac if your source is too noisy or if your headphones are not loud enough. At 50 ohm they are plenty efficient and should be able to be run off your phone or desktop. I would recommend grabbing new replacement pads instead

Thanks man! I'll look around for some pads.

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