DT 770 80 Ohm with Galaxy S7 (International)

[GymothyCharles]

Im pretty sure im going to get the DT 770 80 Ohm, but im not 100% on whether or not my phone (Exynos S7)(Im specifying because I heard it has a different DAC/Amp than the Snapdragon version) will drive it.  

  

If I do need an Amp for it, which is the best between the Fiio Q1, K1, and A3 in terms of value for the money, and being able to drive the 80 Ohm DT 770.  I'd prefer to spend as little money as possible, as I'm a little short on cash, so a max 300 CAD for the entire setup, less is better.  

  

Also, how is the ATH M50x as an alternate?  I wont be using this out in public, mainly at home (mainly hip-hop music, video games (PC), other music) and on road trips (plane, bus, car, etc.)  

  

My r/headphones thread - https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/4vgnn3/daily_headphone_purchase_advice_thread_20160731/d5yhxoy

[AstroBenny]

Funny you ask, my DT770 80 Ohm's just arrived minutes ago to replace my M50X's due to comfort issues with prolonged periods of use.  I have a Galaxy S6 which shouldn't be too different from the S7's dac/amp. I'll report back and let you know.

[GymothyCharles]

Just now, AstroBenny said:

Funny you ask, my DT770 80 Ohm's just arrived minutes ago, to replace my M50X's due to comfort issues with prolonged periods of use.  I have a Galaxy S6 which shouldn't be too different from the S7's dac/amp. I'll report back and let you know.

Well, I guess that answers the M50x question XD.

[Vasllo]

Oh well, I'm asking myself the exactly same question. I wanna know if my iPod Touch 5 and notebook will be able to drive the DT 770 Pro 80Ohm well enough, because I don't really wanna pay half the price of the headphone on an amp to get a 1% improvement.

[AstroBenny]

Ok, so my S6 can just about drive about them to uncomfortable levels so I'm guessing they'd be fine with an S7. As for the PC onboard audio, they definitely shouldn't be an issue as there was plenty of room to go, volume wise

Not sure how an ipod touch would fare though as I don't have anything to compare with but I'm assuming it would be okay.... @Mateus Campello

[GymothyCharles]

1 minute ago, AstroBenny said:

Ok, so my S6 can just about drive about them to uncomfortable levels so I'm guessing they'd be fine with an S7. As for the PC onboard audio, they definitely shouldn't be an issue as there was plenty of room to go, volume wise

Not sure how an ipod touch would fare though as I don't have anything to compare with but I'm assuming it would be okay.... @Mateus Campello

Awesome, thanks a tonne!

[Vasllo]

3 hours ago, AstroBenny said:

Ok, so my S6 can just about drive about them to uncomfortable levels so I'm guessing they'd be fine with an S7. As for the PC onboard audio, they definitely shouldn't be an issue as there was plenty of room to go, volume wise

Not sure how an ipod touch would fare though as I don't have anything to compare with but I'm assuming it would be okay.... @Mateus Campello

Thanks A LOT man !

I've had the Cloud II that are 60Ohm and they were fine with my iPod, so seems like the extra 20Ohms won't be a problem