Hi thanks for any info on this -
I have some high end headphones ie Senheiser HD 600 and instead of buying a headphone amp I am wondering how will the Denon perform as a headphone amp?
Intuitively I thought it would be powerful enough but when you plug it in you can really hear background buzz (i use stereo direct mode with no other processing hoping to bypass circuitry for cleanest signal) ... does background buzz mean that the signal to noise ratio is a bit high or inadequate circuitry/isolation inside the amp, or should it not affect sound quality?
Thanks.
(I have a portable headphone DAC/AMP ie Fiio E17 but it clips my 600Ohm headphones hence I am trying out the Denon as my DAC/AMP playing lossless off my laptop via HDMI. My laptop has all the high definition audio drivers for the HDMI and I play bluray HD audio with this setup.)
I have some high end headphones ie Senheiser HD 600 and instead of buying a headphone amp I am wondering how will the Denon perform as a headphone amp?
Intuitively I thought it would be powerful enough but when you plug it in you can really hear background buzz (i use stereo direct mode with no other processing hoping to bypass circuitry for cleanest signal) ... does background buzz mean that the signal to noise ratio is a bit high or inadequate circuitry/isolation inside the amp, or should it not affect sound quality?
Thanks.
(I have a portable headphone DAC/AMP ie Fiio E17 but it clips my 600Ohm headphones hence I am trying out the Denon as my DAC/AMP playing lossless off my laptop via HDMI. My laptop has all the high definition audio drivers for the HDMI and I play bluray HD audio with this setup.)