fgeorge097
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Hi all,
I was going to pick up a pair of Sennheiser HD 650 Headphones, seen here:
https://en-us.sennheiser.com/high-quality-headphones-around-ear-audio-surround-hd-650
For plugging into my guitar amp, and practicing without annoying the neighbors. I would also like to use the headphones to plug into my smartphone for music listening, and also to plug into my playstation controller for video games.
The primary use is guitar practicing, though.
My current amp is a 1 Watt Marshall DLS1CR, seen here:
https://marshall.com/marshall-amps/products/amps/dsl/dsl1c
I spoke with Sennheiser Customer Service, and they told me that the HD 650 Headphones had an Ohm rating of 300 Ohm, which is too high for a guitar amp (and also for general music listening from a smartphone, or video game console).
They instead suggested the Sennheiser HD 560s, seen here:
https://en-us.sennheiser.com/hd-560-s-audiophile-headphone-high-end-over-ear
Which has a 120 Ohm rating, and they said it was much better for my purposes.
I was wondering if any guitar enthusiasts could chime in here. I would prefer the HD 650, mostly because they seem nicer/more expensive and my wife has already said she would get them for me.
Do you think these HD 650 headphones, with the 300 Ohm rating would be too quiet, or would they work well? Or, would I be better suited for the 120 Ohm rating on the HD 560s headphones? I would honestly prefer not to have to get a headphone amplifier.
Thanks experts!
I was going to pick up a pair of Sennheiser HD 650 Headphones, seen here:
https://en-us.sennheiser.com/high-quality-headphones-around-ear-audio-surround-hd-650
For plugging into my guitar amp, and practicing without annoying the neighbors. I would also like to use the headphones to plug into my smartphone for music listening, and also to plug into my playstation controller for video games.
The primary use is guitar practicing, though.
My current amp is a 1 Watt Marshall DLS1CR, seen here:
https://marshall.com/marshall-amps/products/amps/dsl/dsl1c
I spoke with Sennheiser Customer Service, and they told me that the HD 650 Headphones had an Ohm rating of 300 Ohm, which is too high for a guitar amp (and also for general music listening from a smartphone, or video game console).
They instead suggested the Sennheiser HD 560s, seen here:
https://en-us.sennheiser.com/hd-560-s-audiophile-headphone-high-end-over-ear
Which has a 120 Ohm rating, and they said it was much better for my purposes.
I was wondering if any guitar enthusiasts could chime in here. I would prefer the HD 650, mostly because they seem nicer/more expensive and my wife has already said she would get them for me.
Do you think these HD 650 headphones, with the 300 Ohm rating would be too quiet, or would they work well? Or, would I be better suited for the 120 Ohm rating on the HD 560s headphones? I would honestly prefer not to have to get a headphone amplifier.
Thanks experts!
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