Sennheiser HD650 and ipod

If you add a portable headphone amp(and some now have built-in DAC's), you will be amazed at the audible improvement. I use a JDS Labs portable headphone amp which is beautiful to look at and operates flawlessly. iPod and iPhone sound bland without it.

Neal

Thanks Neal. What is the model number of the JDS? I've been using a Burson for home listening and had not thought of using the 650 with my iPod, so I gave it a try...

A good headphone amp should only help, not hurt.

Glad to hear they sound good as is though as well.

I have Sennheiser Momentum over-ear phones. THese are designed to work better with portable devices than the audiophile Sennheiser models like HD650, and sound wonderful of an Ipod TOuch, for example, but I think even these can benefit from a good amp with a bit more juice than most common portable devices can deliver.

Ditto what Neal said above.

I've been using my 10yr old HD600's more than ever since I picked up a Fiio E12 + L9 cable (for under $140!). I use it with my 160 GB iPod classic that has close to 6000 songs on it. The cable bypasses the pods amp resulting in a very clean and powerful sound. The amp also has a 1-click subtle but effective bass boosting switch that I always leave on. This little amp is slightly larger than my phone. This is why, between the portability, song selection, and sound quality, I've been using my cans more than ever!