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Topic: Can the ADI 2 Pro drive an AKG K1000?

Experience or considerations.

2 Reply by ramses (edited by ramses 2017-10-25 07:31:15)

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Re: Can the ADI 2 Pro drive an AKG K1000?

When googling I notice a comment that these phones needed to be connected to the speaker outputs of hifi amps.
Can you deliver some technical data about these phones ?

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3 Reply by ramses (edited by ramses 2017-10-25 07:39:31)

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Re: Can the ADI 2 Pro drive an AKG K1000?

People in this thread make some claims whats required to drive these phones:
http://www.hifi-forum.de/viewthread-110-12491.html

Maybe RME can translate this to a clear yes or no.

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Re: Can the ADI 2 Pro drive an AKG K1000?

The K1000 can not be driven sufficiently from most phones amps because it needs a too high output level (not power). It is about 25 dB less sensitive than 'normal' headphones. Even the 28 dBu / 20 V that the ADI-2 provides in balanced mode bring the K1000 only to medium volume with no headroom left for peaks. So while it will work the reached volume might not be enough.

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