Need a worthy upgrade over my HD555's

[BLindsay]

Originally Posted by pentatonic

The HD 555s are only 50 ohm and have high sensitivity so they are easy to drive. The 650s are another animal. But yes your receiver should do fine. If you feel you're not getting enough juice an external amp might help. Not necessarily for volume output but proper voltage to drive them up to their potential. Try them out and see.

Enjoy when you get them

is there an advantage of them being 300ohm? and i didnt realize the HD555s were easy to drive, tell that to my ipod lol

Im looking forward to them, recently discovered SACD's so i wanted to get a good pair of headphones

thanks for the info