jdavis37

Janko.. I assume oyu mean u are going straight into the CP-1 Headfone jack. Isnt the impedance on the 545's either 120 or 150 ohms? If so that would make it similar to the 535's but half that of the 580's. If it werent for using the headphones on my home stereo I would without question buy the 535's.. is a steal. But trying to figure out how much I will use on home stereo where the 580's should shine! Thanks for the reply and is reassuring to know if I buy the 535's and DSP I probably wont have to buy an amp right away!

I'm in market for a quality headphone setup for my PC and while posting a message due to my stati bound CP-1 ( older version ) I now see that there is a new unit which offers aheadphone jack. I was looking inot the Sennheiser 580's but due to thier power demand and need for an amp backed out of it. Just dont want to turn $300 for a PC based headfone system though could benefit using them on my home audio system. Anyhow here's the simple question.. does the CP-1 headfone jack offer any gain bost at all? I didn't know if the preamp section would afford any gain at all for the headphone jack. If so coupled with the DSP Pro unit the 580's might work without an externak amp added, or even a pair of 535's.Thanks for any insight! John