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Apologies if this has been answered elsewhere, but my question is fairly simple. Here is my setup:

 

- iMac 27" 5K 2015 with mostly lossless music (ALAC) on iTunes/Audirvana;

- Marantz HD-DAC1 DAC;

- Denon DRA-F109 amp/receiver (connected to B&W stereo speakers and Planar turntable).

 

I am about to purchase new (most probably open back) headphones, probably the Beyerdynamic DT-1990, or the closed back B&W P9.

 

I could not find the exact answer on Google, so here it is: WHERE should I plug my wired headphones, particularly if they are of high impedance? To the DAC directly, or to the Denon amp? So far I have used them directly with the DAC, but realize that this may not be very convenient, as the amp is the end device for all other outputs...  

 

Tks!  

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  • 2 weeks later...

You can try both, but I would expect the Marantz to be a lot better.

Main System: QNAP TS-451+ > Silent Angel Bonn N8 > Sonore opticalModule Deluxe v2 > Corning SMF with Finisar FTLF1318P3BTL SFPs > Uptone EtherREGEN > exaSound PlayPoint and e32 Mk-II DAC > Meitner MTR-101 Plus monoblocks > Bamberg S5-MTM sealed standmount speakers. 

Crown XLi 1500 powering  AV123 Rocket UFW10 stereo subwoofers

Upgraded power on all switches, renderer and DAC.

 

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