Will Duffay
Novice Member
I have a Marantz PM6004 from about 10 years ago, which I'd like to use with a fairly decent set of headphones (prob AKG 702 or Sennheiser 599 (unless anybody can recommend a much better set for less than £130)). I play from a CD player or a Pro-ject turntable, both the same vintage and fairly budget.
There are four things I don't understand:
1) Will my Marantz PM6004 drive those headphones okay?
2) How can I tell from the amplifier data spec whether it will drive them okay?
3) If it won't, would a headphone amp like the Schiit Heresy work with an older amp like that?
4) And finally, if I had to get a headphone amp do I need additional hardware - a DAC? - to drive the headphone amp from the Marantz?
5) Supplementary question: how would I know from the published Marantaz data spec whether or not it would work with a headphone amp without additional hardware?
Thanks all! Please assume I am very stupid and know nothing at all, so plain English answers with maximum patronising are certainly welcome!!
There are four things I don't understand:
1) Will my Marantz PM6004 drive those headphones okay?
2) How can I tell from the amplifier data spec whether it will drive them okay?
3) If it won't, would a headphone amp like the Schiit Heresy work with an older amp like that?
4) And finally, if I had to get a headphone amp do I need additional hardware - a DAC? - to drive the headphone amp from the Marantz?
5) Supplementary question: how would I know from the published Marantaz data spec whether or not it would work with a headphone amp without additional hardware?
Thanks all! Please assume I am very stupid and know nothing at all, so plain English answers with maximum patronising are certainly welcome!!