I’m confused. I went to a pretty big and renowned store. I was told that EF600 is not enough for HE6se or Susvara. Way not enough. But that’s what I’m using at home! It’s working fine with the knob at 9 o’clock for decent volume. I didn’t believe this info at all. Am I mistaken or was he just saying nonsense to sell more expensive gears? What’s your thoughts?
Yea, now that you’ve mentioned it, I recall it being advertised somewhere vaguely that EF600 is capable of driving Susvara with no problem.
About the store. It’s one of the biggest retailers in China, 天域联达. Possibly the biggest. They have stores in Beijing, Guangzhou(where I’m at), Shanghai, along with numerous online stores. They have a great number of headphones and DAC/amps in store for demo and the staff there are experienced with lots of brands and products. That’s exactly why their words made me confused about my understanding of amps.
I’m Chinese btw. As far as I know, the Chinese hifi community is much less educated. People tend to be overly stubborn with intangibles and snake oil. I just didn’t expect a boss or manager from a renowned seller would act like this. I guess they have to sell stuff after all.