Dumb Head Phone Question


I am looking at a pair of Sennheiser HD 700 or B&W P7 headphones that are available through my company's rewards program.

They would be mated to an Oppo 105 and W4S ST1000 amp.

The dumb question is will I need to buy a head phone amplifier?

If the answer is yes, what technical details do I need to take into consideration?

Also, I would welcome any comments regarding the head phone choice.

Thanks!
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Showing 2 responses by zd542

"Also, I would welcome any comments regarding the head phone choice."

Sennheiser is known for making headphones that are fairly laid back sounding. I haven't heard the B&W's, but if you look at their speakers, I would expect them to sound very different from the 700's. So if you're biased to a certain type of sound, you need to be careful in your selection process.
I don't get it. If there's no amp at all, then the jack is useless. Why put it there?