iFi Zen Can with DT770 Pro 80Ohm for my turntable

Leychee

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I recently bought an AT-LP120XUSB turntable and already owned a nice pair of DT770 Pro 80Ohm.

Since the Topping DX1 I bought didn't work, I decided to go for an iFi Zen Can. Will the sound quality be any good with this setup? Do I need a 3.5 to 4.4 adapter to plug my headphones into the amp? Or is the included 6.3 adapter enough?

I am a complete newbie so any help is much appreciated.
 
Your turntable has a built-in phono pre-amp, so you just need an amplifier to suit your listening needs, whether that be headphones or otherwise. I assume since you're looking at a headphone amp, you aren't concerned about maybe driving a pair of bookshelf speakers or anything like that?

I'm not a headphone listener personally, but I have owned an ifi Zen Phono pre-amp and it left me a bit underwhelmed. If that's all you need, maybe consider the Schiit Magnius, which will give you both XLR inputs & outputs for the same price?


Alternatively, if you need to power say a stereo pair of bookshelves, then you're better off buying an integrated stereo amplifier or something along those lines.
 

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