Audient ID14 MKII enough for Hifiman Edition XS?

[JiDey247]

Hi guys,

I currently own an Audient ID14 MKII and wanted to finally jump in the planar magnetic headphones world by getting a Hifiman Edition XS. Now, I know these headphones need a certain amount of power to be driven and wanted to know whether my audio interface would be enough.

If not, what could I get to fix it? Cheers guys.

 

[Audiofire]

Hifiman Edition XS has an impedance of 18 ohms and a sensitivity of 92 dB. That is a very low impedance. Your audio interface is not enough according to these links:

https://support.audient.com/hc/en-us/articles/204934535-iD14-Detailed-Specifications

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