Do I need a dac/amp for Sennheiser HD820?

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I just bought an HD820 and currently plug it into my macbook pro 16 inch (m1 pro) directly, according to apple, this macbook offers 3V RMS for the 300-ohm impedance HD820, and I did feel the maximum volume loud enough to be unbearable. I've heard is that the amp is just for more volume, so do I not need an amp at all?

Use high-impedance headphones with your Mac

You can connect high-impedance headphones directly to compatible Mac computers introduced in 2021 or later.

support.apple.com

and in this situation, macbook is a dac and also a amp, the amp is good enough to provide loud volume, but whether the dac part is also good enough for HD820？

 

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so do I not need an amp at all?

You don't.

but whether the dac part is also good enough for HD820？

It is.

The best way to improve sound quality is to EQ the headphones using SoundSource or eqMac.

 

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You don't.


It is.

The best way to improve sound quality is to EQ the headphones using SoundSource or eqMac.

Yeah, I feel the high pitch of hd820 (such as violin) is some kind of harsh, I hope EQ will fix this problem