Question about HPA gain setting

[ziggurcat]

Hi all,

Forgive the newbie question (and I apologize if this has been answered a billion times here already, I think I have failed at the search function):

I am about to get a pair of the FiiO FT1 headphones - having dealt with a pair of Apple Earpods for years - and I was wondering what gain setting I would use on my L50 HPA? I've always just had it set to Low because of the Earpods (not knowing what their specs are), but the (I think the only relevant specs here?) FiiOs are: 113dB/Vrms@1kHz, 98dB/wM@1kHz, 32ohm.

If it's a matter of personal preference, then I will probably stick to Low since even at only the 9-9:30 o'clock position (around 7 o'clock being the zero position) is usually loud enough for me.

 

[JIW]

Hi all,

Forgive the newbie question (and I apologize if this has been answered a billion times here already, I think I have failed at the search function):

I am about to get a pair of the FiiO FT1 headphones - having dealt with a pair of Apple Earpods for years - and I was wondering what gain setting I would use on my L50 HPA? I've always just had it set to Low because of the Earpods (not knowing what their specs are), but the (I think the only relevant specs here?) FiiOs are: 113dB/Vrms@1kHz, 98dB/wM@1kHz, 32ohm.

If it's a matter of personal preference, then I will probably stick to Low since even at only the 9-9:30 o'clock position (around 7 o'clock being the zero position) is usually loud enough for me.

Use the lowest gain setting that gives you enough volume. In your case, keep using low gain.

 

[ziggurcat]

Use the lowest gain setting that gives you enough volume. In your case, keep using low gain.

Wonderful! Thank you so much for taking the time to respond to my dumb question.