firaphor t1_ixuoc1v wrote on November 26, 2022 at 2:38 PM

The HE400SE has small power requirements and should be more than good with the Apple dongle. The Apple dongle is widely regarded as an excellent piece of technology for very little money. When you decide to invest more money into the hobby or have harder to drive headphones, a used Shiit stack will be a fairly inexpensive upgrade and I would not go any cheaper than that.

malrats OP t1_ixxbgcf wrote on November 27, 2022 at 2:42 AM

I didn’t notice any used Schiit but I see that brand new the Magni and Modi end up being $109 + $129 together. I have mysophobia and can only buy new products so that’s a bit out of my reach right now, definitely clocking in at more expensive than any pair of headphones that I own besides the DT 900 Pro X.