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.
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Reply to Is it worth it to buy a cheap amp/DAC if I don’t own one at all? Like the Fosi Q4. by malrats
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.