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Will Sansa Fuze limit the performance of Audio Technica ATH-

Jun 3, 2009 11:18PM PDT

Hi. I'm intending to buy Audio Technica ATH-M50.

I currently own a Sansa Fuze.

Will the Sansa Fuze sound quality limit the ability of the aformentioned headphones?
If so, I would like a recommendation for an mp3 player with a sound quality that will use the M50 to its fullest. I don't need it to play vids or pics, no additional unnecessary functions. Just music and sound quality.

Thanks.

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the short answer could be yes...
Jun 4, 2009 12:00AM PDT

But only your ears will know for sure. If you find the quality to be lacking, Sony makes some great sounding players - look at current and last year's video playing models. I like the idea of Sony's newest, which is a touchscreen player, but it appears to be more than you need.

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Get a headphone amp
Jun 11, 2009 4:23AM PDT

No portable device on the market today provides the sort of power that truly gets the best performance out of a set of full-sized cans. All of these devices were designed to drive ear buds, or at the very most, decent IEMs. Even though the ATH-50s has a pretty good impedance rating, it's still a big-sized set with big drivers to push. There's simply no getting around the fact that having ample (and clean) amplification power will cure most sonic ills, and really the only way to get that is via a separate headphone amp.