So I'm thinking of picking up the Bang and Olufsen H6's (the H8's were just, ungodly - I was floored) or Master & Dynamic MH40's (equally floored). I have this DAC which is a noticeable improvement over the onboard audio on my 5,1 2010 Mac Pro (though I've heard newer Macs are superb these days) AND has a 4 pole input so I can use inline microphones on OS X - it works really, really well.
http://www.amazon.com/NRG-Tech-Adap...p/B00O1FH37S/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8
Anyways, whenever I reboot the Mac there's a pop that comes through to the headphones - would this damage the B&O's? Or any headphones? I did a quick Google search and couldn't find any info. There's a YouTube video by the channel name of 'lachlanlikesathing' - and he had a faulty amp send a huge pop which blew the drivers in his multi hundred dollar headphone, but of course I imagine that's not remotely close to what I'm hearing with the NRG DAC. No apparent damage has occurred to the $80 Apple IEMs I'm currently using with the NRG DAC, but any input would be greatly appreciated!
http://www.amazon.com/NRG-Tech-Adap...p/B00O1FH37S/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8
Anyways, whenever I reboot the Mac there's a pop that comes through to the headphones - would this damage the B&O's? Or any headphones? I did a quick Google search and couldn't find any info. There's a YouTube video by the channel name of 'lachlanlikesathing' - and he had a faulty amp send a huge pop which blew the drivers in his multi hundred dollar headphone, but of course I imagine that's not remotely close to what I'm hearing with the NRG DAC. No apparent damage has occurred to the $80 Apple IEMs I'm currently using with the NRG DAC, but any input would be greatly appreciated!
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