Headphones the Darkvoice 336SE Drives
Desktop Tube · Single Ended · low-confidence specs
Output impedance
100.0 Ω
assumed
Output type
Single Ended
Desktop Tube
Power output
250 mW @ 300 Ω
125 mW @ 600 Ω*est.
Spec confidence
Low
One or more figures are estimated; treat verdicts as approximate
OTL tube amp using 6N5P output tubes. Manufacturer page (Apos, analogmetric) states only 'Power handling capacity: 1 W' with no load specification. Power figure of 250 mW @ 300 Ω is a conservative estimate based on OTL topology similar to the Bottlehead Crack; treat as approximate. Output impedance of 100 Ω is estimated from OTL/6N5P tube topology — manufacturer does not publish this figure. 600 Ω derived from 300 Ω. · Source ↗
20 ample
11 adequate
✓ Ample headroom 20
| Headphone | Headroom | Damping | Driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koss Porta Pro | Ample 19.6 dB | ⚠ caution | Dynamic |
| Grado SR80x | Ample 19.3 dB | ⚠ caution | Dynamic |
| AKG K371 | Ample 18.7 dB | ⚠ caution | Dynamic |
| Sennheiser HD 560S | Ample 17.7 dB | ⚠ caution | Dynamic |
| Sony MDR-7506 | Ample 17.6 dB | ⚠ caution | Dynamic |
| Sennheiser HD 660S | Ample 17.4 dB | ✓ ok | Dynamic |
| Meze 99 Classics | Ample 17.0 dB | ⚠ caution | Dynamic |
| Sennheiser HD 800 S | Ample 15.6 dB | ✓ ok | Dynamic |
| Philips SHP9500 | Ample 15.0 dB | ⚠ caution | Dynamic |
| Audeze LCD-2 Classic | Ample 15.0 dB | ⚠ caution | Planar |
| Sennheiser HD 599 | Ample 14.9 dB | ⚠ caution | Dynamic |
| Sennheiser HD 600 | Ample 14.5 dB | ✓ ok | Dynamic |
| Sennheiser HD 650 | Ample 14.3 dB | ✓ ok | Dynamic |
| Audio-Technica ATH-M50x | Ample 14.2 dB | ⚠ caution | Dynamic |
| Audio-Technica ATH-AD700X | Ample 14.0 dB | ⚠ caution | Dynamic |
| Focal Clear (original) | Ample 14.0 dB | ⚠ caution | Dynamic |
| Audeze LCD-X | Ample 13.6 dB | ⚠ caution | Planar |
| Drop + Sennheiser HD 6XX | Ample 11.7 dB | ✓ ok | Dynamic |
| Beyerdynamic T1 (3rd Gen) | Ample 11.0 dB | ✓ ok | Dynamic |
| Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro 80 | Ample 10.2 dB | ⚠ caution | Dynamic |
◑ Adequate headroom 11
| Headphone | Headroom | Damping | Driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beyerdynamic DT 880 Pro | Adequate 9.5 dB | ✓ ok | Dynamic |
| Audio-Technica ATH-R70x | Adequate 9.0 dB | ✓ ok | Dynamic |
| HiFiMan Arya | Adequate 8.9 dB | ⚠ caution | Planar |
| Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro 250 | Adequate 8.4 dB | ✓ ok | Dynamic |
| AKG K702 | Adequate 8.3 dB | ⚠ caution | Dynamic |
| Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro | Adequate 7.3 dB | ✓ ok | Dynamic |
| AKG K712 Pro | Adequate 6.9 dB | ⚠ caution | Dynamic |
| HiFiMan Sundara | Adequate 6.6 dB | ⚠ caution | Planar |
| HiFiMan Edition XS | Adequate 5.8 dB | ⚠ caution | Planar |
| AKG K240 Studio | Adequate 5.0 dB | ⚠ caution | Dynamic |
| Fostex T50RP Mk3 | Adequate 3.1 dB | ⚠ caution | Planar |