# Sprout100 as headphone amp?

**URL:** <https://forum.psaudio.com/t/sprout100-as-headphone-amp/21687>\
**Category:** Integrateds\
**Created:** [February 3, 2021, 12:43am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/sprout100-as-headphone-amp/21687 "2021-02-03T00:43:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![kayakerf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c57346/32.png) [@kayakerf](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/kayakerf)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 12:43am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/sprout100-as-headphone-amp/21687/1 "2021-02-03T00:43:32Z")

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Aside from the fact that it works, can anyone compare the headphone audio quality with the more dedicated headphone preamp/amps?

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**Author:** ![heman\_34](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5fc32e/32.png) [@heman\_34](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/heman_34)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2021, 3:59am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/sprout100-as-headphone-amp/21687/2 "2021-02-24T03:59:09Z")

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Overall, Sprout is an awesome product, but if you’re using headphones w/ impedance greater than 32ohms, then I believe it’s worth getting a separate headphone amp.  
I’m currently using a set of HD6XX’s (300ohm) and the extra headroom that came w/ the Asgard 3 paid dividends (Asgard’s 600mW vs Sprout’s 125mW) - better dynamics and resolution.