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Impedance is almost dead flat on the FDX1 (single DD) so no worries about matching to amp output Z. They seem to me to be revealing of the character of the amp/player, so whatever has been said generally about the ZX2 will likely apply.

What’s the power output on the zx2 vs zx300 In balanced?

When I had the FDX1 Loaner it needed more volume on the ZX2, like most of the time I was running them at 70% power on the ZX2.

@brencho Done a quick search: 15mW vs 200mw at 16ohms for ZX2 and ZX300 respectively.

I find myself using blue filters with ZX300 most often. ZX300 has this tendency to make everything sound a bit leaner, faster, cleaner, and sharper. ZX2 has much more slam, a warmer character, rounder transients, longer decays, but less power output. Since it is a fairly efficient single DD, it should be less of a diva on amplification so it’s more about choosing the sound profile you prefer between these two DAPs.