I was looking to buy an new headset for gaming and need something closed back for privacy reasons and was wondering if I need an amp to drive the Hyper X Clouds to their full potential (they're only 60 ohms). I remember Logan mentioning they sound amazing through the Mayflower O2 DAC/AMP combo, but I'd rather not spend more on the dac/amp than the headphones themselves right now. I am planing on getting a pair of AKG k612 pros or sennheiser HD598s in the future and I will certainly need an amp for the AKGs, also for the Sennheisers.
My question is this : would it make sense to invest in an amp now, after buying the Hyper X Clouds, or should I just wait a bit longer and get the mayflower O2 amp/dac when I grab the AKG K612 pros or Sennheiser HD598?
Also, my DAC will most likely be the onboard from my Asus H97M-e motherboard, an ALC887 from Realtek. Should I get a DAC/AMP combo for the aforementioned heaphones (Clouds and later on akgs and sennheiser) or can I just get a CMOY amp from lucidlabs, jdslabs or mayflower and that should be enough for now?