Do I need a headphone amp?

Hello,
I have decided to purchase a pair of Sennheiser HD 650s and am wondering whether or not I will need to also purchase a headphone amplifier to use with them.
I will be jacking in to my new MacBook Pro directly. Is the DAC in these laptops strong enough to push these puppies?
Thanks.

Not very loud. I generally do listen to music at extreme volumes except in a club or other party environment and even then I try to distance myself from the speakers. My volume controls usually hover around half-way. I am thinking I should just wait until I can try the phones out and see. I have an audio interface already (MOTU 828 MkII) but the headphone jack is broken at the moment due to the outer portion of my old headphone's TRS connector seperating inside of it and I have not figured out how to remove the thing. If I do get an amp I am probably going to go with the Headroom Total Bithead unit (http://www.headphone.com/products/headphone-amps/the-mobile-line/headroom-total- bithead.php).

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