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That amp will not work well with the vast majority of speakers.
Get a good amp that is rated for at least 40 watts RMS.
I suggest the NAD C326BEE.
Another good choice would be the Marantz PM6006.
Those both sell for around $600 (US), so that should be in your range.
Thanks commsysman.
The PM6006 suffers from the "Down Under Tax" ... over $1000 here!
The C326BEE is better $750-800.
How can I tell if the headphone output will have enough power to drive the HE400i's?
NAD gives the output impedance of the headphone jack circuit as 68 ohms.
That should work well with most headphones, except those with a really low impedance (20 ohms or less).
I see the impedance of your headphones is 35 ohms, so that should work well.