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Old 01-31-2006, 09:31 PM   #5 (permalink)
Daroid
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Originally Posted by Picklehammer
How will the 600 ohm impedance affect the sound I get if I am using a generic type home stereo? Will it be awful? Do I need to buy an amp?
No, i don't think it will be awful. Many headphone outputs on speaker amps sound better with higher impedance headphones, some are better than others though.
You will just have to turn the volume dial further because of the higher impedance, but shouldn't make it sound worse. It all depends though.
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