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Low Impedance Cans ?
What other brands and models other than Grado's have low impedance ?
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What kind of music will you be listening to? You have to narrow it down, because I believe most consumer headphones are low impedance, however please correct me if I'm wrong.
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Audio-Technica and Sony come to mind.
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10:58 PM [postjack] Fitz, what're you selling?
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Originally Posted by Fitz
Audio-Technica and Sony come to mind.
I checked several models of Sonys and they are all in the 70ohms category, Senns are in the 50s.
Are Goldrings any good ?
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70 and 50 ohms are low impedance to me. Use 600 ohm phones for a while and you'll agree.
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Why do you need it to be low impedance headphones?
All the experiences I have with low impedance headphones, there arent any advantage of being low itself. Yes, for some models, e.g. Beyers, lower 32ohm may have difference in sound in comparison with 250ohm versions. But low impedance alone doesnt mean better sound.
With DAPs, e.g. with my Creative, there isnt any difference if the can were 32ohms or 250ohms. They both need volume to be cranked up, they both sound as crappy without an amp.
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