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post #1 of 33
11/29/11 at 7:03am
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Hi all :)

 

This is my first thread here & I am totally n00b in science of sound :P

 

I have an iPhone 4 & I am looking a headphone for it. But I wanted to know, is iPhone 4 is powerful enough to drive headphones ? 

 

my budget is 100 USD & can stretch upto 120 USD. 

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post #2 of 33
11/29/11 at 7:18am

welcome

 

what type of music do you listen to ?

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post #3 of 33
11/29/11 at 7:21am
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^Thank you :) 

 

My music preference would be like this : Soft toned > Better Vocals > Rockin > Heavy bass. 

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post #4 of 33
11/29/11 at 7:22am
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but you didn't answer my other question, can iPhone 4 is powerful enough to drive headphones ? 

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post #5 of 33
11/29/11 at 7:33am
yes iPhone 4 is actually quite a good source. Good luck, i've not got any headphones in that region, but check out Shure SRH840, good unamped, better with amp.
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post #6 of 33
11/29/11 at 7:35am
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Originally Posted by avii View Post

but you didn't answer my other question, can iPhone 4 is powerful enough to drive headphones ? 



hahahah of corse they can ( not all though)... dont worry u will soon learn alot from this form

 

 

a certian type genre will help make that your title and say need headphone for genre 1 genre 2 ect ect running off ipod

 

add more deatil to your form and u will be swarmed with replies

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post #7 of 33
11/29/11 at 12:55pm
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Originally Posted by randomkid View Post

yes iPhone 4 is actually quite a good source. Good luck, i've not got any headphones in that region, but check out Shure SRH840, good unamped, better with amp.


Thank you for replying. Are you sure iPhone 4 are good source, cos many people are telling they are not. 


 

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Originally Posted by sid12345678910 View Post



hahahah of corse they can ( not all though)... dont worry u will soon learn alot from this form

 

 

a certian type genre will help make that your title and say need headphone for genre 1 genre 2 ect ect running off ipod

 

add more deatil to your form and u will be swarmed with replies


Thank you ! but first I need to whether iPhone 4 is capable of being good source :)

 

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post #8 of 33
11/29/11 at 1:03pm
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Thank you for replying. Are you sure iPhone 4 are good source, cos many people are telling they are not. 


Thank you ! but first I need to whether iPhone 4 is capable of being good source :)

 

 

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yes iPhone 4 is actually quite a good source.


As randomkid said, there's nothing wrong with the iPhone as a source.  Where have you heard that it isn't good?  There are better things out there, but not that much better, and just because better players exist doesn't mean that the iPhone is bad.

 

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post #9 of 33
11/29/11 at 1:15pm
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Well I was told that IPhone 4 are not so good or atleast decent sources and I can't experience full awesomeness of headphones, so I should be better off with IEMs

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post #10 of 33
11/29/11 at 1:26pm
iPhone4 is a perfectly decent source from the headphone out if paired with suiteable phones or iems. It will not drive any headphone (dont ask it to drive a HE-6 or K701) but the majority will be fine. It will naturally perform better via lod and an amp and there are better sources around but I'm perfectly happy with it as my main on the go source
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post #11 of 33
11/29/11 at 2:10pm

I use B&W P5s with my iPhone 4S and it's a fantastic combo. Highly recommended. I also sometimes pair the phone with a Fiio E6 and Sennheiser 598s. Also a nice combo if you're not on the go.

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post #12 of 33
11/29/11 at 2:56pm

My SR60i's work just fine with my iPhone 4S.

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post #13 of 33
11/29/11 at 5:30pm

I meant Fiio E7, by the way, not E6. My mistake.

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post #14 of 33
11/30/11 at 12:01pm
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Guys will there be any lots of battery drain when headphones are used with iPhone 4 ? 

 
A friend of mine said something about Ohm rating. He has some  Brainwavz Headphones and it has 32 ohm rating & his iTouch can handle it. So there any ohm rating for iPhone 4 ? 
 
Thanks in advance :) 
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post #15 of 33
11/30/11 at 12:06pm
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Originally Posted by avii View Post

Guys will there be any lots of battery drain when headphones are used with iPhone 4 ? 

 
A friend of mine said something about Ohm rating. He has some  Brainwavz Headphones and it has 32 ohm rating & his iTouch can handle it. So there any ohm rating for iPhone 4 ? 
 
Thanks in advance :) 


No, there shouldn't be too much battery drain.  Just running the player will be the biggest battery drain.  You might lose some battery life if you have to max out the volume, but it probably won't be very significant.

 

For ohm rating, as long as you get headphones with an ohm rating of less than about 80-100, you shouldn't have a problem.  There are some exceptions in both directions, but just read the review threads for the headphones you're interested in to see if they need an amp.  Most headphones designed for portable use are rated for around 30-50 ohms.

 

Edit: more on ohm ratings - a higher ohm rating just means that you have to feed the headphones more power to get the same volume as headphones with a lower ohm rating.  This is also dependent on sensitivity; the lower the sensitivity, the more power required.  Using headphones with high ohm ratings or low sensitivity won't damage your iPhone.  You just won't be able to get the volume high enough.

 


Edited by LimeANite - 11/30/11 at 12:08pm
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