Steve999
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After some reading, thinking and some follow-up listening, I have come up with a theory that the Senn HD580s/HD600s were designed for a 120 ohm jack, and are engineered such that they would sound better to most people out of a 120 ohm jack than a 0 ohm jack. But from someone like me with at best only a lay-person's understanding of electronics, there is always the possibility that I am completely wrong.
I've taken up listening to the HD580s out of the 120 ohm jack rather than the 0 ohm jack on my Corda amplifier.
I'm a fan of the stock cables, FWIW. Could we please assume for this little thread that the stock cable is just the cat's meow, and that an amp that could power a freight train is not necessarily going to sound better?
Any education or experience to share on the subject of a 120 ohm jack vs. a 0 ohm jack with the Senn HD580/HD600 would be very welcome. I am thinking the 120 ohm jack smooths out the top end of the HD580/HD600 a little. Subtle, but audibly better.
From my reading I infer that a 120 ohm jack is the industry standard for a headphone jack (apart from portables and sound cards and some headphone amps, which tend to be 0 ohms) and that the HD580s were designed for a 120 ohm jack.
I also infer that it takes a little more juice to power a 120 ohm jack as opposed to a 0 ohm jack, thus portables and soundcards tend to go with 0 ohms. True? False?
I've taken up listening to the HD580s out of the 120 ohm jack rather than the 0 ohm jack on my Corda amplifier.
I'm a fan of the stock cables, FWIW. Could we please assume for this little thread that the stock cable is just the cat's meow, and that an amp that could power a freight train is not necessarily going to sound better?
Any education or experience to share on the subject of a 120 ohm jack vs. a 0 ohm jack with the Senn HD580/HD600 would be very welcome. I am thinking the 120 ohm jack smooths out the top end of the HD580/HD600 a little. Subtle, but audibly better.
From my reading I infer that a 120 ohm jack is the industry standard for a headphone jack (apart from portables and sound cards and some headphone amps, which tend to be 0 ohms) and that the HD580s were designed for a 120 ohm jack.
I also infer that it takes a little more juice to power a 120 ohm jack as opposed to a 0 ohm jack, thus portables and soundcards tend to go with 0 ohms. True? False?