Hello, I need your help please: Last week I bought this sound card https://us.creative.com/p/s... And I also bought this pair of headphones https://www.panasonic.com/z... The problem is that the sound card only accepts headphones with an impedance of 32 ohms to 600 ohms but the headphone I bought has only 18 ohms so my question is: Will my headphone or my sound card get damaged because of this incompatibility?? Will my pair of headphones get damaged if I continue using them with this sound card??
Headphones impedance (HELP)
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MindsMirror
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It won't damage anything. Also I don't see anything in the manual or on the website saying it's only compatible with 32 - 600 Ohms headphones.
PurpleAngel
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The 18-Ohm RP-HD10 headphone will not get damaged by plugging them into the SB-Z's headphone jack (22-Ohm output impedance).
But chances are the headphones will have a bloated (louder, less detailed) bass.
Impedance issues will not normally cause damage to headphones.
Using too much voltage will damage headphones and voltage is controlled thru the volume knob.
I would suggest replacing the SB-Z with a sound card card with a lower output impedance.
Or replacing the RP-HD10 with headphones that have a higher impedance.
Yes, in the user's guide that came into the box it says that the sound card accepts from 32 ohms to 600 ohms
Thank you for answering!!!
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