onikiller
New Head-Fier
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I've long been curious; reading through the forums, it is pretty much the concensus that if you have good headphones, you should not be listening to some low mW output source.
What I would like to know is:
-how does increasing the mW benefit the sound (not: it makes the sound better...) I mean a real explaination for why its better
-how do mW and volume relate, if i have a 5mW per channel output on one device vs a 50 mW per channel output on another device, will the maximum volume increase? Tied into the first bullet, is the volume the only thing to increase.
-when i set my 5 mW device to a certain perceived volume, and i match that perceived volume with my 50 mW device, is there going to be a difference in the sound?
I suppose the three bullets are different ways of asking the same question, but it should give you an idea of what i'm trying to get at. I know that if you us a good amp, the components are better than say a portable audio device, so you don't have to explain that.
A second related question is that some people who use an external amp for their portable audio devices admit to using the stock headphone jack. It seems to me that the weaknesses of the built in amp on the portable device would carry through to the external amp and then on to the headphones, in which case is the only benefit in allowing those high impedance headphones to use the portable device as a source.
Thanks for you help
What I would like to know is:
-how does increasing the mW benefit the sound (not: it makes the sound better...) I mean a real explaination for why its better
-how do mW and volume relate, if i have a 5mW per channel output on one device vs a 50 mW per channel output on another device, will the maximum volume increase? Tied into the first bullet, is the volume the only thing to increase.
-when i set my 5 mW device to a certain perceived volume, and i match that perceived volume with my 50 mW device, is there going to be a difference in the sound?
I suppose the three bullets are different ways of asking the same question, but it should give you an idea of what i'm trying to get at. I know that if you us a good amp, the components are better than say a portable audio device, so you don't have to explain that.
A second related question is that some people who use an external amp for their portable audio devices admit to using the stock headphone jack. It seems to me that the weaknesses of the built in amp on the portable device would carry through to the external amp and then on to the headphones, in which case is the only benefit in allowing those high impedance headphones to use the portable device as a source.
Thanks for you help