BattlefieldCat
Previously known as abraham_tek
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DISCLAIMER:
I've looked at several threads here on the forum about what impedance is, and if I get a high impedance (100ohm+ or whatever) pair of headphones then I should get an amp, etc.
But I still don't get the point of looking at that.
What does it have to do with sound quality? I have the very famous ATH-M50 and I just looked at the box and they are 38 ohms. And I agree, they are pretty loud, and the sound is pretty sweet too.
Do I still need an amp for them to sound better? And if so, what does the amp do? (thinking about the Fiio E7 to plug to my laptop).
Another thing: if I bought let's say the DT770 250ohm, then I should buy an amp. But why not then get the 80ohm version and not bother with the amp?
I think I have 2 questions mixed in one here:
1) What does impedance have to do with sound quality?
2) when I buy a high end pair of headphones, I hear that the amp improves the quality. But, what does it exactly do?
I hope I'm making sense here, since I'm a little confused.
Thanks in advance for all your help!
PS. if possible, please avoid any super advanced technical stuff as I'm not interested in that, UNLESS it helps on explaining about what impedance has to do with sound quality or what not, and about the amps. Thanks =)
I've looked at several threads here on the forum about what impedance is, and if I get a high impedance (100ohm+ or whatever) pair of headphones then I should get an amp, etc.
But I still don't get the point of looking at that.
What does it have to do with sound quality? I have the very famous ATH-M50 and I just looked at the box and they are 38 ohms. And I agree, they are pretty loud, and the sound is pretty sweet too.
Do I still need an amp for them to sound better? And if so, what does the amp do? (thinking about the Fiio E7 to plug to my laptop).
Another thing: if I bought let's say the DT770 250ohm, then I should buy an amp. But why not then get the 80ohm version and not bother with the amp?
I think I have 2 questions mixed in one here:
1) What does impedance have to do with sound quality?
2) when I buy a high end pair of headphones, I hear that the amp improves the quality. But, what does it exactly do?
I hope I'm making sense here, since I'm a little confused.
Thanks in advance for all your help!
PS. if possible, please avoid any super advanced technical stuff as I'm not interested in that, UNLESS it helps on explaining about what impedance has to do with sound quality or what not, and about the amps. Thanks =)