master83
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Is it just me? I have a feeling that all the cheap headsets and headphones and the expencive ones have a low impendence.. is this true? thinking of CD-3000 and RS-1 in the expencive part.
Why are the cheapest and most expencive headphones low impendence?
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It's Expensive...
| Originally posted by master83 Is it just me? I have a feeling that all the cheap headsets and headphones and the expencive ones have a low impendence.. is this true? thinking of CD-3000 and RS-1 in the expencive part. |
It's Expensive...
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HD650s are 300 ohms.
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Beyer dt 880/ 250 ohm. The impedence of a headphone is no indication of quality or lack of quality. But a low impedence headphone can be easily driven allowing them to be used with low power portables etc.
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Isn't the Sony R10 a low impedance 'phone? At $3800 from Amazon, it could be a contender.
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| Originally posted by master83 Is it just me? Yes Is this true? No |
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Stax SR-007, $4030 and 170,000 Ohms!
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I can't believe amazon is actually selling the Sony R10.
Anyone got a 10% off coupon lying around somewhere?
Wait a minute, is this supposed to be limited quantity? How did amazon pick this up?
Anyone got a 10% off coupon lying around somewhere?
Wait a minute, is this supposed to be limited quantity? How did amazon pick this up?
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I found it first
| Originally posted by Musicfan123 I can't believe amazon is actually selling the Sony R10. |
I found it first
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Hey, after all, Amazon carries the Segway HT as well.. hehehe
(No, it's not a headphone)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...845286-3205502
(No, it's not a headphone)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...845286-3205502
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Yep, i tried them with my Sharp DR7 minidisc recorder...actually drove them pretty well.
| Originally posted by Music Fanatic Isn't the Sony R10 a low impedance 'phone? At $3800 from Amazon, it could be a contender. |
Yep, i tried them with my Sharp DR7 minidisc recorder...actually drove them pretty well.
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That was recalled though
| Originally posted by lindrone Hey, after all, Amazon carries the Segway HT as well.. hehehe
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That was recalled though
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yup yup.. heheheh.. I vaguely remember something about old people falling off of them...
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if it has no affect on quality. then why dont all headphones have low impendence? i mean, wouldnt it be more convenient in essentially every way? i personally dont mind high or low impendence, but itd make it a lot easier if all headphones were easy to drive. heh.
| Originally posted by sacd lover Beyer dt 880/ 250 ohm. The impedence of a headphone is no indication of quality or lack of quality. But a low impedence headphone can be easily driven allowing them to be used with low power portables etc.
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if it has no affect on quality. then why dont all headphones have low impendence? i mean, wouldnt it be more convenient in essentially every way? i personally dont mind high or low impendence, but itd make it a lot easier if all headphones were easy to drive. heh.
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'Easy to drive' is a very vague term. What does it mean? Are low impedance phones more efficient, i.e. can I get the same output with less power? No, impedance doesn't play a role. Losses within the amplifier will even be larger into lower impedance loads. Does the amp have 'more control' over the drivers? No, damping factor will go down into low impedances. Current demand? Is higher into a low impedance load. Lowering the impedance allows you to extort more power from an amplifier if you're limited by a low voltage, i.e. with portable devices. You get more maximum volume, and usually pay the price through higher distortion at the same volume.
| Originally posted by DsLFoolisH if it has no affect on quality. then why dont all headphones have low impendence? i mean, wouldnt it be more convenient in essentially every way? i personally dont mind high or low impendence, but itd make it a lot easier if all headphones were easy to drive. heh. |
'Easy to drive' is a very vague term. What does it mean? Are low impedance phones more efficient, i.e. can I get the same output with less power? No, impedance doesn't play a role. Losses within the amplifier will even be larger into lower impedance loads. Does the amp have 'more control' over the drivers? No, damping factor will go down into low impedances. Current demand? Is higher into a low impedance load. Lowering the impedance allows you to extort more power from an amplifier if you're limited by a low voltage, i.e. with portable devices. You get more maximum volume, and usually pay the price through higher distortion at the same volume.
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