Headphone Heights

Headphone impedance explained...

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It is not really true that high-impedance headphones are "harder to drive" than low-impedance ones. In some ways, high-impedance headphones are "easier to drive". High-impedance headphones like more voltage while low-impedance headphones like current.

Generally speaking, though, tiny amplifiers (such as those found in portable devices) are not built to provide enough voltage for high-impedance headphones but they do provide enough current to drive low-impedance headphones.

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