32ohm vs 250ohm vs 600 ohm headphones, need help on choosing |
32ohm vs 250ohm vs 600 ohm headphones, need help on choosing |
Feb 17 2012, 08:00
Post
#1
|
|
|
Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 17-February 12 Member No.: 97209 |
Ok, I'm just getting my feet wet into this audiophile stuff. But, I love my music and want to hear in the best way possible that I can afford. I have found a really nice pair of headphones that fit my budget.
However, they come in 3 different OHM's. I can get the Beyerdynamic DT 990's in 32 ohm, 250 ohm, 600 ohm. From what I understand the 32 ohm doesn't require a seperate headphone amp and can easily be driven by a pc or mp3 player. (I'll mention that all my music is in AAC 256kbps. Not quite lossless but still much better than standard 128 kbps mp3.) But the 250 ohm and 600 ohm do need an amp to get the best out of them. My questions are: 1) how much better sounding is the 600 ohm over the 250 ohm over the 32 ohm? If any? 2) Will an inexpensive headphone amp like the Fiio E7 or E11 drive the 250 ohm enough to get the sound I paid for? 3) I plan on using these on my desktop computer for music (rock/metal) and gaming. Am I better off with the 32 ohm or is it worth the extra expense to get a cheap amp for the 250 ohm? I appreciate the educated feedback as I am a complete noob and need help on this. |
|
|
|
hlloyge Are specs for all three of them the same? If they ... Feb 17 2012, 09:27
markanini The freqency responce ends up being slightly diffe... Feb 17 2012, 11:22
saratoga QUOTE (aaronius @ Feb 17 2012, 02:00) 1) ... Feb 17 2012, 15:56
markanini QUOTE (saratoga @ Feb 17 2012, 15:56) QUO... Feb 17 2012, 19:10
IgorC Higher impedance implies less distortion in this p... Feb 17 2012, 16:10
pdq QUOTE (IgorC @ Feb 17 2012, 10:10) Higher... Feb 17 2012, 16:46
saratoga That tiny difference is probably due to the limita... Feb 17 2012, 17:09
IgorC QUOTE (saratoga @ Feb 17 2012, 13:09) Tha... Feb 17 2012, 17:29
saratoga QUOTE (IgorC @ Feb 17 2012, 11:29) QUOTE ... Feb 17 2012, 17:59
IgorC QUOTE (saratoga @ Feb 17 2012, 13:59) Tho... Feb 17 2012, 18:30
pdq I think what saratoga was trying to say is that th... Feb 17 2012, 17:40
IgorC QUOTE (pdq @ Feb 17 2012, 13:40) I think ... Feb 17 2012, 17:50
saratoga For what its worth, this series of blog posts is o... Feb 17 2012, 19:08
IgorC @Saratoga
Thank You for a useful link.
I've ... Feb 17 2012, 19:27![]() ![]() |
|
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 23rd May 2013 - 15:05 |