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Headphone Choice - Unsure
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<blockquote data-quote="gavinbirss" data-source="post: 78879" data-attributes="member: 60"><p>The sound may be somewhat compromised regardless of what you choose. It is common for most devices to have a capacitor in series with the headphone socket to protect any possible DC to get to the headphone. The impedance of the headphone (load) together with the capacitor will make a low pass filter (R/C) and this will determine the BASS response.</p><p></p><p>You may be disappointed at first with a >32ohm / Hi-Z (impedance) headphone but the newer AKG's are 55ohms. Comfort should be also a strong motivator. Grado's are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headphones#Supra-aural" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headphones#Supra-aural</a> and may not be as comfortable as AKG's. Low Z cans require more current and Hi Z require a larger voltage swing. Also the output impedance of the amp/source can determine the sonics...</p><p></p><p>A good dedicated headphone amp with DC coupling may be the only choice if you do go for good cans.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gavinbirss, post: 78879, member: 60"] The sound may be somewhat compromised regardless of what you choose. It is common for most devices to have a capacitor in series with the headphone socket to protect any possible DC to get to the headphone. The impedance of the headphone (load) together with the capacitor will make a low pass filter (R/C) and this will determine the BASS response. You may be disappointed at first with a >32ohm / Hi-Z (impedance) headphone but the newer AKG's are 55ohms. Comfort should be also a strong motivator. Grado's are [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headphones#Supra-aural]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headphones#Supra-aural[/url] and may not be as comfortable as AKG's. Low Z cans require more current and Hi Z require a larger voltage swing. Also the output impedance of the amp/source can determine the sonics... A good dedicated headphone amp with DC coupling may be the only choice if you do go for good cans. [/QUOTE]
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