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More than 20? That seems a bit low.Originally posted by: virtualgames0
Yes.
Anything more than 20 is too much if your laptop's line out isn't amped.
Some are amped, some aren't. My audigy2, for example, has amp. My chaintech av-710 is a straight up line-out.
Originally posted by: mrkun
If you go to www.headfi.com and do a bit of research you can find a decent and cheap headphone amp. Check out the "For Sale" forum.
Originally posted by: mrkun
If you go to www.headfi.com and do a bit of research you can find a decent and cheap headphone amp. Check out the "For Sale" forum.
I see. I don't know what you just said, but I ended up getting a cheaper 60 ohm pair, so I should be okay.Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
High impedance=lower power.
Low impedance=higher power.
250 ohms should be fine.
5V peak signal@30 ohms=167mA. 833mW power (peak).
5V peak signal@250 ohms=20mA. 100mW power (peak).
Originally posted by: thirtythree
I see. I don't know what you just said, but I ended up getting a cheaper 60 ohm pair, so I should be okay.Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
High impedance=lower power.
Low impedance=higher power.
250 ohms should be fine.
5V peak signal@30 ohms=167mA. 833mW power (peak).
5V peak signal@250 ohms=20mA. 100mW power (peak).
I got these. Not top-of-the-line, but an improvement over what I had (I listened to them at a Radio Shack before buying them online). Plus they're full-sized and semi-portable. The main reason I chose Koss is because of the lifetime warranty. These were the other ones I was looking at (250 ohm).Originally posted by: Aflac
Originally posted by: thirtythree
I see. I don't know what you just said, but I ended up getting a cheaper 60 ohm pair, so I should be okay.Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
High impedance=lower power.
Low impedance=higher power.
250 ohms should be fine.
5V peak signal@30 ohms=167mA. 833mW power (peak).
5V peak signal@250 ohms=20mA. 100mW power (peak).
What did you get, perchance? I hope you didn't waste your money on something crappy. Like Bose.