Does Lg v30+ trigger High impedance mode on Soundmagik E10c?

[Android Central Question]

I just got Soundmagik E10C which are 46 ohms, to use it with lg v30's Quad dac. But when i tried to toggle quad Dac ,i wash unable to trigger high impedance mode. I saw a video where the person toggles high impedance mode with 46 ohms headset. So can you guys help me out on how to toggle high impedance mode or whether soundmagik E10c works works with lg v30 quad Dac or not?

 

[Rukbat]

High impedance mode is for use when you connect the phone to something that has ... wait for it ... high impedance - like the Aux input of a stereo system. 46 ohms isn't high impedance, so you don't want the DAC output to match a high impedance load when you use the earphones, because that just reduces the efficiency of the power transfer from the phone to the earphones (and could introduce distortion, depending on the earphones). Sure, maybe it can be done - but it's the opposite of what you want. A low impedance load (like the earphones) works better when driven by a low impedance source - a high impedance load (like an amplifier input) works better when driven by a high impedance source. Basic electricity. (The DAC probably won't go into high impedance mode with a low impedance load, and probably automatically goes into high impedance mode with a high impedance load. You can probably force it to high impedance mode by putting a 1,000 ohm resistor between each of the earphones and the phone [which would require a little adapter - a jack, 2 resistors, some wire and a plug] but that would just give you very low audio.])

(The "High Impedance Device" notification just means that 46 ohms is higher impedance than the standard 8 ohm earphone. Don't try to overthink this thing. The phone will do what's needed by itself. Switching things manually would make things worse [sometimes a lot worse], which is why there's no manual "High Impedance/Low Impedance" switch on the screen.)

 

[Akarsh Dixit]

Hey thanks, will soundmagik E50c trigger high impedance mode?

 

[NationalTrust]

Hey thanks, will soundmagik E50c trigger high impedance mode?

They are 51 Ohms so they should. High impedance mode is triggered at about 50 ohms.

 

[Akarsh Dixit]

Ok thanks, i will return E10c and get E50c

 

[Mike Dee]

High impedance mode is for use when you connect the phone to something that has ... wait for it ... high impedance - like the Aux input of a stereo system. 46 ohms isn't high impedance, so you don't want the DAC output to match a high impedance load when you use the earphones, because that just reduces the efficiency of the power transfer from the phone to the earphones (and could introduce distortion, depending on the earphones). Sure, maybe it can be done - but it's the opposite of what you want. A low impedance load (like the earphones) works better when driven by a low impedance source - a high impedance load (like an amplifier input) works better when driven by a high impedance source. Basic electricity. (The DAC probably won't go into high impedance mode with a low impedance load, and probably automatically goes into high impedance mode with a high impedance load. You can probably force it to high impedance mode by putting a 1,000 ohm resistor between each of the earphones and the phone [which would require a little adapter - a jack, 2 resistors, some wire and a plug] but that would just give you very low audio.])

(The "High Impedance Device" notification just means that 46 ohms is higher impedance than the standard 8 ohm earphone. Don't try to overthink this thing. The phone will do what's needed by itself. Switching things manually would make things worse [sometimes a lot worse], which is why there's no manual "High Impedance/Low Impedance" switch on the screen.)

The way LG handles it they use the impedance of the headphones to adjust the output of the amp. My Audio Tecnicas are 38 OHM, however with noise cancellation active it changes to about 150 OHM so with NC active I get full output even though technically they are 38 OHM. headphones. They handle the high output quite nicely.

 

[balama]

Get the Venture Electronics Monk Plus's
It'll open your eyes
The Zero Audio Carbo Tenore or Basso are another option
I tried the Soundmagic 80s and was not impressed just like the 10s which were hyped by WhatHifi a couple of years ago
The Monk IE Biggies are another choice and you can make them wireless with the KZ ZTE BT Cord

 

[Akhil Settypalli]

The way LG handles it they use the impedance of the headphones to adjust the output of the amp. My Audio Tecnicas are 38 OHM, however with noise cancellation active it changes to about 150 OHM so with NC active I get full output even though technically they are 38 OHM. headphones. They handle the high output quite nicely.

Well I have the m50x and don't see any signs of the activation of high impedance

 

[smc333]

yeah same, was thinking of selling and getting some 598s for high impedence