Which wired high impedance over ear headphones are decent without breaking the bank?

[Mike Dee]

I'd personally recommend the Sony MDR7506. Best price and they sound awesome... They may be a little long in the tooth but great value! Sony MDR7506 Professional Large Diaphragm Headphone https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000AJIF4...ag=hawk-future-20&ascsubtag=UUacUvbUpU5616800

Good low budget headphones and it appears they would trigger the high impedance DAC but I'm not sure the cord is removable and not phone friendly.

 

[traviswhayne]

Yeah, it lacks a Mic for taking calls but the sound is superb. I honestly very rarely make calls on my phone (funny how that works ) so I don't notice it as much but if you do it might not be the best headphones for you. And yes they do trigger the High Impedance mode on my V20. Sony just needs to update these with a user replaceable cord that could have mic capabilities.

 

[tadpoles]

I'd personally recommend the Sony MDR7506. Best price and they sound awesome... They may be a little long in the tooth but great value! Sony MDR7506 Professional Large Diaphragm Headphone https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000AJIF4...ag=hawk-future-20&ascsubtag=UUacUvbUpU5617960

Those remind me of the MDR-V6 that I had so many ago. I loved those headphones.

 

[X1tymez]

Sennheiser momentum 2.0. I owed Sennheiser V1 before I brought H598 CS. Great headphones for average user.

 

[Mike Dee]

Sennheiser momentum 2.0. I owed Sennheiser V1 before I brought H598 CS. Great headphones for average user.

They are not high impedance

 

[Joshua_Muldoon]

They are not high impedance

Sony has a lot of headphones that trigger high impedance that are wired, and at a decent price.

 

[Laura Knotek]

Sony has a lot of headphones that trigger high impedance that are wired, and at a decent price.

I like Sony MDR-7506 headphones.

 

[Mike Dee]

Sony has a lot of headphones that trigger high impedance that are wired, and at a decent price.

There are lots of high impedance products out there few check most of the boxes that on my list

 

[tadpoles]

There are lots of high impedance products out there few check most of the boxes that on my list

What is the benefit of high impedance vs low impedance for the V20? I know the ESS Sabre 9218 can drive high impedance cans so you can listen to some Senn HD 600/650s, AKG K/Q7xx, or higher impedance Beyer Dynamics that you couldn't fully enjoy with lesser DAC equipped phones but I thought the DACs audio prowess was otherwise equally great between low and high impedance output.

Can anyone de-confuse a wanna-be nerd-ette on this?

 

[Mike Dee]

What is the benefit of high impedance vs low impedance for the V20? I know the ESS Sabre 9218 can drive high impedance cans so you can listen to some Senn HD 600/650s, AKG K/Q7xx, or higher impedance Beyer Dynamics that you couldn't fully enjoy with lesser DAC equipped phones but I thought the DACs audio prowess was otherwise equally great between low and high impedance output.

Can anyone de-confuse a wanna-be nerd-ette on this?

Read this for some less technical explanations
https://www.cnet.com/news/headphone...d-to-know-about-low-vs-high-impedance-models/

Obviously for common phones or players you want to stick with low impedance. Having the capability of THE V20 DAC allows you to balance up the output of the DAC to the impedence of the headphones so you always have a match. Ultimately though if you can get a high impedence version of the same headphone you will or should get better performance as long you can drive it with the right equipment.

 

[tadpoles]

Read this for some less technical explanations
https://www.cnet.com/news/headphone...d-to-know-about-low-vs-high-impedance-models/

Obviously for common phones or players you want to stick with low impedance. Having the capability of THE V20 DAC allows you to balance up the output of the DAC to the impedence of the headphones so you always have a match. Ultimately though if you can get a high impedence version of the same headphone you will or should get better performance as long you can drive it with the right equipment.

Mike, you, kind sir are a saint. Thanks for the link and explanation. I am one step closer to nerd-ism and that's good.

 

[TNCattleDog]

Thanks Mike for sharing that article.

David

 

[Mike Dee]

Mike, you, kind sir are a saint. Thanks for the link and explanation. I am one step closer to nerd-ism and that's good.

Ssshhhhh! Don't spread that around.

 

[Mike Dee]

I found Beyer dynamic Custom studio 80 Ohm but I have to buy mic cable for 25 dollars. I wonder if I can use a common cable from another set of headphones

 

[DBrown225]

I'd personally recommend the Sony MDR7506. Best price and they sound awesome... They may be a little long in the tooth but great value! Sony MDR7506 Professional Large Diaphragm Headphone https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000AJIF4...ag=hawk-future-20&ascsubtag=UUacUvbUpU5638203

+1!!!

These are cheap, sound great, and at 64 ohms, trigger the high impedance mode of the V20.

Thanks

 

[Mike Dee]

+1!!!

These are cheap, sound great, and at 64 ohms, trigger the high impedance mode of the V20.

Thanks

Good suggestion but not what I'm looking for. I like to be able to answer calls and this has a fixed cable

 

[talon1189]

Good suggestion but not what I'm looking for. I like to be able to answer calls and this has a fixed cable

I bought the same Sony head phones last week. I absolutely love them. I now hear sounds and voices in songs that l never knew existed. The head phones really bring the DAC alive more than lower impedece ear pieces. I also knew ahead of time that the cable was fixed and that they also do not have a microphone. Those 2 things were unimportant to me....LOL The price and reviews were more important to me.

 

[thunder18]

I bought the same Sony head phones last week. I absolutely love them. I now hear sounds and voices in songs that l never knew existed. The head phones really bring the DAC alive more than lower impedece ear pieces. I also knew ahead of time that the cable was fixed and that they also do not have a microphone. Those 2 things were unimportant to me....LOL The price and reviews were more important to me.

One other thing is that low impedance headphones run through the Qualcomm Snapdragon's DAC vs. the ESS Sabre DAC.

 

[Mike Dee]

One other thing is that low impedance headphones run through the Qualcomm Snapdragon's DAC vs. the ESS Sabre DAC.

I don't believe that to be true. The snapdragon's DAC is only active with the Hi-Fi selector in the off position as far as what I have read. The differences that you hear with normal, external and high impedance is the gain setting of the amp.

 

[middbrew]

Mike, what did you settle on?