Hi techys,

 

I am looking to buy a new set of in-ear headphones (for carrying convenience) to use with ipad. Galaxy tab and S5.

 

I notice in the specs that they all have difference output impedances. On looking at a selection of possible earphones the impedance seems to vary from 16 - 40 ohms.

 

My questions are 1) How important is it to match the headphones to the gadget being used, and 2) what is the impact and reasoning for manufacturers making such a vast range of impedance earphones.

 

Cheers

After buying many set of headphones I've come to the conclusion that all the adverts lie and just buy Sennheiser as expensive as you can afford.

 

I keep buying other pairs and thinking, hmm not as good as the old Sennheisers I used to have.

 

I just need to set aside some pennies and buy the proper thing again.

Second vote for Sennheiser, I can't fault them.

They are all I will use for sound engineering.

Or ultimate ears or shure, both highly recommended in the music industry. Avoid the trendy brands in general. 

Impedance matching is quite important but if you're considering a set of in-ears to use with your phone, then I wouldn't spend too much time worrying about it.

The real world difference between 16-40 Ω is very little when it comes to your phone. If you were talking about the difference between 60 and 600 Ω that would be an entirely different thing to consider.

 

I've got a set of Denon in ears which I bought more for their isolating properties than anything else, a cheap set of Skull Candy ones out of TK Maxx that have a mic on them that are designed so they stay in your ears, so I wear them on the bus and as a back up when my bluetooth headset battery goes when I am working, and for mixing and recording I have a pair of Sennheiser HD25s.

.....and for mixing and recording I have a pair of Sennheiser HD25s.

Another Sennheiser devotee. I used numerous other brands when DJing back in the day, all of which bit the dust one way or another.

I gave up DJing as I grew older and never owned a pair of HD25s but a lesser model which I would have replaced with the HDs had the career continued. My in ear phones of choice are an 8yr old pair of Sennheiser CX-300 for which I paid about £25 on Amazon.

Another Sennheiser devotee. I used numerous other brands when DJing back in the day, all of which bit the dust one way or another.

I gave up DJing as I grew older and never owned a pair of HD25s but a lesser model which I would have replaced with the HDs had the career continued. My in ear phones of choice are an 8yr old pair of Sennheiser CX-300 for which I paid about £25 on Amazon.

 

It was my CX300s (£17 on Amazon what a deal that was) that recently gave up the ghost after about 7yr. They literally fell apart after being used pretty much daily for all that time.

 

I've probably spent more than the cost of new Sennheisers on buying cheaper phones with good reviews to avoid paying the price of Sennheisers. They're almost always shoite in comparison.

I've a set of Philips Surround Sound earbuds which are probably the best I've stumbled over since the CX300s - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-SHE6000-10-In-Headphones/dp/B002KK60UC

 

I really want active sound cancelling but I've bigger eyes than my wallet for that.

Edited 8 January, 201511 yr by Aspman

A happy fourth/fifth for Sennheisers - I'm still using CX300 II's 

 

Haven't got a clue about impedance though 

 

Gaz

Yet another vote for Sennheisers. Got in ear ones and folding over ear ones - sound quality is brilliant with both and build quality seems pretty solid.

 

Expensive - maybe but worth it compared to the like of Beats.

I have a pair of Sennheiser HD25s.

Me too, got them in Uni and still have no intentions of replacing them, class cans!

Beyer Dynamics 102's worth every penny,replaced some Sennheiser cx299's different league no contest.

Shure all the way for me. They have excellent aftercare and are often very generous with any issues even beyond the warranty period. I have a set of e500 pth which are many years old but are still sensational. Very,expensive but worth every penny.

Sennheiser cx300 here as well. Great sound for the price. They can creak initially when the cables are new but that soon goes

The CX300's a pretty good phone, but I prefer the SoundMagic PL50, although it isnt as well made, the sound quality is a class above.

Hi, thanks for all the advice. Finally ended up with NAD VISO HP20.