High-impedance headphones: your guide to buying your first pair of audiophile cans

If you’re considering buying high quality headphones, you’re going to come across the term “high impedance” very quickly.  That’s because headphones with high impedance typically deliver far superior sound – and unlike their low-impedance peers they don’t distort or self-destruct if you connect them to audiophile-level or DJ equipment.  High-impedance headphones: what you need to knowImpedance is a measure of resistance to electrical current, and it’s measured in ohms: the higher the figure, the more resistance there is.

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