Budget amp?

[melias24]

Hey guys, so i got some Shure SRH440's, and i was hoping to get myself an AMP (preferbly with two AUX inputs for both my headsets) i only have very little to spend so all recommendations appreciated! In AUD too by the way.

[Ridska]

Budget ( in numbers please ) ?

And how many ohms do you need ?

[Ridska]

Hey guys, so i got some Shure SRH440's, and i was hoping to get myself an AMP (preferbly with two AUX inputs for both my headsets) i only have very little to spend so all recommendations appreciated! In AUD too by the way.

Budget ( in numbers please ) ?

And how many ohms do you need ?

[Rmusic10891]

Why exactly do you want an amp?

[spwath]

Budget ( in numbers please ) ?

And how many ohms do you need ?

How many ohms is not a proper question.

[Ridska]

How many ohms is not a proper question.

True , But i was asking how much ohms does he need. for example : He has a headphone with 60 ohms of resistance. The phone can drive 30 ohms, So with that in mind , i would recommend him getting a 30 ohms amp.

[spwath]

True , But i was asking how much ohms does he need. for example : He has a headphone with 60 ohms of resistance. The phone can drive 30 ohms, So with that in mind , i would recommend him getting a 30 ohms amp.

Ohms don't matter (much) and amps are not rated by what ohm headphone they can drive.

[Lutkeveld]

Ridska Your explanation doesn't make any sense. I think I know what you mean, but either way its wrong. Can you share your explanation of what ohms is and how many ohms an amp needs to be?

[Jacona]

The impedance of the headphone does not matter as much as the sensitivity of the headphone, usually measured in db/mW or db/Vrms.

From what I've seen higher ohm headphones like to have higher voltage output from the amp and lower sensitivity headphone wants more wattage, but I could be wrong.

 

Generally you want a amplifier with enough power/voltage and low enough output impedance for the ideal dampening factor. 

You would generally want a ratio of 8:1, for example a 64 ohm headphone would be ideal with a amplifier with an output impedance of 8 ohm. 

[Lutkeveld]

amps are not rated by what ohm headphone they can drive.

 

They are, their output stage has a maximum output current (so a minimum impedance at maximum voltage) but that's usually high enough for any headphone

 

 

for example a 64 ohm headphone would be ideal with a amplifier with an output impedance of 8 ohm. 

 

Or lower ofcourse, ideal output impedance is 0

[melias24]

Budget ( in numbers please ) ?

And how many ohms do you need ?

less than $100 AUD

 

Why exactly do you want an amp?

 

I was hoping to have a clearer audio experience AND would like to run two headphones at the same time, instead of unplugging/plugging each pair of headphones every time i want to switch headphones, say i just flick a switch and im using my shures instead of my ATh's. 

[Jacona]

Both of the headphone are very efficient, probably won't see any improvement unless your source is utter garbage.

Could probably get away with using this for splitting.

http://m.lightinthebox.com/en/black-3-5mm-stereo-male-to-double-3-5mm-female-audio-headphone-y-splitter-cable-with-volume-switch_p1240601.html?currency=USD&litb_from=&adword_mt=&adword_ct=84187023794&adword_kw=&adword_pos=1o3&adword_pl=&adword_net=g&adword_tar=&adw_src_id=1810908567_301578074_21687104834_pla-78632005276&gclid=Cj0KEQiAyvqyBRChq_iG38PgvLgBEiQAJbasd1-N7TtoLmOocTqR9v9-lgMJtMshSyku6KLJ-zW1ppkaAvx78P8HAQ