PacketofCrisps
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Hi, I'm trying to understand the following statement I hear quite often,
"These headphones/speakers sound better with more juice/current",
I read this again in a review regarding my latest acquired IEM's, so I thought to myself what does this mean exactly? currently I have a Mojo 2 and Qudelix 5K for mobile usage, I find being tied to usb using a Mojo 2 a little annoying so in many cases would prefer to use the Qudelix 5K, now if I want to improve the sound of said IEM's by providing them "more juice" what does that entail?
\/ Important part \/
Using the Qudelix 5K to power the IEMs from the single ended output rated @ 80mW to 32ohms, they get very loud at around 60% of of the volume providing 150mV of power, now the Mojo 2 is rated @ 600mW to 30ohms, now if I volume match Mojo 2 with the Qudelix, being that the Mojo 2 is a much more powerful amp is providing more "Juice/current" @ the same volume?
Today I was even testing out my HD6XX's with the Qudelix 5K, very comfortable listening levels @ around 80% of it's volume, around 400mV, it genuinely sounded very good, a/b with my Mojo @ the same volume I couldn't really tell much difference, but, if I was playing a quiet track that required me to max out the volume I noticed a difference, now I'm assuming because @ max volume I'm at the limit of the Qudelix 5K and it can't provide any more "Juice/current" when needed within a passage of a track, but as long as you have some headroom surely the performance using the Qudelix 5K should be the same as a higher powered amp at the same volume, is this correct?
What I want to try to understand is the importance of power, mainly low vs high and does it matter within reason?
I'm not sure if Amir has done a video on this but I think it would be an interesting topic to cover as I think it's very misunderstood.
"These headphones/speakers sound better with more juice/current",
I read this again in a review regarding my latest acquired IEM's, so I thought to myself what does this mean exactly? currently I have a Mojo 2 and Qudelix 5K for mobile usage, I find being tied to usb using a Mojo 2 a little annoying so in many cases would prefer to use the Qudelix 5K, now if I want to improve the sound of said IEM's by providing them "more juice" what does that entail?
\/ Important part \/
Using the Qudelix 5K to power the IEMs from the single ended output rated @ 80mW to 32ohms, they get very loud at around 60% of of the volume providing 150mV of power, now the Mojo 2 is rated @ 600mW to 30ohms, now if I volume match Mojo 2 with the Qudelix, being that the Mojo 2 is a much more powerful amp is providing more "Juice/current" @ the same volume?
Today I was even testing out my HD6XX's with the Qudelix 5K, very comfortable listening levels @ around 80% of it's volume, around 400mV, it genuinely sounded very good, a/b with my Mojo @ the same volume I couldn't really tell much difference, but, if I was playing a quiet track that required me to max out the volume I noticed a difference, now I'm assuming because @ max volume I'm at the limit of the Qudelix 5K and it can't provide any more "Juice/current" when needed within a passage of a track, but as long as you have some headroom surely the performance using the Qudelix 5K should be the same as a higher powered amp at the same volume, is this correct?
What I want to try to understand is the importance of power, mainly low vs high and does it matter within reason?
I'm not sure if Amir has done a video on this but I think it would be an interesting topic to cover as I think it's very misunderstood.
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