Headphone Question

Headphone Impedance
So, I'm buying some headphones for use in my bedroom studio, and I've been told to look at Beyer's. The guy at Dig Village reckons the DT250's over the DT100 as the 100's are designed more for live instrumentation.

But, the 250's come in 80 or 250 Ohm Impedance ratings.

I understand that lower impedance=louder, but as pro headphones have high impedeance, which one's woiuld u go for? Or should I be looking at a totally different set?

Pricing is very similar on the 2 sets of 250's so its all about the Tech Specs

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yea...see my problem is my stuff is in the basement and my dad never gets off the damn couch that is directly above it. when i use headphones its like i dont get the real feel for the song(bass and so on). if someone could give me the name of some good headphones at a reasonable price thatd be great.

get the higher impedance.

Thanks elmacaco

I was leaning that way so thanks for the confirmation.

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I use Sony MDVR700, sounds good, great response..

I´m not an expert but the way I understand it: the lower the impedance the easier the headphones are to drive. I.e. if you wanna use them with a portable player like a minidisc or whatever you get more punch out of them.

If you wanna try some other models both the AKG 240 and the Sony 7506 are bangin´ and considered studio standard.

peace

the lower the impedence, the more current you need to drive it. it's the opposite of what you say iirc.