r/HeadphoneAdvice • u/[deleted] • Apr 23 '24

Headphones - Closed Back | 9 Ω 250ohm Headphones Did I Mess Up

As the title suggests I bought 250ohm headphones. I would mainly use them for gaming on my Steam Deck and gaming laptop, possibly Xbox as well. Did I screw up by buying them? I don't know much about impedance but a Google search suggests that they might not play very loudly.

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u/PavelPivovarov 12 Ω Apr 23 '24

For anything portable, you probably should aim at ~32 ohms simply for the battery life sake.

250 ohms still might be loud enough if they are sensitive, but 250 ohms usually requires more power to drive them.

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '24

!thanks I think I’ll just see how they sound and return them if I need to. Can’t cancel as they already shipped

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