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Solo Ultra Linear headphone Impedance
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    Posted: 21 Aug 2024 at 8:36pm
I have a Solo Ultra Linear and was thinking of buying some 600 ohm headphones. can anyone tell me if the amp is capable of driving them or should I go for the apparently inferior 250 ohm version?
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AFAIK the Solo will work well with either impedance.
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Hi Chris,

I'm using a Solo U.L.D.E to power some HD540 Gold 600ohm open headphones and it has absolutely no problems driving them. For such an impedance I have the volume knob set at about 2-4 o'clock, whereas I set it to about 12 o'clock when powering some closed  300ohm HD250 II.

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Thanks both and particularly to Delfalex for the more detailed answer.
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What's the minimum impedance the ULDE should be running? I think I'm pushing it a little here.. I tried my simgot supermix4 iems on her and they sounded incredibly bassy. They have an impedance of 7.2ohm @ 1k. I suspect that's throwing the balance off xx
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Headphone impedance range8 to 2,000 Ohms / 16 to 600 Ohms preferred
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Nice one CageyH. Cheers man. Figures lol xx
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