Why are higher impedance headphones hard to drive - newbie ? - bjh

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Why are higher impedance headphones hard to drive - newbie ?

Noticed that hi impedance, e.g. 600 ohm, harder to drive than say 32 or 80 ohm.

Isn't that counter-intuitive? In speakers is other way around,

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Topic - Why are higher impedance headphones hard to drive - newbie ? - bjh 05:38:59 06/19/14 (3)

Headphone impedance explained... - genungo 13:11:13 06/19/14 (2)

RE: Headphone impedance explained... - bjh 17:34:47 06/19/14 (1)

The important thing... - genungo 12:47:25 06/20/14 (0)

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