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Wakamaru
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Nov 20, 2020
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Anyone in the audiophile community have an easy-to-understand 'telltale' way to discern when a product is a headphone amp vs a speaker amp?
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I know that its all electric signals and technically a pair of headphones is just a miniature pair of speakers... but realistically I wish they would label the intended use.
Saeulf
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Nov 20, 2020
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WakamaruSpeaker amps most often have binding posts or clips for attaching speaker wire. Headphone amps most often have RCA connectors for input/output. The power/load numbers will be a great indications as well. A power output over 20W would generally indicate it is meant for driving speakers. A load impedance under 16 ohms is generally a speaker also. Headphones generally require <1W and have impedances >16ohms.
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