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Impedance: typical values for audio

Half of audio in the catalog have impedance below 32 Ω, and 80% fall between 16 Ω and 46 Ω (690 models with data).

Median32 Ω
Median 202632 Ω
Typical range16 Ω – 46 Ω
Models690
Distribution

How impedance is distributed

0721442152870204060801001201400–10: 1710–20: 23820–30: 6230–40: 28740–50: 3150–60: 460–70: 870–80: 280–90: 690–100: 2100–110: 6110–120: 3120–130: 5130–140: 4140–150: 15Median 32 Ω
Percentile10 %25 %50 %75 %90 %
Impedance16 Ω16 Ω32 Ω32 Ω46 Ω

A model at the 75th percentile beats three quarters of the catalog on this spec.

Trends

Median impedance by year

0 Ω10 Ω20 Ω30 Ω40 Ω2020202120222023202420252026
Recent leaders

Highest impedance

1 Sennheiser Momentum 5 Wireless
Sennheiser · 2026
Momentum 5 Wireless
57 hActive noise cancelling
520 Ω
7.6
2 Sennheiser HDB 630
Sennheiser · 2025
HDB 630
60 hActive noise cancelling
480 Ω
8.0
3 Audio Technica ATH-R70xa
Audio Technica · 2025
ATH-R70xa
470 Ω
4 FiiO FT3
FiiO · 2023
FT3
350 Ω
5 Sennheiser HD 660S2
Sennheiser · 2023
HD 660S2
300 Ω
6 Moondrop Chu II
Moondrop · 2024
Chu II
280 Ω
7 boAt Rockerz 255 Pro
boAt · 2026
Rockerz 255 Pro
IPx7
255 Ω
8 beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO MKII
beyerdynamic · 2024
DT 1770 PRO MKII
250 Ω
9 beyerdynamic DT 1990 PRO MKII
beyerdynamic · 2024
DT 1990 PRO MKII
250 Ω
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