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Impedance: typical values for audio

Half of audio in the catalog have impedance below 30 Ω, and 80% fall between 16 Ω and 46 Ω (513 models with data).

Median30 Ω
Median 202632 Ω
Typical range16 Ω – 46 Ω
Models513
Distribution

How impedance is distributed

0501001502000204060801001201400–10: 1510–20: 19220–30: 4330–40: 20040–50: 2350–60: 460–70: 770–80: 080–90: 490–100: 2100–110: 6110–120: 1120–130: 2130–140: 3140–150: 11Median 30 Ω
Percentile10 %25 %50 %75 %90 %
Impedance16 Ω16 Ω30 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
8.1
3 Audio Technica ATH-R70xa
Audio Technica · 2025
ATH-R70xa
470 Ω
4 Sennheiser HD 660S2
Sennheiser · 2023
HD 660S2
300 Ω
5 Moondrop Chu II
Moondrop · 2024
Chu II
280 Ω
6 beyerdynamic DT 1990 PRO MKII
beyerdynamic · 2024
DT 1990 PRO MKII
250 Ω
8 Streetz BT210
Streetz · 2025
BT210
20 h
210 Ω
3.6
9 Sennheiser HD 550
Sennheiser · 2025
HD 550
150 Ω
10 Sennheiser HD 620S
Sennheiser · 2024
HD 620S
150 Ω
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