AKG make 2 levels of resistance headphones. The ones that can be "hard to drive" are 600 ohm. They now make several versions that are around 55 ohm I think which is significantly less resistant resulting in needing a less powerful amplifier. Matthew Polashek > ---------- > From: Chris Pickett > Reply To: A list for linux audio users > Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 10:22 AM > To: A list for linux audio users > Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Good Studio Hearphones > > stefano cardo wrote: > > Hi all!! > > > > I was looking for a good Studio hearphones... > > > > I saw the sennheiser HD 555... > > > > It costs 165 EUR more or less... > > > > did you ever tried it? > > > > or... > > > > can you suggest something good? > > AKG-271S, they sound and feel great, and your ears don't get tired. > Mine have a two year warranty, which is nice. AKG's have a reputation > for being hard to drive; that's been fixed in recent models. > > Cheers, > Chris > > > > **************************************************************************** This email may contain confidential material. If you were not an intended recipient, please notify the sender and delete all copies. We may monitor email to and from our network. ****************************************************************************
