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? asked in Consumer ElectronicsHome Theatre · 2 months ago

Suggestions for wired headphones with surround sound and at least 250ohm of impedance?

I'm having trouble finding a pair of wired headphones with surround sound AND an impedance of at least 250ohm. My equipment has a small amplifier generating 600ohm of impedance. I mainly use headphones for watching films or music with 48khz, 24-bits DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD Atmos Audio. Can you give me some suggestions please? Thank you!

Update:

*and my equipment supports 7.1 channel audio. 

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  • Lance
    Lv 7
    1 month ago

    DTS Master audio and Dolby True are trademark surround formats and are only transmitted digitally over HDMI... The processors that decode those formats must pay royalties to either Dolby or DTS accordingly also proper advertising logos are required on product doing the decoding..All surround coming through a stereo analog wired connection is virtual surround. Analog surround would require several cables transmitting individual signals and it would not meet the standards of DTS Master or Dolby True which are both patented digital formats. Now a surround headphone can be Dolby II compatible which is an analog virtual format but not Dolby True...Same with DTS Neo but not DTS Master...Wireless headphones for movies usually connect using an optical cable which is also digital and will also transmit Dolby Digital and DTS digital but the higher formats (True and Master) are reserved for HDMI...Due to on line movies etc....optical has improved and more channels are being offered digitally over optical but its a compressed format and requires an advanced decoder which is also patented.....Some analog decoders are quite good but all are virtual...they cannot decode the digital signal. Digital is never transmitted over an analog wired connection unless its some propitiatory gaming machine and then it has nothing to do with DTS or Dolby....Hope this helps you out understanding the formats involved...So that you understand whats available to you over an analog connection...

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