Scarlett 2i2 2nd Gen and 250 Ohm?

[Novaliz]

I need new headphones and want to buy the beyerdynamic DT-770 Pro. There is a 80 and 250 Ohm model. I have read that more Ohm sounds better but it needs more power. I have a Scarlett 2i2 2nd Gen and I found on their support page that they recommend up to 200 Ohm. So should I buy the 80 Ohm or the 250 Ohm headphones? I am no expert regarding Ohm and I have never thought about it. Maybe I can get an expert answer on this

[vitocorleone123]

You can, but I’d just recommend headphones with less resistance- you probably won’t notice a difference, and not having enough power can be annoying when tracking and mixing. Something around 100ohms, perhaps.

[Novaliz]

Ok, thank you! I will buy the 80 Ohm Version then.

[Kameo]

If you want a higher ohm headphone in the future for any reason though, getting an amp like this is an option to power more demanding headphones.

[l.enriquelope]

Got the Beyerdynamics DT900 250ohm with Scarlett 2i2 3rd gen and there's a noticeable lack of power (or volume?). Need to crank the volume to be able to get them to what would be considered "loud".

[leeleema]

Got the Beyerdynamics DT900 250ohm with Scarlett 2i2 3rd gen and there's a noticeable lack of power (or volume?). Need to crank the volume to be able to get them to what would be considered "loud".

Sounds like too many ohms - read posts above

[vitocorleone123]

Scarlett 2nd gen: there was a difference between USB powered and AC powered, in that AC powered units had a higher headphone output

Focusrite, in their wisdom, cleaned up the audio output in gen3, but lowered the output. I wouldn't use 250ohm cans with a 3rd gen without a separate amp. That's one of the secondary reasons I upgraded to a Clarett 4pre (mostly for the additional I/O sans hardware mixer).

[fedexnman]

I had those Beyers 770 the 80 ohmz and found out they just were not loud enough with my audio interface . I didn't have the Focusrite but I can't imagine the headphone amps having much power on any usb device . Anyhow Inalos didn't care for the 770 so I bought the Sennheiser 280 hd reissued. So used of them already , my old pair was cracked and worn out 15 years old ... The 770 just seemed too 3d in the bass like it was just to artificial to me .

[polac]

I have a NI Komplete Audio audiointerface and a a DT770 250ohm headphone and the audio output is extremely silent here, would recommend the 80ohm. I'm using my headpone with an old Samson mixer so no problem for me.

[-Yaz-]

I've just bought a USB-C Scarlet 212 Gen 3 this week and it powers my 250 ohm DT770s just fine. It's perfectly loud (at least easily loud enough to mix with) on about 33% of the headphone output. It's running via USB-C though via a USB-C to USB-C cable from my MBP. Maybe there's a difference as it can get more power from the USB-C port?

[AdvancedFollower]

Higher impedance headphones do not use more power (Watts). That's a factor of the sensitivity (dB SPL/mW) of the headphones, not their impedance. High impedance headphones require a higher voltage (and higher voltage swing), but actually a lower current than low impedance headphones. (It just annoys me when units of measurement get mixed up. You don't weigh 150 centimetres, a workday is not 8 kg, and a light-year is a measurement of distance, not time).