3DS Headphones / Earbuds recommendation?

[mugichan990]

Hello! So i finally bought a 3DS and i'm really excited to start playing some games on it. The first game i tested was bravely default and it seems like the game has a fantastic soundtrack but the volume is so low with headphones (3ds setting is set to stereo) is this normal on the 3ds? I have a really nice headphone the sennheiser HD650 that i use on my pc with a dedicated setup (dac / amp) but on the 3DS it doesn't sound loud enough might have to do with the impedance of the headphone i don't know. I connected the headphone directly onto the 3DS and it was so low so low lol I went a step above and connected the 3DS to my JDS amp and still extremely low. What do you guys use when playing 3DS? Should i just buy low impedance headphones? Thanks!

 

[Hayato213]

Believe you need high impedance for higher volume so you need to user amplifier

 

[XRTerra]

Any 5-10 dollar headphones will do you fine!

 

[Eveldee]

Either any amplifier that has both jack input and output or if you have bluetooth headphones you may use a bluetooth transmitter. Bluetooth headphones are generally louder since they are battery powered

 

[ack]

https://www.amazon.com/Sensitive-Impedance-Transistor-Electronics-Piezoelectric/dp/B01JEOH3QQ
the #1 earbud for masochists

 

[Maximumbeans]

https://www.amazon.com/Sensitive-Impedance-Transistor-Electronics-Piezoelectric/dp/B01JEOH3QQ
the #1 earbud for masochists

Jesus Christ those look like something that slipped through from a parallel timeline

OP, just buy some standard wired headphones. This is one of those things where you can more easily overdo it than underdo it.

 

[Willgheminass]

The low volume on 3DS using a pair of Sennheiser HD650's is definitely an impedance problem. That is too many ohms for the 3DS to handle so it sounds quiet. It would be a great idea to find a low impedance pair of headphones/IEM's.

I personally use a pair of KOSS KSC75's or Grados SR80e's which have an impedance of 60 ohms and ~38 ohms respectively and they sound fine on my 3DS. So, somewhere around that range should work just fine. I recommend researching for more headphones/IEM's that can fit this range, and your budget, that will sound fine with your 3DS (and I also do not recommend getting a pair of KOSS KSC75 if a tradeoff in resolution for better tuning isn't your thing). Moondrop Starfields (or Moondrop Aria for the cheaper version) (32ohms) are a great budget audiophile option if your ear canals are large enough for IEM's in general (mine aren't, figured out the hard way, left one kept popping out), or something like a pair of SHURE SRH840's that have 50 ohms.

 

[CoolMe]

The low volume on 3DS using a pair of Sennheiser HD650's is definitely an impedance problem. That is too many ohms for the 3DS to handle so it sounds quiet. It would be a great idea to find a low impedance pair of headphones/IEM's.

That's correct.
Though if he has a separate amp that could drive his headphones, the audio signal from the 3DS should be amplified too with it..

I personally use a pair of KOSS KSC75's or Grados SR80e's which have an impedance of 60 ohms and ~38 ohms respectively and they sound fine on my 3DS. So, somewhere around that range should work just fine.

Same here, i have a decent budget headphone that has around 40ohms and it sounds fairly loud, and without even reaching max volume..

 

[mugichan990]

Thanks guys! I ended up ordering Moondrop Aria and sounds amazing!

 

[melonwalen]

Yes, it would help if you started from the impedance. The electrical resistance of a pair of headphones and a cable to current. Some devices require the use of headphones with a certain resistance. Headphones are produced with an impedance from 8 to 50 ohms. Mobility when using headsets depends on the length of the cable for wired headphones or on the power of the transmitter for wireless ones. Personally, I use steelseries siberia 200 for these tasks. I can say from my experience that they are insanely high-quality.