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General headphone technology

  • What ist the difference between over ear. on ear and single ear headphones and headsets?
  • What does the Hi–Res Audio logo mean?
  • What do "impedance" and "ohms" mean?
  • What is the difference between open and closed headphones?
  • What does the "frequency response" of a set of headphones tell you?
  • What does the "total harmonic distortion" mean?
  • What does the term "Power handling capacity" mean?
  • What is meant by the "nominal sound pressure level"?
  • What is meant by diffuse-field equalisation and free-field equalisation?
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