: the practical meter-kilogram-second unit of electric resistance equal to the resistance of a circuit in which a potential difference of one volt produces a current of one ampere
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Nominal 4 ohm impedance and 85 dB sensitivity means the Metas can handle a big-boy amp, but will do a fine job driven by a modestly powered integrated.
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
The first International Electrical Congress also convened during the exposition, with participants presenting papers, discussing research, and deciding on definitions for the ampere, the volt, the ohm, and other electrical units.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Aug. 2018
Its frequency range is stated as an impressive 13 Hz to 35 kHz, and a nominal impedance of 8 ohms, dipping to 3 ohms.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 10 July 2024
Rated at 32 ohms and with a sensitivity of 105 dB at 1V, the Empyrean II can deliver an ear-bleeding maximum 130 dB SPL.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
One of my favorites is his differentiation of the resistances of dead male and female bodies: 12,500 ohms and 5,000 ohms, respectively.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2024
Payne drew inspiration for the company’s name from Georg Simon Ohm, a 19th Century German physicist and mathematician whose research led to Ohm’s law, the relationship between voltage, current and resistance in an electrical circuit, and the ohm, the unit of electrical resistance.
—Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 11 Jan. 2024
Now flip the switch On and the meter should read less than one ohm.
—Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 29 Mar. 2022
Indicator light: Power the LED indicator light with the + 29-V DC from the power-supply output and limit the current with a 10k-ohm, ½-watt resistor.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2018
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
The first International Electrical Congress also convened during the exposition, with participants presenting papers, discussing research, and deciding on definitions for the ampere, the volt, the ohm, and other electrical units.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Aug. 2018
Its frequency range is stated as an impressive 13 Hz to 35 kHz, and a nominal impedance of 8 ohms, dipping to 3 ohms.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 10 July 2024
Rated at 32 ohms and with a sensitivity of 105 dB at 1V, the Empyrean II can deliver an ear-bleeding maximum 130 dB SPL.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
One of my favorites is his differentiation of the resistances of dead male and female bodies: 12,500 ohms and 5,000 ohms, respectively.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2024
Payne drew inspiration for the company’s name from Georg Simon Ohm, a 19th Century German physicist and mathematician whose research led to Ohm’s law, the relationship between voltage, current and resistance in an electrical circuit, and the ohm, the unit of electrical resistance.
—Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 11 Jan. 2024
Now flip the switch On and the meter should read less than one ohm.
—Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 29 Mar. 2022
Indicator light: Power the LED indicator light with the + 29-V DC from the power-supply output and limit the current with a 10k-ohm, ½-watt resistor.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2018
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