The 64 Audio Aspire 1 is 11Ω at 104.0 dB/mW; the 64 Audio U12t is 12.6Ω at 108.0 dB/mW. This page is only about what they ask of an amplifier — not how they sound, which no specification on either sheet can tell you.
The Aspire 1 needs 4.0 dB more than the U12t to reach the same loudness — 0.40 mW against 0.16 mW.
| Specification | Aspire 1 | U12t |
|---|---|---|
| Impedance | 11 Ω | 12.6 Ω |
| Sensitivity | 104.0 dB/mW | 108.0 dB/mW |
| Sensitivity (voltage) | 123.6 dB/V | 127.0 dB/V |
| Power for 100 dB | 0.40 mW | 0.16 mW |
| Voltage for 100 dB | 66 mV | 45 mV |
| Current for 100 dB | 6.0 mA | 3.5 mA |
| Highest source impedance that leaves them alone (one-eighth rule) | 1.38 Ω | 1.57 Ω |
| Sources that reach 100 dB out of 280 | 280 | 280 |
Every source in the database that drives one of them drives the other. On power, the choice between these two changes nothing about what amplifier you need.
3 sources are low enough in output impedance for the U12t under the one-eighth rule but not for the Aspire 1 (FiiO M11S, Singxer SA-1, FiiO M15S).
11 sources stay below the audible-hiss threshold with the Aspire 1 but cross it with the U12t (Lake People G103-S Mk II, Grace Design m900, FiiO M33 R2R, 8 more).
280 of the 280 sources here reach 100 dB on both. That count is about power only — the output-impedance and hiss lines above are separate questions, and a source can pass this one and fail those.
Each model has a page of its own with the full source list, the hiss estimate and the provenance of every figure above: 64 Audio Aspire 1 and 64 Audio U12t. Every figure on this page comes from what 64 Audio published, or is derived from it — what that maker publishes, counted.