The Dan Clark Audio AEON 2 Closed is 13Ω at 90.0 dB/mW; the Philips SHP9500 is 32Ω at 101.0 dB (no reference unit printed). 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 Dan Clark Audio AEON 2 Closed needs 11.0 dB more than the Philips SHP9500 to reach the same loudness — 10 mW against 0.79 mW.
| Specification | Dan Clark Audio AEON 2 Closed | Philips SHP9500 |
|---|---|---|
| Impedance | 13 Ω | 32 Ω |
| Sensitivity | 90.0 dB/mW | 101.0 dB |
| Sensitivity (voltage) | 108.9 dB/V | 115.9 dB/V |
| Power for 100 dB | 10 mW | 0.79 mW |
| Voltage for 100 dB | 0.36 V | 0.16 V |
| Current for 100 dB | 27.7 mA | 5.0 mA |
| Highest source impedance that leaves them alone (one-eighth rule) | 1.62 Ω | 4.00 Ω |
| Sources that reach 100 dB out of 280 | 272 | 280 |
One caution before reading the rows. Philips SHP9500 printed a decibel figure with no reference unit, so this page reads it as per milliwatt. If it is really per volt, that model needs far more than the table says. Why the two readings differ by so much.
8 of the 280 sources have the power for the Philips SHP9500 but not for the Dan Clark Audio AEON 2 Closed — Apple USB-C dongle (EU), Zoom AMS-22, Audient EVO 4, 5 more.
5 sources are low enough in output impedance for the Philips SHP9500 under the one-eighth rule but not for the Dan Clark Audio AEON 2 Closed (FiiO KA13, Schiit Vali 2+, Astell&Kern HC3, 2 more).
272 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: Dan Clark Audio AEON 2 Closed and Philips SHP9500. Each figure on this page is labelled on those pages with where it came from, including the ones Dan Clark Audio and Philips never published — what Dan Clark Audio publishes and what Philips publishes, both counted.