The Hidizs MK10 ArcSonics is 32Ω at 113.0 dB (no reference unit printed); the Hidizs MK12 x DucBloke is 32Ω at 111.0 dB (no reference unit printed). This page covers what they ask of an amplifier, not how they sound.
The MK12 x DucBloke needs 2.0 dB more than the MK10 ArcSonics to reach the same loudness — 0.08 mW against 0.05 mW.
| Specification | MK10 ArcSonics | MK12 x DucBloke |
|---|---|---|
| Impedance | 32 Ω | 32 Ω |
| Sensitivity | 113.0 dB | 111.0 dB |
| Sensitivity (voltage) | 127.9 dB/V | 125.9 dB/V |
| Power for 100 dB | 0.05 mW | 0.08 mW |
| Voltage for 100 dB | 40 mV | 50 mV |
| Current for 100 dB | 1.3 mA | 1.6 mA |
| Highest source impedance that leaves them alone (one-eighth rule) | 4.00 Ω | 4.00 Ω |
| Sources that reach 100 dB out of 280 | 280 | 280 |
One caution before reading the rows. Hidizs MK10 ArcSonics and Hidizs MK12 x DucBloke printed a decibel figure with no reference unit, so this page reads it as per milliwatt. If it is really per volt, each of them needs far more than the table says. Why the two readings differ by so much.
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.
2 sources stay below the audible-hiss threshold with the MK12 x DucBloke but cross it with the MK10 ArcSonics (Grace Design m900, FiiO K17).
280 of the 280 sources here reach 100 dB on both.
The MK12 x DucBloke is more demanding than 12% of the 567 non-electrostatic models in this database; the MK10 ArcSonics than 7%.
| dB SPL | MK10 ArcSonics power | MK10 ArcSonics voltage | MK12 x DucBloke power | MK12 x DucBloke voltage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 0.5 µW | 4 mV | 0.8 µW | 5 mV |
| 85 | 1.6 µW | 7 mV | 2.5 µW | 9 mV |
| 90 | 5.0 µW | 13 mV | 7.9 µW | 16 mV |
| 95 | 0.02 mW | 23 mV | 0.03 mW | 28 mV |
| 100 | 0.05 mW | 40 mV | 0.08 mW | 50 mV |
| 105 | 0.16 mW | 71 mV | 0.25 mW | 90 mV |
| Source | Price | Headroom, MK10 ArcSonics | Headroom, MK12 x DucBloke | Output impedance | Noise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JadeAudio JA11 | $20 | 27.8 dB | 25.8 dB | 0.5 Ω | 1.7 µV |
| FiiO KA11 | $29 | 36.0 dB | 34.0 dB | 0.7 Ω | 1.7 µV |
| FiiO BTR13 | $59 | 33.0 dB | 31.0 dB | 0.6 Ω | 1.0 µV |
Of the 280 sources here, 280 reach 100 dB on both. 55 of them also publish an output impedance low enough for both under the one-eighth rule and a noise figure that stays below the audible-hiss threshold with both.
The cheapest of the 55 is the JadeAudio JA11, at $20. It leaves 27.8 dB of headroom on the MK10 ArcSonics and 25.8 dB on the MK12 x DucBloke, its output impedance is 0.5 Ω against a one-eighth limit of 4.00 Ω for both, and its noise figure puts the hiss floor 7 dB and 9 dB below the 20 dB SPL this site treats as the point where a quiet room stops hiding it.
| Model | As printed | Tolerance | Standard |
|---|---|---|---|
| MK10 ArcSonics | 20Hz-40kHz | not printed | not printed |
| MK12 x DucBloke | 10Hz-45kHz | not printed | not printed |
Hidizs prints 20Hz-40kHz for the MK10 ArcSonics and 10Hz-45kHz for the MK12 x DucBloke.
MK10 ArcSonics: Hidizs prints this figure in the body copy of the product page, under a heading about Hi-Res certification, and not in a specification table.
MK12 x DucBloke: Hidizs prints this figure in the body copy of the product page. The only specification table on that page belongs to a different product — one of the company’s DAC dongles — and there is no frequency row in a table for this model.
Neither range has a tolerance printed beside it, so a wider range on one sheet is not deeper bass or more treble.
Not a measurement; maker by maker.
Both have a page of their own. In full: Hidizs MK10 ArcSonics and Hidizs MK12 x DucBloke. Each figure on this page is labelled on those pages with where it came from, including the ones Hidizs never published — what that maker publishes, counted.