The Hidizs MK10 ArcSonics is 32Ω at 113.0 dB (no reference unit printed); the Hidizs MP143 Salt is 17Ω at 103.0 dB (no reference unit printed). This page covers what they ask of an amplifier, not how they sound.
The MP143 Salt needs 10.0 dB more than the MK10 ArcSonics to reach the same loudness — 0.50 mW against 0.05 mW.
| Specification | MK10 ArcSonics | MP143 Salt |
|---|---|---|
| Impedance | 32 Ω | 17 Ω |
| Sensitivity | 113.0 dB | 103.0 dB |
| Sensitivity (voltage) | 127.9 dB/V | 120.7 dB/V |
| Power for 100 dB | 0.05 mW | 0.50 mW |
| Voltage for 100 dB | 40 mV | 92 mV |
| Current for 100 dB | 1.3 mA | 5.4 mA |
| Highest source impedance that leaves them alone (one-eighth rule) | 4.00 Ω | 2.12 Ω |
| Sources that reach 100 dB out of 280 | 280 | 280 |
One caution before reading the rows. Hidizs MK10 ArcSonics and Hidizs MP143 Salt 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.
16 sources stay below the audible-hiss threshold with the MP143 Salt but cross it with the MK10 ArcSonics (FiiO BTR11, FiiO K11 R2R, Lake People G103-S Mk II, 13 more).
280 of the 280 sources here reach 100 dB on both.
The MP143 Salt is more demanding than 30% of the 567 non-electrostatic models in this database; the MK10 ArcSonics than 7%.
| dB SPL | MK10 ArcSonics power | MK10 ArcSonics voltage | MP143 Salt power | MP143 Salt voltage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 0.5 µW | 4 mV | 5.0 µW | 9 mV |
| 85 | 1.6 µW | 7 mV | 0.02 mW | 16 mV |
| 90 | 5.0 µW | 13 mV | 0.05 mW | 29 mV |
| 95 | 0.02 mW | 23 mV | 0.16 mW | 52 mV |
| 100 | 0.05 mW | 40 mV | 0.50 mW | 92 mV |
| 105 | 0.16 mW | 71 mV | 1.6 mW | 0.16 V |
| Source | Price | Headroom, MK10 ArcSonics | Headroom, MP143 Salt | Output impedance | Noise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JadeAudio JA11 | $20 | 27.8 dB | 15.0 dB | 0.5 Ω | 1.7 µV |
| FiiO KA11 | $29 | 36.0 dB | 26.8 dB | 0.7 Ω | 1.7 µV |
| FiiO BTR13 | $59 | 33.0 dB | 23.7 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 15.0 dB on the MP143 Salt, its output impedance is 0.5 Ω against a one-eighth limit of 4.00 Ω and 2.12 Ω, and its noise figure puts the hiss floor 7 dB and 15 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 |
| MP143 Salt | 20Hz to 40kHz | not printed | not printed |
Hidizs prints 20Hz-40kHz for the MK10 ArcSonics and 20Hz to 40kHz for the MP143 Salt.
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.
MP143 Salt: 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 MP143 Salt. 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.