The Tanchjim FOLA is 16Ω at 108.0 dB/mW; the Tanchjim NORA is 16Ω at 107.0 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 NORA needs 1.0 dB more than the FOLA to reach the same loudness — 0.20 mW against 0.16 mW.
| Specification | FOLA | NORA |
|---|---|---|
| Impedance | 16 Ω | 16 Ω |
| Sensitivity | 108.0 dB/mW | 107.0 dB/mW |
| Sensitivity (voltage) | 126.0 dB/V | 125.0 dB/V |
| Power for 100 dB | 0.16 mW | 0.20 mW |
| Voltage for 100 dB | 50 mV | 57 mV |
| Current for 100 dB | 3.1 mA | 3.5 mA |
| Highest source impedance that leaves them alone (one-eighth rule) | 2.00 Ω | 2.00 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.
5 sources stay below the audible-hiss threshold with the NORA but cross it with the FOLA (FiiO M33 R2R, SPL Phonitor se, SPL Phonitor xe, 2 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: Tanchjim FOLA and Tanchjim NORA. Every figure on this page comes from what Tanchjim published, or is derived from it — what that maker publishes, counted.