The Thieaudio Hype 10 is 18Ω at 87.6 dB/mW; the Thieaudio Hype 2 is 16Ω at 104.0 dB (no figure from the maker at all). 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 Hype 10 needs 16.4 dB more than the Hype 2 to reach the same loudness — 17 mW against 0.40 mW.
| Specification | Hype 10 | Hype 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Impedance | 18 Ω | 16 Ω |
| Sensitivity | 87.6 dB/mW | 104.0 dB |
| Sensitivity (voltage) | 105.0 dB/V | 122.0 dB/V |
| Power for 100 dB | 17 mW | 0.40 mW |
| Voltage for 100 dB | 0.56 V | 80 mV |
| Current for 100 dB | 31.1 mA | 5.0 mA |
| Highest source impedance that leaves them alone (one-eighth rule) | 2.25 Ω | 2.00 Ω |
| Sources that reach 100 dB out of 280 | 264 | 280 |
One caution before reading the rows. For Thieaudio Hype 2 the maker publishes no sensitivity figure at all. The number in the table was collected when this database was first built and has never been traced to a manufacturer document, so treat every row below it as an estimate rather than a specification.
16 of the 280 sources have the power for the Hype 2 but not for the Hype 10 — Apple USB-C dongle (US), Apple USB-C dongle (EU), JadeAudio JA11, 13 more.
2 sources stay below the audible-hiss threshold with the Hype 10 but cross it with the Hype 2 (FiiO BTR11, Rupert Neve RNHP).
264 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: Thieaudio Hype 10 and Thieaudio Hype 2. Each figure on this page is labelled on those pages with where it came from, including the ones Thieaudio never published — what that maker publishes, counted.