Quote Originally Posted by MEdwards View Post
Interesting, didn’t know that. So, with the cheapest Sporty’s handheld you could use the cheapest stereo headset you could find at Walmart, and it would work better than a Bose aviation model? Radio volume anyway, not noise canceling or reliability.
Mike E
Considering it was designed to be used specifically with aviation headsets and has the customer reviews from pilots of old ragwings to support it, I would NOT say it would work better with a walmart headset. Using lower ohm speakers will boost volume, but that's because they draw excessive power from the amp. A quick google for "impedance mismatching" will teach you more than you've ever wanted to know.

Could even be a typo in the manual from the real manufacturer that's used to building 8 ohm radios, or just a measurement standard like how 48 watts can be 12v@4a or 24v@2a.