What would be a good portable Dac/Amp to use with my HD6xx and Sony Xperia 1 V cell phone?
I am new to this hobby. I purchased a HD6XX and plan to use it with my Sony Xperia 1 V cell phone, that has a 3.5mm jack. I was wondering if I needed a portable dac/amp or just a portable amp and if so what would one recommend? Any assistance one could provide, would be greatly appreciated.
Kind regards,
Haz
Hello!
I'm looking for recommendations on audio setups. I'd be planning on using it mostly for gaming. Preferably I'd like a pair of large closed back headphones since I have a big head and jaw. I'd also like to hear myself through my mic with mic monitoring. As far as budget goes, I don't really have one. But under 600$ would be nice. I can go higher if needed. The audio setup would be connected to a high performance PC.
Thank you in advance for any recommendations!
Trying to buy some gear off Drop for the first time. I was told I would receive an email with a welcome to drop $10 off promo. I never received that email. Drop was able to send me emails for my login token and email for Password update. But for some reason the $10 off coupon was never sent to me.
Hi... I'm a songwriter/producer. I have Drop Senn HD6xx HPs. I just bought a Topping L30 II SE HP amp to enhance my monitoring. It honestly sounds pretty good. The audio interface I'm using (an Audient iD22) has balanced outs. For those of you who've listened to the HD6xx using balanced amps and cables, do you think I should invest in that kind of setup to take advantage of the Senns potential?
I received a PC38X yesterday and am having trouble with the mic. I'm pretty sure it is not a software setting or PC hardware issue. I get zero input from the mic, however, if I plug the headphone into the input jack and talk loudly into the earpiece I get a signal.
I've tried the boom in multiple positions. Is there anything I could possibly be missing or does this sound like an issue with either the mic or the cable?
By the way, they sound great and are very comfortable.
Thanks!
I am having a problem with my PC38X with Xbox X. My first headset was and is the SteelSeries Arctis 7X+ and when playing online with others, they are able to hear me. When I switch over to the PC38X (plugged into the Xbox wireless controller), they are not able to hear me. I can switch back and forth between the two headsets, and they hear me immediately with the 7X+ and then can't hear me the second I switch over to the PC38X. The Xbox software shows in the controller settings that the headset mic is set to on, and I have mic monitoring turned all the way up and can hear myself talking into the mic. But even while hearing my mic'd voice say "Testing, can you hear me?" they tell me they can't. Is there anything I'm forgetting to set?
May be the wrong place to ask, but I have sort of dipped my toes into this by buying a pair of akg 240s as I saw that many musicians and some bassists enjoy these. I plugged them directly to my fender rumble 25's headphone out and my bass basically sounded like farts. Even with using another small guitar practice amp with a regular guitar, they sounded pretty odd. I am aware of bass headphone amps that plug directly into the instrument or to pedals etc. and i too am aware of audio interfaces that go into your pc and what not. For the time being i returned the akg headphones and got a cheap adapter that allows me to plug any 3.5mm jack headphones into my amp since i found that i can pull of the same fart effect with my existing headset and earbuds for considerably cheaper. I'm sure i strived pretty far from what the title/question is asking. So, what sort of setup do u guys recommend i invest in for a decent sound while practicing. Excuse me for the grammar and lack of knowledge.
What's not working:
-headphones sound to low
-microphone sounds to low
-microphone picking up game/audio sound
-headphone getting detected as a speaker
Does anybody have the same issues as me if yes please comment, thanks.
Hi everyone.
My AudioQuest Nighthawks Earpads were not in good shape after 7 Years.
So i bought the SHEEPSKIN LEATHER ANGLED OVAL HEADPHONE MEMORY FOAM.
The Sound is still very good with them, but the treble get a little bit sharper and the Bass a little less. Maybe beacause they are angeld.
I miss the Sound with the Original Pads. Are there any good Pads that Sound like the Originals.
Maybe the Dekoni Audio Elite Sheepskin Replacement Ear Pads for AudioQuest Nighthawk?
THX for any answer.
I recently purchased EPOS PC38X to use with my Nintendo switch. I have it plugged in and sounds great. But I can't get the mic to work. Any suggestions?
Thank you
Just getting started into the audiophile, but im also a gamer so i need a headphone and mic now instead of a headset and thing are getting annoying, so i need a DAC and a AMP for my headphone but also a audio interface doing the ADC and phantom power for the mic...
and that annoy me that i need so many units (headphone, mic, boom arm, dac, amp, audio interface, hell the wires too...)
was wondering if there is any unit doing all of this in one AMP/DAC/ADC/PHANTOM POWER
i know there some dac/amp combo looking up the aune x1s, but the thing is i also got active speakers so i cant plug a dac/amp to active speakers right ?
i have the pc38x which i think from review and research that sound like the hd599 but with a wider sound stage and better imaging is that right ? im trying to find a headphone so reference could be nice, i know they probably dont sound similar but atm from the ones im looking into the Audio Technica ad2000x is the winner, the Hifiman 5xx so damn pretty and from z...
I just purchased a used Drop 02, and after plugging it in and connecting headphones, it just pluses and all audio cuts in and out. any help would be appreciated, Thanks.
Hello, I'm trying to get a pair of headphones from Drop shipped to a Swedish address, however, the area has non-latin characters (Ä, Ö, Å) And drop's shipping doesn't allow for these characters. How do I go about making sure that it correctly ships to the address, and doesn't fail to ship? It might be an obvious answer, but I'm not exactly sure, and would like to ensure it properly ships. Thank you for any help.
I am currently using this dac (NuForce uDAC-3 DAC/Amp Combo | Audiophile | DACs | Amp Combo DACs | Drop). I'm starting look for something new and better than this one, I want to get a new pair of headphones and some nice new dac.
What would you recommend for me to buy, my budget is about 100$ for the dac.
Has anyone tested whether the "The Newly Enhanced Comfort Headband for HE400i" on the HIFIMAN website works for the HE-4XXs? They've been sitting in a bin for the last couple years because the same issue happened to me as everyone else (headband adjustment snapped off of the headband) and was wondering if anyone has tried this.
https://store.hifiman.com/index.php/the-newly-enhanced-comfort-headband-he400i.html
Optionally, is there a fix to reattach the earcup/headband adjustment back onto the headband?
I currently use the HD 58X with the 7HZ 71 portable AMP/DAC. It works but I don't know how close to it's full potential. For some songs (rarely) the song sounds OK with the volume set to 40%, but usually 60% is the sweet spot (but sometimes, I need to crank it up even more, especially with metal songs). My friend who has the same headset, he has them connected directly to the motherboard. It's probably because he has a high-end mobo that the audio sounded better directly off his mobo (20% was enough to play most songs OK).
As I said in the title, I want a DAC/AMP combo because I want it to take less space and usually from what I saw online, they are cheaper than separate (but if we have anything good, worthy of going split, then why not). I plan in the future to get more premium headphones like the HD 8XX/800S/820 series (or a planar magnetic of the same price range).
They say that you don't see much difference (like less distortion and more power being delivered to each driver)...
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