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
Mar 7, 2024
Lastly, there is a placebo effect in audio. Many enthusiasts doggedly believe that the more money they spend, the better sound will be. At the high end, you can easily spend $50,000 or more on specialty components for that audio 'pop'. If I had that kind of money I would feel guilty buying that kit. Also, since I've been around for a while and my hearing isn't what it used to be, the benefit would be illusory. Unless you're a musician with a fairly big income, it's a waste. Except for speakers. There is a definite increase in quality for speakers related to size and expense, but there are also many expensive speakers that cost a lot but don't deliver. So be prepared to spend most of your system budget on speakers, say 40 - 60%
Except for the extreme high end, the high fidelity audio hobby largely died in the late '80s. The audio magazines that reliably reviewed kit went out of business (computer magazines have too), and the web has not really picked up the ball.
Most people are satisfied with relatively crappy digital music recorded at low bit rates and have never heard decent high fidelity audio. But the digital revolution did give us cute kitten videos, and that somewhat makes up for it.