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
With that said, I have to say that I don't particularly like the sound quality. As a point of reference, I've had some Sony MDRXB500's since 2011 and as far as "tight bass" goes, it has nothing on the MDR's. I listen to a lot of metal, electronic, rap, reggaeton and orchestra-type music and if you've bought these to just listen to music, you'll notice that these headphones, staying true to the DJ bit in its description, handles electronic music well. However, stuff like Gojira, Mastadon and Meshuggah will have its bottom-end mucking around with everything else.
I also do some recording in my down time and I have to admit that these headphones are a lot better at monitoring than the MDR's (again, staying true to form).
Overall, these are some pretty good headphones for the demographic it's targeting.