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
If you have room for bigger speakers on your desk look are studio monitors. The 5-inch Monoprice studio monitors, M-Audio BX5 and Swan D1080 would be good choices. The larger drivers will help fill in the low end. If you are primarily going to use your speakers for watching movies or playing games instead of listening to music look at a 2.1 system with a subwoofer. I would suggest the Klipsch Promedia 2.1 at this price point. Better than most Logitech 2.1 systems because the satellites have tweeters. Lastly, if you are on a tight budget, the M-Audio AV 40 are nearly as good as the A2+ for almost have the price. They do seem to have a high failure rate though.
The one thing I would disagree with is the Promedia 2.1 suggestion. If you do some quick research you will find that the system started out great many years ago but was plagued by quality control issues, and the "updated version" now in stores which fixed those reported problems is now widely known to be much poorer sound quality, has cheaper cabinet construction, and all around lacks the old perks (i.e. removable cables for one). Welcome to mass production. I picked up a set recently on sale and they went back almost immediately... it just sounded too muddy and there was no where near the clarity of the Audioengine options.