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
The soundstage of K3 Pro is competitive to LZ A4 and also bass quality is better than LZ A4! I have used both at the same time. Yes LZ A4 is on more tecnical side but the laid back "slightly" V shape presentation of K3 Pro is perfect for me (it makes easier to listen long sessions) instead of more open and forward presentation of another IEM.
I am not a K5 owner and currently not planning to get one because I did not like to hear hissing problems with first batch, but that does not mean Magaosi is not capable of doing great IEMs. K3 Pro is proof that they can do.
I shared my experience with K3 Pro, it's an excellent IEM for the price and has a unique sound character. K3 Pro is my on the go IEM. For home listening I have HD6XX and DT770. Are these good enough for your taste?
Yes I don't have pricey IEMs but listened them time to time (in the meetings or shared by friends) from Oriolus MK2 to Noble Katana, Savant etc.. So I know what higher headphones sound like.
You are calling drivers as fake and you are not providing any piece of proof for that. So show us by opening a K3 Pro case, get the drivers and compare them to original BA drivers that were supposed to be real ones according to you.
Sorry but, till you prove your claims, your words are meaningless.
I do however disagree with your characterization of Soomal, in case others want to use it as a source. I came across Soomal from their F9 Pro review, and respectfully, I find it no more credible than a random impression post on Head-Fi. The audio review world is filled with superlatives, hyperbole, and various very abstract forms of expression, that we all know, but Soomal takes it to another degree. At least common English terminology like warm, bright, tinny, etc are to some extent intuitively understandable, but what the heck is describing sound as "young"? Additionally, the claims it makes about the F9 Pro's sound signature don't match with the frequency response of the earphones (which they definitely ought to have, since they're claiming to be professional electronics reviewers), nor with what other more venerable reviewers report, not to mention what I hear as well. And as they do not specify authors of reviews, I can only say this about Soomal as a whole then.
At risk of hijacking your PSA about Magaosi, I'd like to give a warning when it comes to purchasing from a few other Chinese brands as well, as unfortunately a fair number are guilty of unscrupulous business practices too. Hifiman is infamous for exceptionally poor quality control and not admitting to it or covering under warranty, having done things like attaching two left earcups to an HE-400i, bad soldering, support brackets, headbands and hinges snapping after minimal use, and somehow managing to get uneven typesetting on headphones that sell for $6000, a price point where one deserves to expect near-perfection. VE's founder threatened to ban anyone who doesn't leave a 5-star review from purchasing his products again. SMSL has awful customer service, and as a personal anecdote, shipped me the wrong colored product because they only realized after my purchase that they didn't have stock left, did not tell me, and asked me to pay for the shipping to have it returned and replaced.
I know there are good brands out there in China like FiiO, Aune and Unique Melody that have been great to do business with. However, as a consumer, it's really just best to know you're taking on a bit of added risk when buying from China, because even high prices clearly don't guarantee quality.
Just to be clear, I'm certainly not advocating not to buy from any of these companies (with the exception of VE because of the unethical behavior), I'm saying customers should be aware of an added risk, and it broadly applies to many of these new, high-value brands that have enjoyed a lot of publicity. My apologies if it came out too targeted, I'd call out Audeze too for their driver inconsistency and manufacturing, but that's not exactly topical.
(By the way, where/when did you see the HE-400i as cheaper than the HD650? When I was buying mine, the Hifiman was three hundred RMB more expensive.)
Did I regret? No! I am very happy with it's sound signature. I got it for 80 Dollars, at least I got what I have paid for (and I got more I think)
But again, dishonesty is not acceptable whoever does it.