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
PS I have tried out the HE-400s a few times with the Asgard 2 and Element... I found it sounded 'artificial'. During the same test I was unimpressed with the NAD HP20, ATH50x, and Audioquest Nighthawk.
PPS My current collection is Shure SRH440 (okay), Sony MDR6v (like), Sennheiser HD598 (Good, but something is missing, not as good as HD600), V-Moda M100 - (good for gaming, rockin' out), Grado SR60 (fun, good with amp, but not very comfy), AKG 240K (great with schiit vali, meh otherwise), Sony Electrostats circa 1975 (classical, no bass, need speaker amp) and finally Sennheiser RS180 for TV/Movies (these I love)
Earphones: Sennheiser Momentum Galaxy, Shure 215, Atomic Floyd HiFi Jax, MEE 151
My electronics include: Hand built Dynaco Tube Preamp, Schiit Modi 2 uber, Schiit Magni 2, Schiit Vali, CMOY tin, and a bunch of speakers and amps (30 years in electronics).