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
A headphone amp will probably make them sound a bit better, as I was listening directly out of my iPhone 6+. Turns out they are harder to drive than I expected. I admit I do like my music loud but not earbleedingly so and I had to push the volume up to within two or three notches of maximum to get there.
Build quality is average, rather plastic and creaky feeling. The cable is nice and heavy and appears to be good quality. Packaging was also very nice. Comfortwise I'm pretty sure these were designed for smaller melons. My noggin might be a bit larger than average, but I had to adjust the sliders up to the second to highest notch, and the clamping force is pretty tight.
As with all headphones these are just my impressions, based on my ears. YMMV. I know my expectations were pretty high, especially after waiting so long, but even if I had ordered them yesterday I would still call them average. Maybe they will break in a bit. I don't regret the purchase, but if I had it to do over again I would probably go with some Grado SR-80's instead. I sure hope the RE-00's currently en-route turn out to be good.