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
They sound as fantastic as I would have expected, exactly the same as the LSR305's. For the record, except below 200 Hz, I prefer the LSR305's to the LSR308's. They image better, have a wider listening sweetspot, and seem a bit clearer in the upper mids. They're both great for the price, and I'm not sure which I would take if they were exactly the same price (the 308's also play louder, not just deeper), but of course this Massdrop price is lower than either the 305's or 308's have ever been. The 305's with subwoofer would be better than the 308's plus subwoofer, if that makes sense.
If you get these and are willing to experiment, play around with extremely close near-field listening, like 12" to 24". It's an interesting way to listen that minimizes the effect of room reflections, and these are great candidates with the drivers 5" apart and pretty close to phase aligned (i.e., the tweeter is recessed).
I did have a further thought on the LSR308. I think the tweeter is crossed over lower to meet the woofer are more like 1.8 kHz instead of 2.2 kHz, and this makes it the upper-mid/lower-high-end portion sound a little more congested. Also, the big Achilles heel of these speakers is that the cabinets are pretty thin and resonant, and this has got to be a lot worse and more audible with the much bigger LSR308.