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 sound quality is amazing and everything is super well balanced. If you have a sound card in your rig, these perform even better. Surround sound is super good too.
Mic quality is on par with a Blue Yeti mic. Its a blessing and curse. Do not keep this close to your mouth or everyone can hear you breathe or swallow. The mic is sensitive and does not need to be close to you. The boom mic flips up to mute and there is a wheel on the right earcup that allows you to control the volume on the headset. Very handy.
Build quality is superb. As always, this headphone can be hand dissembled and cleaned. Even though the head band is like a plastic, it is very strong and never once have I not had faith in it. The ear and head pads are really awesome as well. Easy to clean and large enough to give ample coverage.
The cord is braided and interchangeable. It is about 6 feet long so no worries on length. It plugs in on the left ear cup and it isn't loose.
I highly recommend these headphones. For those that are looking for some low key high quality headphones, these are it!
On top of that, these are the drivers from the Sennheiser HD 558... So they're on par with Sennheiser's $99 headphones. You pay an extra $20 for the mic.
The Sennheiser HD 558 is not just as good as their $250+ offerings (see 598, 58X and 6XX). Take that to any audio forums and you'll be laughed right on out of there.
Also, suggesting that a mic built into the boom of a gaming headset is just as good as a well regarded stand-alone microphone is pretty comical as well. The mic is good for a gaming headset, but nowhere close to the Yeti.
If you think either of those claims you made are true, you have zero credibility when it comes to reviewing audio gear.
You clearly seem to have an idea in your head of what these are and seem to enjoy challenging anyone with a differing set of opinions. I believe that the mic is as good. I’ve ysed them both and it SOUNDS THE SAME TO ME. The variables are different, my gear could be different, I’m not as well versed as others. But being able to share my opinions with my limited Knowledge Should be respected and and not belittled. I own the HD 6XX. The sound quality IS NOT the same and I never said it was. Go post your own review and go over it. Don’t flame me for it. Or better l yet, go to your audio forums And vent over there.
Audio is subjective, but only to a point, assuming the main goal is to somewhat accurately replicate the source. People can have preferred sound signatures, but if someone said "my $25 Skull Kandy headphones sound just as good as the HD 800S" they're just plain wrong. You can say "it sounds just as good to me" all you want, but chances are you're doing something wrong, or have some sort of hearing damage.
As for the mic, it's great at what it's for... Talking in-game, on Discord, Vent, Mumble, etc. Those compress the audio anyways, making the better quality of something like the Yeti not a drastic improvement in this use case. The second mic for noise cancelling will do a good job removing background noise and make it nice and easy for people to understand what you're saying. The noise cancelling isn't perfect though, so it will also end up removing some detail from the audio it's recording. tl;dr, the mic is great for gaming communication, but not great for recording and editing quality audio.
www.headfonia.com/sennheisers-new-hd558-and-hd598/3/ By the way, don't compare Massdrop Made Sennheiser and Sennheiser. The pricing is almost always out of whack. The HD650 sells for ~$350 and the HD6XX sells for $199. For color options, that math will never ever add up. The prices for the HD598, HD599, etc. will never compare favorably here. But then again, since we are comparing a Massdrop Made PC37X, we should compare it, price/performance wise, to the HD6XX or HD58X and no it's not even close. Quite a bit cheaper though and includes a mic and PC input...