I actually just purchased these yesterday, still not super familiar with them but I drove them with my portable amp at work and I think these have a very "unique" presentation of sound. The transitions from Bass->Mid->Treble blend in a very interesting way that i actually find extremely enjoyable. The bass is definitely elevated and a bit loose for my taste, the mids are slightly unnatural but not in an overly offensive way. With that said these are SUBLIMELY comfortable, the pictures can't encapsulate how beautiful the fit and finish is because Sony have really outdone themselves in that respect.
But as again I got these less than 24 hours ago.
Though it's tiny, it manages to power even high ohm headsets with amazing accuracy. It works great with the drop usb-c to usb-c and my Phillips shp-9600. Soon enough I'll be using the Akoustyx...
I have an external amplifier with no integrated DAC and I only have an xduo xa10 as a dac/amp can I use the xduo xa10 as a dac only with an external amplifier?
But as again I got these less than 24 hours ago.