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
I love my k7xx like a lot, it’s very different than my HD600. If you told me I had to pick one I’d take the hd600 since they’re more fun and a bit less fatiguing. I’d save a few bux on the 650 and go for the 600 if you’re leaning that way since I actually preferred the sound of the lower model.
If if you’ve got the wiggle room, the fostex th-x00 is a super fun headphone and with some pad rolling have become one of my go-to for home listening. It is however the polar opposite of the AKG which is a transparency monster - it‘s up there with some very nice cans, but man it makes you cringe at every poor sound mastering and issue with your source.
Thee thx00 is one of my go-to sets at home. Easily modify able you can tune it how you want. The elear, to my ears, had a fairly unique sound (amazing, but not as fun to me) and was way out of my price range. The elex is a very tempting proposition however and if I didn't go nuts on iems I may have ended up with another set of cans - hahaha