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
Also, thank goodness some speakers do look nice and come in white, otherwise my Significant Other would not let me use them. I am given one room where I can use all the big ugly crap. Its a sad reality.......... But if aesthetics is the selling feature? Well that is a VERY sad reality.
Of course the speaker is always the most important component in the system (wow, i sound arrogant with that statement, yikes). But, it seems that their claim is that they are extremely transparent. If that is the case then both your source AND your amplification needs to be transparent also. Transparent means revealing, and anything just so-so in your chain is going to be shown in all its glory. This does become an expensive system.
Are you referring to the ELAC Uni-B5?
Your statement about source and amplification needing to be transparent (for maximum transparency) is correct. For the best value in transparent amplifiers, I recommend the early-to-late 2000s higher-end Yamaha home theater receivers. One that stand out is the HTR-5590... truly powerful, easily bi-amp-able, analog bass and treble knobs, and all of its settings can be viewed/altered using just the remote control.