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 short story of their rage is that they overcharge for their sound quality.
To answer your question, chances are you will notice a difference because of the fact that intergrated sound chips (especially on laptops) tend to be of very poor quality. So, you'll likely notice a change. How much of a change? I wouldn't know. $169 dollars worth of change? I wouldn't know.
You wouldn't want to use them with the Bose QC3 when you have the noise cancelling active because the headphones have a built-in amp already and you would be double amping. However, if say your QC3s run out of batteries and can be used passively still, then this amp/DAC would be useful. But double check to make sure the QC3 can be used passively.