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
Have you noticed any improvement on sound quality etc. when you compare it to computers own soundcard/motherboard(no dac, no amp)? At the moment, I'm really lacking punchiness on the sound and highs are harsh. I'm hoping that this will do the trick for me.
punch bass? You won't get what is not there but whatever bass or highs you have in your source would be presented in a.very touching way. (didn't I say eargasm?)
Although this is a solid state amp, it does not sound cold.
When playing lower frequencies, if you listen at moderate volume you can feel the air pressure. Place a.piece.of paper laying flat on your headphones speaker(would recommend closed.back headphones that is capable to reproduce low frequencies for.this demonstration) and see the paper.dance.
Bass impact is pretty good.
Highs are just luxury. It also has a very wide sound stage. I can go on.....
I am sure you would be very happy with it because me and my friends all love it.
Please share your impressions.and your gears used when you get it.
Edit: Compared.to.onboard, dacport slim.filters noise very well. If you listen.from onboard audio, you will hear noise. Some other usb audio dac-amp picks up.noise and I was thinking of buying usb noise filter which cost around 80USD. You don't have to worry about noise with dacport slim!
First of all, the installation process was really easy. You just need to download the right driver and plug it in to your computer and headphones. At first I didn't hear anything and I tried to troubleshoot the problem. The problem was that I didn't notice that it has a volume knob... :D It drives my Beyerdynamic DT880 (600ohm) perfectly in my opinion. PC's sound volume is at 50% and dac's at 100% (high gain) and I don't want to put it louder.
The sound is much clearer from dac than straight from PC's 3.5mm jack. I had to download some EQ programs because the sound was harsh and too bright for me (Realtek Audio's EQ-preset didn't work anymore). After equalization CEntrance DACport Slim is really a no-brainer at this price! The sound has improved a lot and now I can't leave these cans alone. I really want to thank you guys for the info before I bought this little piece of magic!