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
Personally, I've been mostly using them to listen to a lot of contemporary hip-pop and rap in the 4 days that I've had them. They sound really good and clean. Very punchy in the bass, as expected, in that genre. I tried jazz. The snare is clear and clean. Vocals, ride cymbal and other mid-ranged instruments have a nice presence, which I like to have as a performing musician. Sound staging is great, particularly when a sound engineer knows what he's doing filling in the spaces of the mix. And something like David Gilmour's Time (Live)? Those clock chimes at the beginning are phenomenal sounding. But then, is anyone else getting a VERY bad blend and muddy sound from the distortion of the guitar and bass, even moments into Time? These seem to crash and burn at a staggering rate when it comes to metal and rock. I was not getting these really noticeable characteristics until handing them to my mates and letting them try their taste of music. Listening to Baroness and other similar artists have really opened my mind about the PHs in a negative sense. :(
To be fair, I've already claimed a defective report on my PHs for the right driver cutting out the moment I got them, leaving the left driver the only working driver for a time. Other times, I can hear something wrong with the mix, and realize that the matching was very off. It may just be me who's PHs have a BAD sound quality issue rather than an aesthetic issue. But I'm curious because reading through other comments, everyone seems to love them. Which I'd want to do for $449.99...
As for my shipping experience, DHL ain't that bad as my PH's took 9 days to Japan, and I've experienced far worse with USPS in the past ( though not a drop ). The shipping package ( PH box in a larger box with only 2 wimpy air cushions supporting only 2 sides ) and lacquer quality were far worse, but as I have wrote I must have one of the worst of the bunch :-( I feel bad about the chaos because they sound good and somewhat unique, and not like a mini-TH900.
The package and the quality of the wooden cups really put me off. Even a 20 bucks Sony or random headphones have a better packaging than this. I was astonished by the bubble wrap, on a 450 bucks headphones. I expect at least sponge and a proper box. The cups don't even resemble half of what the picture presents. More like Dark Purpleheart for what I have ordered.
Won't talk too much about the sound because I tried the mahogany back in February. Knew that the TH-X00 is nowhere near a TH-900, maybe better mids because of how the 900 sounds, no way the X00 can touch it. The review attached on main page is literally trolling.
Shipping wise I got the box unharmed, albeit a bit slow. Compare to the quality of the wooden cups the shipping is the least of a concern.
Wooden cups are love, but the quality of the Purpleheart is just bad. And now I'm thinking whether should I polish it or let it be. I really don't know how to feel about this drop. Not sure this is a good drop in all honesty.
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But, have you tried reaching out to MD? I'm supposedly receiving a replacement unit via UPS 3-Day, though the likelihood of them shipping it out anytime soon is low. If it's still crap, I may return it and take your recommendation for the LCD-2s with that $699 link that @Manny200 provided, haha.
But, if you think 5 days isn't enough burn-in and that I need to listen to more metal/rock (no complaints there, haha), then I'll take your advice and rock with it. And then, see if there's a difference whenever and if ever I get that replacement unit. And... ya, give them a shout and wait a day.