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
My Little Dot MKII showed up right on schedule - unfortunately after burning in for 70 hours, and considerable swapping of tubes/cables/source/etc, I find the balance of this unit isn't right - it's quite a bit stronger on the right channel. Quite disappointing - I love the sound quality - so I'm requesting an exchange or refund.
Sigh. Rather than wait another drop, I'll probably order from Amazon.
If you just ordered the stock tubes, I'd say "no big loss" because the tube reviews I've read indicate the stock tubes aren't all that great. Here is a terrific review of tubes - after you check this out, search on that same forum for something like "Little Dot Mkii tube rolling" to see reviews specific to your unit. https://www.head-fi.org/threads/little-dot-tube-amps-vacuum-tube-rolling-guide.563884/
In that above article, I like the looks of 3.7 GE JAN5654W and 3.8 Mullard M8100 / CV4010 and 3.10 Voshkod 6ZH1P-EV - in fact my order of the Mkii from Massdrop was for the JAN5654 upgrade, and btw they are terrific! Even though my unit itself seems to be defective & I'm not yet on a really good headset, I can hear the magnificent sound.
Good luck, I hope you solve your issue!