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
Anyways, now that I've gone thru the shitty experience, and great pains to finally get my EIE Pro working properly, I'm still going to stick it out, but if you look at this M-Track Quad unit and compare it to the EIE PRo, its almost the same exact product, without the VU meters and a more vertically compact shape. Makes you wonder.
Something to ponder is all...
Akai does not own M-Audio, they are separate companies that are a part of a large corporation called InMusic Brands. They do not to my knowledge share technology. There are licensing and copyright issues as I understand, so despite the physical similarities that is as far as they go.
As for Mac compatibility issues, I have seen nor heard of none myself. If you have a link to share please do and I will look into it. When I have seen these both used, multiple times, it was with a Mac every time. No issues arose to my recollection, but maybe there has been a change since then.
I have reached out to InMusic for more information and will surely pass it along once I hear back. Thanks for the post and I will update the drop when I hear back, thanks!
While there are design similarities, physical and otherwise, these were developed independently and have different internal hardware. The preamps on the Quad are superior for one. Also the Mac issues, which the Akai EIE had, have been resolved and are not a factor with the Mtrack Quad.
I am sorry I do not have more, but I hope it helps answer your questions. Feel free to post anymore questions if you have them anytime!