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
Tooling through my test playlist, I can appreciate the warmth of these headphones. It brings a nice, relaxed feel to the sound. While I only have a run through my test list on them at this point, I can say that the bass is nicely executed, without muddiness, and that brass, guitar, and male vocals are definite highlights. The clarity is surprisingly good given the warm tuning, so the overall effect is one of smooth, clear enjoyable sound. They're definitely not neutral, though, and soundstage is weak - even more so than is typical for IEMs. Female vocals take on a bit more noticeable huskiness than with, say, the warm tuning of the HD6XX.
Altogether, though, these are definitely worth the blue box spend, and perform significantly better than i imagined they would. We'll see how build quality holds up, but with their nice looks and a distinct, relaxed tuning that's different from the other IEMs in my collection, this blue box was definitely a winner for me.