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
Welcome to another action packed episode of "Customs Roulette" where we make something exciting, you give us your hard earned money, and the Customs Officers of various countries try to foil our plans for on-time fulfillment.
This week, we've got some exciting news. As I write this, the finished O2s are being loaded on a plane bound for JFK. Once they land, it's an easy 60 minute truck ride to our NJ fulfillment center. If all goes according to plan, these should start shipping out by this time next week (Oct 5-7).
That said, this wouldn't be "Customs Roulette" if everything always wen't according to plan. As always, there is a possibility that the US Customs decides to pull our package aside and scrutinize it. This can happen for any number of reasons, but fear not, we're already prepared with every conceivable piece of documentation the US Customs office can request.
Shipping manifests, freshly minted FCC Certification (interestingly enough, the O2 was never certified by the FCC, we took care of that), itemized BOM list of every component, a map detailing the location of Jimmy Hoffa's grave, we've got it all ready to fax/scan/fly over at a moment's notice.
Thanks for your patience, support, on-going discussion, entertaining complaints (the un-entertaining ones.... words hurt guys... I am not made of stone), and everything else.
It's been a long journey but I'm glad we'll reach the finish line together (unless you canceled, no finish line for you).
I'll be around tonight and tomorrow answering questions but if you have anything pressing, feel free to email me as always: will@massdrop.com
i don't see the good. it would be good news if we all got an email with tracking #s that would be good news. more waiting is not good news.
I wanna like massdrop you guys like shit that is My kind of schiit. But this was an Epic fail in my eyes, and the saltiness is very mortens, and not iodized.
tl;dr : it's all relative :)
whatever they got me this time, never again....
Regarding the cancellations, I'm rather surprised. I know that it is standard procedure to offer that when a drop is delayed, and they have always honored that.
Seriously though I think people really need to reign in their expectations for these custom builds. I do believe Massdrop could have attached more front facing disclaimers to their dates because these things can be quite unpredictable.
There are always potential delays that are outside the control of the group buy organizer. It's just the nature of the beast. Can Massdrop improve on their estimating? Probably. Can they improve on communicating delays? Sure. But I haven't seen any reason to believe they try to deceive their customers, or any reason to feel like I was fooled by this drop.
Granted, this particular item is unique in that Massdrop is working directly with a manufacturer. But I don't see any reason to expect them to fundamentally change their purchase model for a single item because of that.
Have the good graces to extend some grace.
Been following your posts and the responses. I can see where you're coming from, I can also see where the folks responding to you are coming from as well.
From day 1, our biggest challenge has been explaining complicated situations to our members, especially new members, or members experiencing a drop like this (one that involves new manufacturing) for the first time. It's something we're working to change and should have a solution for soon (these types of drops, where we're essentially manufacturing something for the community, do really well). The solution will manifest in a new way of organizing drops, so it's more clear when someone is joining a drop for products that have yet to be manufactured at scale.
Ultimately it comes down to an asymmetry of information. The experience you had with this drop was different than what you expected, as such, you're upset. Not unreasonable. Meanwhile, lots of people had different expectations regarding possible delivery time. Their experience matched their expectations and they're not upset. Also not unreasonable.
Either way, your points about us communicating more of the details are valid, and they're being worked on. Thanks for calling me legit, I like to believe I am indeed legit.
Someone from our support team is reaching out to you regarding your cancelation request, it shouldn't have been denied, that was a mistake on our end.
Lemme know if you have any other questions I can answer
It's pointless to.speculate I.suppose and I feel like I was in wrong causing them of dishonesty, which stemmed from the inability to cancel my order when I.first learned of the shipping delay. ( funny enough after I started posting this thread I got an email saying I could cancel, which is very annoying), regardless I'm in the wrong, they've done nothing that speaks of impropriety .
See my post previous for a sort of apology I didn't have any right to imply massdrop was decitful in anyway. Keyboard warrior enged and whatnot.
Yes, there will always be people who complain about things they should have read or are just people who feel entitled, and as the saying goes, "You can't please everyone", but hopefully with communication updates, more people would be satisfied.