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
So I have a couple questions for anyone that has owned / compared the 650 and the beyerdynamic DT880 250ohms .. I have owned the beyer DT880's for several years and I quite like them, I'm wondering what anyone has found when comparing the two.
Also... How annoying does anyone find the two cables running down both sides of your head? I think I would find it bothersome... honestly that was part of the reason I picked the DT880's two years ago... and at the time I found the DT880 much less expensively than the Senn's ... Sadly I could find no place to demo either... I already owned (and greatly enjoyed (enjoy) the DT770's and love the comfort and ruggedness... So I went with the DT880's.
This drop does seem to open the door to getting the Senn's so I'm interested in anyone that can speak to one vs the other...
Thank you very much indeed. ... and good luck to everyone trying to get their ducks in a row to get these.
Cheers.
At the time I thought I preferred the DT880 sound, but these days I just keep coming back to the HD6x0s.
I found the 650's a tad dark for my tastes. I thought the 600's and 880's were very similar, but I found the 600's more comfortable to wear for longer listening periods.
Since original purchase, I've paired my 600's with a bottlehead Crack tube amp and they were taken to another level. It would be interesting to demo them all again with this amp to see how the others change, but a good amp makes all the difference in the world.
After the first pair, I thought it was my ears that had been broken in, not the headphones, but then I got another set, and had the same experience with them.
but I really couldn't resist getting the senn650s at this price. we shall see how it goes. don't really think you can go wrong at this price
Can't speak for iOS devices, never had one
My modded HD6xx, ZMF Eikons, modded HE4xx and HD600's are all tied to various Amps and DACs - all fall short of the Sony when driven directly from a phone.