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
I detect (with my mk1 ear) no line noise or hiss unless I ramp the output on the mixer to max without any audio playing, and dial the speakers to 7+. This is what I had hoped for, very much a plus. The highs are nice and high, the mids are solid, and while the lows aren't as thumpy as a subwoofer, they do make themselves nicely felt. I don't feel like I need to pair them with a sub, it'd help, but is very much so not needed. The tones are all clean, with no easily discernible muddiness. Very win.
I haven't tried the TRS, but the XLR ports are smooth and not overly tight. No worries about getting cables stuck in them or having problems pulling 'em out.
That glossy finish is dead sexy when paired with a glass and aluminum environment (Macs and glass desk). The power indicators are not overly bright, so no need to mar the finish by covering them. They ain't spotlights, just little soft white glow patches.
These will work perfectly for casual listening or pro-ish monitoring purposes. Rather happy I settled on these instead of the JBL C2PS I was about to order.
Still worth the cot.