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 have sourced an external stepped attenuator to work with line-level out of the 789 so I'd love to be able to get passthrough capability.
Also I'm using pro gear, am I correct in that +19dBu is the clipping point for this amp (standard gain)? Is there any objective difference between the the unbalanced signal or is it treated identically internally? Just trying to decide how to best combine my RME ADI-2 Pro with this to run the 789 at line level and the monitor outs at variable level. There are TS and XLR outputs on the back but they are locked to the same signal so I can't have one be variable and one be line.
Super pumped to hopefully make one of the cleanest and most linear headphone amp setups available.
Edit: I should note, your active participation in the discussion of this product (even outside of specific guidlines) is fantastic and definitely makes me trust THX as a company going forward.