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
Some notes on build quality: 1. Volume knob could definitely improve to be more indicative. 2. Blue led indicating the power is on (I'm not pointing fingers at anyone, but I know some people out there are very picky about LED indicator colors). 3. Gain switch on the back is too tiny in my opinion. It feels like you could break it. 4. Power switch in the back as well (as you all can see). 5. Class A - gets hot as hell!
Sound: I have no issues with the sound at all. I guess I'm not very picky. Probably more "serious" audiophiles with better ears can share more useful opinions here.
Here is a pic of my setup for you...
It does limit the options available as a result.
Just ordered mine a few hours back, hope to receive them soon. ;)
- Headphones - Fostex T60RP.
- Cables: Standard cable provided with the headphones for the unbalanced out and Fostex 4-pole to XLR cable which I purchased for the balanced output (you can find all of them on this page: https://www.fostexinternational.com/docs/products/T60RP.shtml).
- Amplifier gain setting - lowest of the three.
- Volume knob position: 10:30.
- The amplifier was fed from the balanced DAC as you see in the photo above, through balanced cables (nothing fancy about the cables, you can find them reasonably priced on Amazon).
I can tell you that switching quickly from the unbalanced to the balanced cable definitely led to a volume increase, but not a dramatic one. I think with the Sennheiser HD 660S I will get the same results...