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
If you invest in a preamp, you'll make that purchase once, it will work with any new turntable you buy. Buying a cartridge is sunk money you won't be able to move to something new (yes you could remove the new cartridge, but you'll probably buy a much better turntable in the future with a much better cartridge in it already).
Honestly, the quality of the cartridge installed in this is likely exactly as good as the rest of the turntable. You likely wouldn't notice much sound difference spending $50 to $75 on that Grado or any other cartridge. Save your money and ditch the turntable in the future for a better one - in the $400-500 range. Pro-Ject is a great starting place for that search.
You'll get a few years of great fun listening to vinyl with this turntable. Just leave it as is.