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
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His calcs are not wrong, but they refer to power required to accommodate 115 dB peak levels. That is really f'ing loud.
In my experience, the HD6xx get plenty loud from only 2 Vrms or about 12 mW.
To reach a loud, safe level of 105 dB peak volume (90 dB avg volume), only about 5 mW is needed.
A great resource is here - https://diyaudioheaven.wordpress.com/tutorials/power-impedance-etc/ Tabulated data is here - http://www.mediafire.com/view/dzwe1g73q6pbhnx/headphone%20power%20table.pdf
Using specs from here - http://fiio.net/en/products/71/parameters - in single ended mode the X7 mk2 has 6Vpp or 2.1 Vrms. In balanced mode you have 10Vpp or 3.4Vrms. Both specs are less than is available for the NX4 DSD (2.9Vrms low gain, 5.8 Vrms high gain).
I'm not saying one is better or worse, but they should drive the hd6xx equally well (and loud!). However, your understanding of what the specs mean is a little off. Happy listening, at any rate!