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
Edit: Quite a bit brighter than the PK2, along with being less efficient. These are my EQ curves for the PK1 and PK2, to get a sound comparable to the Philips X2, but with little to no output in the lowest octave (~27.5 - 55 hz):
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If you want just a little insight on my audio journey, you can read my nearly 200 headphone reviews and look at my 170 or so EQ charts, all on my website.
Or, going from another way, if one feels that he must apply EQ, it most probably means that this product does not fit his need, or is simply to horrible. If this is the case, why bother purchase it?
Going back to the PK1. According to another friend of mine, PK1 will sound spectacular on desktop amps. He said it was "astonishing on a Chord TT". Well, I have not an idea about which sort of amp you are using to drive the PK1, but it might be a good idea to just have a try of it on desktop systems.
I do use tones and tone sweeps from 20-20 khz to find the point of the worst peaks and recesses. I don't just trust my ears, but I rely on listening to many headphones as well as comparing to the sound of live music that I listen to.
So the EQ at least partly corrects the worst peaks and dips, and then we are left with a more natural sound for that headphone. From that point, I may do some additional EQ to balance the bass and treble better with the midrange, but if I go too far with that, it usually gets worse. There are some headphones that I've given up on entirely.
I have the Yuin PK1 and PK2, and I'm not disappointed in them, but I did have a big problem with the little foam earpads. So I'd say that for best satisfaction with these earbuds, people need to learn how to manipulate those little pads to get them fitted correctly without tearing them.