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 like the lushness of the Dragonfly but with the ZuperDAC I am able to clearly discern the two vocalists on Mark Knopflers: Sailing To Philadelphia/Baloney Again that were a little more homogeneous with the AQ or iPhone alone.
So far, one downside is that I have to turn up the volume to 88% to reach the level the AQ can do at about 50%. I'm not talking about deafening levels here either. If playing hi resolution DSD files (tried PCM and DoP) that goes up to 94%. Plugged straight into the iPhone I can achieve the same volume at about 60% which makes me wonder whats wrong with this ZuperDAC? I know the Earsonics are high impedance/low sensitivity but both the Dragonfly and iPhone alone can play them fine.
I'll keep checking settings etc. but if this is the reality I doubt I'll be keeping the ZuperDAC as it doesn't offer any flexibility. One step down is too soft and one step up is too loud.
It'll be for use with a pair of VE Monks (looking at AKG M220 and Alessandro MS-1 in the future) with an android phone (USB-C but I have an adapter for USB-A) and my PC at home.
I'm not much of a bass head and I don't like my music too loud. (Usually listen to Classical, Jazz, Country and Pop.)
I suppose that I'll do just that then.
I use one Zuperdac off of my phone (also recommend UAPP app on phone), and another Zuperdac off of my laptop (with various earbuds and headphones and am very satisfied. Off of the laptop/zuperdac, I also use a portable amp.