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
Going into more subjective territory, I sure did notice the massive difference in my HD595 I bought 11 years ago, and with HD650 I bought a few months ago. At first they both sounded pretty bad. I gave them 100+ hours of normal music playback, at around 80 decibels of volume. During that time I didn't wear those headphones at all. I did sessions of 4-8 hours a day. After the first 20 or so hours the sound didn't improve noticably. But after 100+ hours the headphones spread their wings to me. It's not a matter of ears getting used to the sound. It really does change physically over time.
If I had money I could buy a completely new pair of HD650 and do blind test comparisons... But of course it would only give believable results to the person who is testing it. It would never satisfy those who deny the idea of burn-in, so I don't see myself shelling out money just to confirm to myself and myself only what I already know from listening experience.