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
So, for those of you that run speakers, do you have any preamp recommendations? They'll be feeding a pair of Dynaco Mk III running the stock driver board setup, so input impedance is likely fairly low, meaning I'll need a pre with a low out, but beyond that, I'm pretty open here.
I'm thinking solid state, primarily due to size, heat, and general cost of maintenance, but if priced right, tubes may be worthy of consideration (though their output impedance is likely high for my needs here). On the subject of price, I'm thinking a few hundred dollars (US) right now, but given the lack of direction I have at the moment, I may be up for stretching that a bit if needed. Old or new (fairly likely to try to track down something used either way), I'm really just after direction at the moment. I can wait on this for sure, but I have no idea what I'm after, so I'm hoping to get a little guidance.