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
With lossless files, though.... comparing the same flac files in Foobar with output direct to my DAC, vs. the Jplay mini player: wow. I mean, my goodness, the difference is shockingly obvious. The sound is bigger, MUCH more three-dimensional, cleaner, detailed, and overall pleasing through Jplay. I am highly suspicious that there's some trickery going on here....
JPlay's developer claims that his player uses sophisticated DSP and OS optimization to provide not just a bit-perfect realization (I mean, anyone can do that, right?), but a perfectly timed bit-perfect performance. Hearing such an obvious difference, I wonder if something else is in play, for example, merely applying an EQ setting that gives the illusion of the music sounding more present.
I'm very hesitant to shell out the cash for something that seems almost too good to be true. Has anyone else had experience with this software?