can cayin c6 drive a 250ohm dt880?
i am having cayin c5 now,my source is iphone 4
consider to sell off c5 and getting c6

Cayin C6 is a portable DAC cum amp. Usually the DAC part is stronger for portable DAC cum amp and DAP.
Cayin C5 is definitely much stronger at the amp part as compare to C6.

As a portable unit, C5 does a good job in driving big cans at this price range. The sound is quite healthy and enjoyable.
The performance could be better if using desktop amp.
I suggest you to keep your Cayin C5 and pair it with a DAC. Any other amps that with lower performance may not give you the pleasant sound as DT880 is really not easy to drive well.

This headphone is really not easy to handle and drive well. I do suggest you to up budget a little bit and get Aune T1 MK2 tube DAC cum amp. It's more to DAC, the build in amp is also not bad pairing with big cans.
To release the potential of your headphone, you can consider keeping the Aune T1 and upgrade to RM1K+ desktop amp in the future such as Matrix M stage, Laigaro 332S, Aune S2, Musical Pradise MP301 MK3 and so on. You won't find it (T1) bottleneck even pairing with RM2K+ amp.

There are lots of options depending on your budget. Just grab at least an audio level DAC or dap. Entry level gadget such as Fiio X1, E07K, E18, Audio quest dragonfly, Aune T1 mk2 and so on.

what is the budget dac for portable use?i am using iphone 4 and dt880 pro 250 ohm
or may be direct go fot aune t1 mk2 for dekstop,hassle free,are this support Mac OS?

thx

This post has been edited by AgnesB: Dec 9 2014, 10:11 AM

Hey guys, can recommend me a decent portable DAC for headphones and
2.1 speakers system? My budget is below $200.

Thanks.

Greeting to all LYN audiophile member

I'd just bought a Shure srh144, noticed lacks of mid & low freq details.
I'm thinking wanna add in head amp to drive this headphone for better sound.

Is it possible to get a decent headamp around RM200?

Example something like these? > http://www.mudah.my/Topping+TP21+2X25w+Cla...er-31673353.htm

Following SRH144 spec below :

Sensitivity : 96 dB SPL/mW
lmpedance : 34 Ohms
Frequency Range : 30 Hz–20 kHz

My source mainly smartphones & pc desktop.

Thanks!



This post has been edited by Klemann C: Dec 17 2014, 12:11 AM

I tried the topping myself, it has audible distortion that i don't like at all. Nothing can change your sound signature in a large scale unless you change the entire headphone. Never expect large improvement over DAC/AMP, cables, plugs.
Do you have a DAC beforehand you getting yourself an AMP?

Stoner Acoustic UD120.

This post has been edited by psychoactive: Dec 17 2014, 05:43 PM

@psychoactive - bro, i don't have any dac / head amp for now..
but i do have desktop NAD stereo integrated amp 2.1 setup at my home...

Which NAD do you own? the D3020?

NAD 306

Hi guys, i just got a harman kardon CL headset, after burning in still not quite satisfy with the sound quality compare to my previous koss porta.
Any portable amp you guy can recommend? budget should be less than RM500.

What is your source to amp with

Thanks for the suggestion, bro. Do you know where I can buy one?

The source mostly will be Z2 xperia tablet , any nice portable amp for it?

What are you look to improve sound wise



This post has been edited by E1 - AKG: Dec 23 2014, 11:14 AM

USD119 not bad, at least 120hours of usage, just went to head-fi website checked the review, seem very good.
i will go jaben/lyn here have a look, hopefully can test test a bit before buy.

Thanks for the recommend.

Hi guys

I'm currently using AKG K550 headphones. Love the clarity but the bass is underwhelming. Currently I hope you guys could recommend me any entry level usb DAC that would improve my Tohshiba laptop's rubbish(extremely airy) audio output. Even my phones output sound much better.

Looking for something that would improve the bass and of course overall audio quality if possible.

Should I go for Fiio e11k/audioquest dragonfly/schiit modi? or other brands?

Thanks in advance!

You are getting confused

FiiO E11K is a portable amp (without DAC) while Schiit Modi is a desktop DAC (without amp).

If you are pairing with laptop and need bass boost for your otherwise easy to drive AKG K550, go with the FiiO E10K instead

not sure if jaben has it yet but e1 at sg wang has it

Thanks fatty san , i will go there by next week , this week totally booked up, running around KL like headless chicken