JRS
Major Contributor
Spending time here has given me the itch to try some higher fidelity phones. After considerable research, and looking at the HiFiman, Sennheiser 600, and others (e.g. AKG and the Audio Technica M70), I am leaning toward the Sundara's. I have always had a soft spot for planar drivers, and it seems when properly EQ'ed they are SOTA for under 400 dollar set.
So my question is portable DAC/amp--candidates I found on Amazon that kept the combo near 500. include the Qudelix 5K, the Ear Audio ES 100 and the Fiio BTR-5. Bluetooth is a plus, but not essential. So not being very familiar with feature set and the power to drive the Sundara's to 105+ dB. I want things to be portable and would prefer that I can save the preset PEQ's on the DAC so that I can use them camping where there is no cell service (I'm assuming there is a phone app that lets you save EQ settings when using that for playback, but very much a newbie to this audio neck of the woods) and use an MP4 device for input. Leaning toward the full featured Fiio, but am open to other suggestions.
EDIT: forgot to mention the Ifi Hip-Dac.
So my question is portable DAC/amp--candidates I found on Amazon that kept the combo near 500. include the Qudelix 5K, the Ear Audio ES 100 and the Fiio BTR-5. Bluetooth is a plus, but not essential. So not being very familiar with feature set and the power to drive the Sundara's to 105+ dB. I want things to be portable and would prefer that I can save the preset PEQ's on the DAC so that I can use them camping where there is no cell service (I'm assuming there is a phone app that lets you save EQ settings when using that for playback, but very much a newbie to this audio neck of the woods) and use an MP4 device for input. Leaning toward the full featured Fiio, but am open to other suggestions.
EDIT: forgot to mention the Ifi Hip-Dac.
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