I am going to buy my first open back Headphones. I’ve decided to get the 6xx’s. The only amp I have is the FiiO A5. Can it provide sufficient power for these headphones? I need something portable, because of my habit of walking around the house while listening to music. If the A5 isn’t powerful enough for the 6xx, which portable amp do you suggest? I saw the xDuoo XD 05 has the output power rating of 1000mW. Will it be an upgrade over the A5?
If you have the money, then the xd05+ is probably the best portable dac/amp (within its price range) for powering full size headphones like the 6xx. Plus the amp is an upgrade over the a5 (much better if the a3 is anything to go off of) and you get a pretty good dac as well. Swapping out the opamp for a burson v5i will also upgrade the unit in terms of power regulation of the amp, slightly reigned back treble (for the better), and having a bit fuller sound compared to the stock opamp.
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Thanks a lot!