JHern
100+ Head-Fier
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Dear All,
My ATH-ES10 with ES11 lambskin pads have been holding up well the past few years. The headband pleather is flaking off, but not enough to be uncomfortable. I suppose I should try to replace it, but not a priority. I have been kind of spoiled lately, listening to a pair of Maestoso from AT plugged into the Marantz HD-DAC1 on my office desk. Yes, these give a very different color than the ES10, and I tend to listen to more jazz than rock with this setup.
Anyways, I still dominantly listen to my ES10 plugged directly into the HP jack of my iPhone 5 when I am in transit, and I'm sick and tired of this mobile setup. Sometimes I just want to throw the damned iPhone 5 out the window or under the train.
I NEED A GOOD PORTABLE DAC/AMP!
I'd rather have something that bypasses the iPhone 5 DAC and does the D/A conversion. I've tried some nice stuff in the past, like the Centrance mini-m8, in the past...but these are still priced a bit higher than I can justify at the moment. My price ceiling is around $400.
There is a lot of stuff out there, for example I hear good things about the Sony portable DAC/Amps, but not sure how these pair with the ATH-ES10.
Anyways...any suggestions?
My ATH-ES10 with ES11 lambskin pads have been holding up well the past few years. The headband pleather is flaking off, but not enough to be uncomfortable. I suppose I should try to replace it, but not a priority. I have been kind of spoiled lately, listening to a pair of Maestoso from AT plugged into the Marantz HD-DAC1 on my office desk. Yes, these give a very different color than the ES10, and I tend to listen to more jazz than rock with this setup.
Anyways, I still dominantly listen to my ES10 plugged directly into the HP jack of my iPhone 5 when I am in transit, and I'm sick and tired of this mobile setup. Sometimes I just want to throw the damned iPhone 5 out the window or under the train.
I NEED A GOOD PORTABLE DAC/AMP!
I'd rather have something that bypasses the iPhone 5 DAC and does the D/A conversion. I've tried some nice stuff in the past, like the Centrance mini-m8, in the past...but these are still priced a bit higher than I can justify at the moment. My price ceiling is around $400.
There is a lot of stuff out there, for example I hear good things about the Sony portable DAC/Amps, but not sure how these pair with the ATH-ES10.
Anyways...any suggestions?