Beginningatdawn
New Head-Fier
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Okay,
So I currently own the Senn Momentum Over-ear Version. It's nice with my iPhone 5S, but I feel at times it's lacking in bass and volume depending on the genre, track, etc. I'm also planning to pick-up the RHA MA750i really soon for a pretty good price. My question is, if I'm doing my listening via an iPhone 5S/iPad Air, am I going to get any noticeable sound quality improvement by using an amp or DAC or amp/DAC combo with either of these cans? I realize the first advice I'm going to get is to upgrade my headphones, but I'm a college student strapped for cash and am just wondering if I can see any noticeable or marked improvement with an amp/DAC. I'd be willing to consider a Fiio X1/X3 or an equivalent player if it meant I could forgo getting amp/DAC because to hook up an amp or DAC to my lightning port requires the lightning to 30 pin adapter, which is a good $35 spent on top of an LOD and Amp/DAC. Sorry if this is long, or repetitive, I'm a little tired right now
. If anyone could give me advice that would be great. Price range is capped at about $100(About $150-$200 for a portable player w/o an additional amp).
So I currently own the Senn Momentum Over-ear Version. It's nice with my iPhone 5S, but I feel at times it's lacking in bass and volume depending on the genre, track, etc. I'm also planning to pick-up the RHA MA750i really soon for a pretty good price. My question is, if I'm doing my listening via an iPhone 5S/iPad Air, am I going to get any noticeable sound quality improvement by using an amp or DAC or amp/DAC combo with either of these cans? I realize the first advice I'm going to get is to upgrade my headphones, but I'm a college student strapped for cash and am just wondering if I can see any noticeable or marked improvement with an amp/DAC. I'd be willing to consider a Fiio X1/X3 or an equivalent player if it meant I could forgo getting amp/DAC because to hook up an amp or DAC to my lightning port requires the lightning to 30 pin adapter, which is a good $35 spent on top of an LOD and Amp/DAC. Sorry if this is long, or repetitive, I'm a little tired right now