DAC - Worth it with Samsung S7?

[SideWinder]

Looking to improve the sound on my phone and with Xmas coming up etc...is a portable DAC worth it really? Will it make a difference?

Currently i use < £30 in ear sennheisers.

 

[PapaLazaru]

Doubtful with those earphones. Best way to improve audio normally comes from the end nearest your head first.

Great deal @ RS at the moment with the CAMBRIDGE AUDIO DACMAGIC XS / XS2 but you would be better of spending the money on better earphones.

 

[SideWinder]

Doubtful with those earphones. Best way to improve audio normally comes from the end nearest your head first.

Great deal @ RS at the moment with the CAMBRIDGE AUDIO DACMAGIC XS / XS2 but you would be better of spending the money on better earphones.

Cool cool - should i be looking at non in-ear headphones to get better sound quality?

Stupid question perhaps.

 

[PapaLazaru]

Depends on what you want to spend really.

AKG Y50 (on ear) are currently £50 @ RS and they are very good value.

http://www.whathifi.com/akg/y50/review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBUl7tm9rIU

I already have some other portables, but a mate at work bought some the other day and they sound bloody good. Really impressive. He has some Shure SE215 earphones (£100) and prefers the Y50's.

If you want to spend a little more, you can get the Sennheiser HD 598 Cs on a Black Friday deal at you-know-where for £89 down from £200 atm. Designed to use with phones. Not heard them but they are Sennheirser so should be pretty damn good.

 

[SideWinder]

V helpful - thankyou!

 

[Mei]

yeh those sennheiser are closed back so maybe not so good soundstage but good for loud places

i ordered myself some IE80's as they crazy cheap right now and my RHA's & bose are both breaking on me, why they always make the cables like trash

anyway hoping i can get a good fit with IE80's then i wont care