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As above needs to power my hifiman Anandas. Need a dac amp with Bluetooth connection so I can stream from my phone. Budget upto £200.
Spec me a portable headphone amp
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Best options I can think of would be the Fiio BTR5 or the Earstudio ES100, both around £100. Next step up would be a Fiio Q5 at £300 new, although you might be able to find one used within your budget.
All of these have a balanced output, so it's worth picking up a balanced cable (like this) to benefit from the extra output power.
All of these have a balanced output, so it's worth picking up a balanced cable (like this) to benefit from the extra output power.
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How portable? Just picked up a btr3k for my Aonic 4 and I really rate it. Plenty of power with a balanced cable and sounds great with Ldac. It's light enough to be wearable on a shirt, which is a definite plus when I start commuting again.
The main downside is it doesn't have enough muscle to drive my HD 650, but that's not really something I'd use it for anyway.
The main downside is it doesn't have enough muscle to drive my HD 650, but that's not really something I'd use it for anyway.
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Went for one of these in the end due to the decent reviews. So far am impressed powers my Anandas and hd58x pretty well. In fact it's not too far off my desktop setup of topping E30 and smsl sp200. https://www.hidizs.net/products/hidizs-s9-balanced-single-ended-mini-hifi-dac-amp
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Interesting! Does it have a built in mic?
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Don't think so.