Ah thanks for mentioning Headphone amps, I should think that if you want the best sound from an iPhone then one of these would go very nicely with a set of good headphones, Apple devices unfortunately don’t exhibit great sound quality - listen to your music through something like a Samsung Note4 through a good pair of headphones and you’ll soon hear the difference -.
Anyway back to the headphone amplifier, the one I have has its own DAC’S onboard so its not relying on the DAC’S in an iPhone or whatever device you’re carrying around in your pocket. The use of an amp gives the user far more flexibility when it comes to the choice of headphones, the Grado SR60I headphones are incredible value for money at $60 however they don’t go well with an iPhone on their own as they’re not too efficient but with the help of a headphone amp? Well the combination just transforms the listening experience totally. There are many headphone amps available, I don’t use an iPhone at the moment but the headphone amp I used with my iPhone 6 plugged into the dock connector and clipped onto my shirt pocket, shirt collar etc. The one I use with my Note4 - not that I need to use that often - is the same sort of design but plugs into the USB port of the Note4. > On 26 Sep 2015, at 1:07 am, Mary Otten <maryot...@comcast.net> wrote: > > I have to agree with Dane here, which might come as no surprise, since > I have always appreciated the sonic quality, if not the price, of B&W > products. I purchased a set of these a few months ago. I already had an > excellent pair of AKG Q701 phones. The only drawback with those is that > the use of a portable headphone amp with dac really helps when you're > listening via an i-device or any other portable, I would imagine. And > the cord on my AKG's is LONG, quite the opposite of the cable on the > P5s. The P5s are really outstanding, even without a preamp. I mean, who > wants to mess around with a preamp when you're out somewhere, like at > the beach or on the bus or whereever that isn't home? I don't mind the > short cable, since I do use these exclusively with i-devices, not with > my home stereo preamp. I still love my akgs, but these p5s are > outstanding and more practical to use. > > Mary > > ********** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
