Can small and versatile equal good sound?
How did the Portable Micro amp with DAC sound? Like whatever headphones I was using at the time, with little editorializing of its own. For example, the Audio-Technica ATH-A700 ‘phones sounded light, airy, and little thin, with bass that wasn t particularly deep or full, but switching to the Sennheiser HD280s brought a fuller, more bass-heavy sound that lacked the sparkle and air of the ATH-A700s. The Shure SE530PTH in-ear monitors offered plenty of detail along with full, rich bass and sweet, precise mids, as well as clean, clear highs. The AKG K701s gave me what was probably the most accurate idea of what the Portable Micro amp with DAC sounds like, because they are by far the most neutral headphones I own. I heard deep, full, tightly controlled bass that lacked nothing in the detail department without becoming overblown and darkening the sound. The midrange was clear, clean and even-handed. While there was a good sense of fullness to the images, the music never veered to sounding ov
