Hi all,
I recently purchased a decent yet inexpensive set of headphone (AKG 702) and a headphone amplifier (FiiO A3), and tested them with both my iPhone 6 and MBP from 2010.
I have to say that I hear a discernible difference in quality and volume between the two, with the MBP being the winner hands down.
I thought the iPhone 6 (year 2015) was at least on par with a laptop which is 5 years old, but I guess it's not the case.
Can anybody explain me why the MBP is so much better? Is it the DAC? The actual internal amplifier? Both?
If I purchased an iPad Air 2, would this be more like the MBP or iPhone 6 in terms of audio quality?
Many thanks!
(source: lossless CDs, Spotify highest quality settings)
I recently purchased a decent yet inexpensive set of headphone (AKG 702) and a headphone amplifier (FiiO A3), and tested them with both my iPhone 6 and MBP from 2010.
I have to say that I hear a discernible difference in quality and volume between the two, with the MBP being the winner hands down.
I thought the iPhone 6 (year 2015) was at least on par with a laptop which is 5 years old, but I guess it's not the case.
Can anybody explain me why the MBP is so much better? Is it the DAC? The actual internal amplifier? Both?
If I purchased an iPad Air 2, would this be more like the MBP or iPhone 6 in terms of audio quality?
Many thanks!
(source: lossless CDs, Spotify highest quality settings)