APO Equalizer is free and works well. UI gets the job done, nothing fancy. Tried Peace with it never sounded correct with Peace, in fact it was downright horrible. So I uninstalled Peace and everything is back to being good.
With speakers and a smaller extent headphones power affects the sound quality. You won't know what you're missing until you try it, much like sub woofers. :-)
I purchased the Dense DAC based on these reviews. For the most part I am happy with the purchase, especially when compared the the Cobalt Dragonfly, but that's another discussion.
Pros:
Small and lightweight
Durable build quality
Excellent sound once it's configured. Don't forget to change the...
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I have the Cobalt version as well. When connected to the laptop (Windows 10) it was a night and day difference for the positive. Connecting it to my S9 was not as easy. The S9 recognized the DAC, but any bump would disconnect the sound. In addition, I really didn't detect a huge difference...