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Ever since my iPhone 11 battery exploded while using ddHifi's 4.4mm dac/amp dongle (ddHifi TC44B), I've been extremely cautious of portable DAC/AMPs that don't have their own battery source. Apple technicians had also assessed the damage and said it was due to third party accessory use. At...

Hi guys. I received my HiBy FC5 "with display" dongle DAC yesterday and I just wanted to share with you my initial findings. It's a mixed bag. I features a PEQ tool for Windows machines. The dongle does write these settings to EEPROM and load on boot-up. It's the cheapest dongle DAC device I...

I was hoping for something like an alternative to the fine Neutron HiFi DAC V1 , just for eample. ...Or devices by Qudelix, E1DA, FiiO, or late FC5 by Hiby. - A dongle DAC with PEQ functionality written into EEPROM - "ready to go" on boot up - with no need of any Android "companion" apps or...

Came across a 4.4mm balanced + 3.5mm unbalanced dongle based on ES9039Q2M for just $30 (including 23% VAT and shipping) during AliExpress promo, and since I didn't had anything balanced at home I went for it. It was available at this price for 2 sales straight including Choice Days so that...

Hello. Could you please recommend a portable DAC up to $500 with a built-in equalizer? The main feature is that it can be controlled via USB from a computer. I was looking at the FiiO KA17, but its equalizer can only be adjusted from the phone, which is very inconvenient. I've read about the...

Hello everyone, you might be terrorized (that's the goal) but if you read it i should convince you that it's reasonable. I was constantly joking about doing 5.1 on apple dongles ever since I realised how easy splitting 6 channels between 3 devices would be. So one day I got convinced that the...

Hello everyone. I am new here. I want to eliminate static noise when using IEMs with my PC, so I just wanted to ask if there are any budget dongle DAC amps that have equal or better performance than the Apple USB-C dongle. You see, my old motherboard, which has the Realtek ALC887, does not have...

I feel like I've done an exhaustive search but think I'm missing some options... Are there any other products like the HELM DB12 AAAMP? A small, portable headphone amp only? Just got my Sony NW-A306 Walkman and I absolutely love everything except the output power is definitely borderline...

For sale the tiny but mighty Zorloo Ztella USB-DAC Cable (MQA Version) in mint condition with original packaging. Purchased in December 2022. Price: 80 Euros

This is a first look at the Asus MU3C-AD(M) dongle with ES9260Q DAC chip. On AliExpress it costs $20. As I'm currently incapacitated with a broken hand, these will be some basic impressions and measurements with a multimeter. If there's enough interest, then I'll do a full set of measurements...

I just got a Moondrop Dawn 3.5mm dongle for my Android smartphone. I downloaded the app - called Moondrop Link and plugged in the dongle to my smartphone with a pair of headphones. I got the prompt to "allow Moondrop Link" to access the device. Behind that I could see a menu for USB device...

The Moondrop Dawn - https://shenzhenaudio.com/products/moondrop-dawn-3-5mm-dual-cs43131-chip-portable-usb-dac-amp-pcm-768khz-dsd256-type-c-headphone-amplifier-1 These specifications sound amazing! ...better than my Activo CT10 DAC. The CT10 DAP also has 2v output. I know the specs are...

I am thinking of buying a cable for the ER4SR for my birthday and I would like to take a portable DAC that measures well (at processing level since the ER4SR do not need so much power) and I would like to know which options are the most recommendable taking into account these aspects: -I am an...

3.5 mm and 4.4 mm outputs. Price yet to be announced. Article below. Very nice measurements. SINAD 116 dB in balanced mode. Power in balanced mode is almost 3 entire watts at 32 ohms THD+N 1%! o_O https://www.l7audiolab.com/f/moondrop-moonriver2/

ASUS Product Page. Does anyone have experience with these?

New dongle with dual Cirrus Logic CS43198 DACs like Topping D30Pro (uses 4x) for 150 usd (3.5 mm plug). https://www.astellnkern.com/eng/content/shop/features.asp?mcg=CG110090&mpos=3&scg=CG210330&spos=2&tcg=&tpos=0&gcode=SC36370 Specs says THD+N is 0.0004% (SINAD 108), which should put it still...

I am looking for some recommendations on the topic of USB-C to 3.5mm dongles. They have to measure well, and please do not recommend the Apple one; I won't use the Apple one because it is too flimsy for my use case and I need something sturdier, also, I don't like Apple's business practices, and...