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Best cheap USB-C headphone dongles?
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Saidera
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tends to be low on Android. - protects your ears!
staticV3 might know more on this issue etc
staticV3 might know more on this issue etc
I've read that the headphone out is low on Android. Not sure USB output is low though. Is that even possible? It's just data.
kiwifi
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I received my CX31993 dongle today. Sounds great to me and plenty loud enough. Can't go wrong for $10!
It can be fixed on rooted phones, the max volume is software limited on Android. How to: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...e-and-android-remove-the-power-limit.4069437/
What a great site, thanks
spiritofjerry
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Purely subjective reviews there. Not that that isn't helpful, but there's no measurements provided, and there's an obvious influence from Venture Electronics (untrustworthy company). As such, all reviews there should be taken with a heaping tablespoon of salt.
amanieux
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do you like it ? do you have other dac to compare it to ? thanks
I just bought a couple of these for phone use and tried them on my desktop system. Subjectively they sound much better than my internal laptop sound card. Physically they seem to be well put together. Nice soft flexible cable. The 3.5mm socket clicks in strongly. Both ends appear to be a lightweight metal (not attracted by a magnet so perhaps aluminium?). Simple carrying tin. As per the previous comment, you can't really go too far wrong for $10. I would love to see them reviewed. My gut feel based on listening is that they might do quite well, but who knows
Thanks @staticV3. Oh well - $10 is no great loss
I did have an Apple dongle but it died in less than 12 months and was a pain to get decent volume on an android phone. I have a Musliand MU1 in the post now, but I am still hoping to find something with the Apple dongle level of performance and price with greater robustness and compatibility.
I did have an Apple dongle but it died in less than 12 months and was a pain to get decent volume on an android phone. I have a Musliand MU1 in the post now, but I am still hoping to find something with the Apple dongle level of performance and price with greater robustness and compatibility.
Hm, i don't know, but with built in EQ and decent physical volume buttons the X-Fi AMP is difficult to beat and costs 70 eur bundled with some earbuds (that alone cost 40)
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Which one's they bondled? Creative has some great one's (but they didn't boundle those [Aurvana Air]).
The aurvana trio. I didn't even open mine, sold them straight away for 25 euros. I think the same bundle sells in us for 60$. The dongle is great for this price
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I am not surprised about that, and even thought the difference with the Meizu would be larger than 0.27 times, because is can go much much louder with the same headphones. Also surprising how much less than the sonata pro, but i don't own that one to compare...At what volume are these figures? In any case, phone battery life is a non issue since 3 or 4 smartphones ago, my phone is always >50% at the end of the day
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