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Best headphone dac under $ 75 (HELP)

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I have a Trn v90 earphones, what is the most efficient dac in terms of price / performance ?, thank you everyone in advance
 

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Not sure if you're looking for portable options that can connect to a phone? Or are you looking for a desktop one?

For portable I would check out the Meizu Hifi Pro - https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...hifi-pro-usb-c-phone-dongle-dac-review.10423/

Or the HIDIZS S8 - https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...dizs-s8-usb-c-headphone-adapter-review.10823/

Or you can go really cheap and get the Apple USB C dongle for $8 or $9, which sounds great too. - https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...pple-vs-google-usb-c-headphone-adapters.5541/
 
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[QUOTE = "cursive, post: 671615, üye: 6320"] Bir telefona bağlanabilecek taşınabilir seçenekler arıyorsanız emin değil misiniz? Yoksa bir masaüstü mü arıyorsunuz?

Taşınabilir için Meizu Hifi Pro - https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...hifi-pro-usb-c-phone-dongle-dac-review.10423/

Veya HIDIZS S8 - https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...dizs-s8-usb-c-headphone-adapter-review.10823/

Veya gerçekten ucuza gidip Apple USB C dongle'ı 8 $ veya 9 $ 'a, ki bu da kulağa harika geliyor. - https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...pple-vs-google-usb-c-headphone-adapters.5541/ [/ QUOTE]
Hello, I'm looking for a dac for the phone
 

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E1DA 9038s /9038D
How are these products?
The E1DA 9038s measured really well here on ASR, I believe it's the best of all the portable usb stick dacs. It only has balanced output though, so you would need a balanced cable for your Trn V90.

The 9038D is unbalanced, so thats the one I would recommend. A bit over your $75 dollar limit, but not too much.

I don't think the 9038D has been measured at all, so all we can do is guess that it's pretty good based on the 9038s measurements.
 
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The E1DA 9038s measured really well here on ASR, I believe it's the best of all the portable usb stick dacs. It only has balanced output though, so you would need a balanced cable for your Trn V90.

The 9038D is unbalanced, so thats the one I would recommend. A bit over your $75 dollar limit, but not too much.

I don't think the 9038D has been measured at all, so all we can do is guess that it's pretty good based on the 9038s measurements.
Thank you, I have the pure silver cable for the earphones .
Do you think the best dac for me is E1DA 9038D
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Thank you, I have the pure silver cable for the earphones .
Do you think the best dac for me is E1DA 9038D
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Well the cable material doesn't have a huge bearing on which dac you choose, but it does look like standard 3.5mm, so the 9038D is the one you would need to fit that cable.

I just wanna be honest and keep your expectations in check. A lot of newer phones have really good dacs built in, and decent headphone amps. Your IEM's don't require a lot of power, so it probably won't be a night and day difference with the E1da dac, but you should have more volume if needed.
 
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Well the cable material doesn't have a huge bearing on which dac you choose, but it does look like standard 3.5mm, so the 9038D is the one you would need to fit that cable.

I just wanna be honest and keep your expectations in check. A lot of newer phones have really good dacs built in, and decent headphone amps. Your IEM's don't require a lot of power, so it probably won't be a night and day difference with the E1da dac, but you should have more volume if needed.
Cable has 8 cores pure silver and 3.5mm jack output

If I'm not getting it wrong, the sound card of current phones is better than many dac, are you saying that there won't be much difference between the redmi note 8 and the E1DA 9038D?

Or are you trying to explain this; E1DA 9038D for trn v90 would be very unnecessary because trn v90 is not that powerful

I am thinking of buying better quality headphones in the future.
 

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Can anyone tell who has the better sound quality between these 3 usb dac dongle? 1. Ibasso dc03 2. Eida 3. Audioquest dragonfly cobalt. And how apart are each individuals sound quality in compared to each other?
 
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