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Review: Apple vs Google USB-C Headphone Adapters
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It is actually very new new. Just introduced a few weeks ago.
What is the USB-C dongle for? The iPad or something?
Are you sure that your desktop isn't routing the audio through the USB-C adapter instead? Is the performance close to your PC's integrated sound card?
I'm just not sure how these things work because they do have this "USB-C audio routing" feature.
So not every dongle is the same.
Are you sure that your desktop isn't routing the audio through the USB-C adapter instead? Is the performance close to your PC's integrated sound card?
I'm just not sure how these things work because they do have this "USB-C audio routing" feature.
So not every dongle is the same.
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There is a dac/amp that is what is active, there is no pass through.
iPad uses Lightning, so maybe MacBook?
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iPad pro 2018 uses USB C.
No wonder! makes sense now.
Johnb
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And the next bump up in price amongst dongles is Speaka / Extrempro at $33 Amazon, ASIN B01FQHBDI4, DF Black copy. Wonder if that one works with Android.
OP
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You guys are getting really good at scrutinizing these graphs!
I thought that number was strange but when I got back to the project I forgot to re-check. I re-ran it and it is indeed much better:I updated the review.
These dongles expose volume control to Windows and for some reason default to low value on install. I re-ran all the measurements at max volume before the review but didn't on this test. Sorry about that.
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That seems to be the case with my Samsung S8+.
My Huawei P20 Pro as well. It's the only blemish on it's SOTA-status to me ...
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It is a bit helpful but it is still a manual process of running test files through roon. It is a good option to know about though!
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It is exceptionally so. The wire gauge is substantially thinner than the two Google ones.
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Will wait until you get to test the other two dongles -- which I assume are the Razer and the Hidizs dongles.
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Their new iPad Pro dropped lightning in favor of USB-C for the sake of video out.
Oh wow, amazing!
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I'll try it with USB Audio Player Pro next week if I can and report. UAPP comes with a special driver for audio which supersedes the Android driver, so the issue shouldn't appear, as long as UAPP "sees" the dongle as a DAC.
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