Yes. Mind you, I use it with AD700s almost every night and with sensitive headphones it's totally usable. HD598 should still be driven to normal levels.
You have the EU version as well?
Yes. Mind you, I use it with AD700s almost every night and with sensitive headphones it's totally usable. HD598 should still be driven to normal levels.
YupYou have the EU version as well?
Yes, just get apple dongle and USB A to C adapter if computer does not have usbc and it should work fine with 3.5mm to RCA into an amp.Hello. For the past couple days i have been looking for the cheapest USB DAC, that doesn't completely suck, to use on a couple PCs. I'd like to play around with some cheap stuff before i invest in better gear.
I very rarely use headphones and i'm wondering if i could use this as a simple line out to various amplifiers? If so, would that require any special steps? Or could i just attach a 3.5mm to RCA adapter to it and everything would work fine? Is this dongle amplified for headphones? Isn't it "bad" to send an amplified signal to another amp?
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Yes, you can but the output is low so you will have to increase the volume/gain on the amp quite a lot. Yes, it includes a headphone amp but I don't see much difference between this and any active (non-passive) line-level output. For only £/€/$9 why not just try it?Hello. For the past couple days i have been looking for the cheapest USB DAC, that doesn't completely suck, to use on a couple PCs. I'd like to play around with some cheap stuff before i invest in better gear.
I very rarely use headphones and i'm wondering if i could use this as a simple line out to various amplifiers? If so, would that require any special steps? Or could i just attach a 3.5mm to RCA adapter to it and everything would work fine? Is this dongle amplified for headphones? Isn't it "bad" to send an amplified signal to another amp?
Go easy on me, i'm new to adventures in audio!
Cheers
Yes, just get apple dongle and USB A to C adapter if computer does not have usbc and it should work fine with 3.5mm to RCA into an amp.
Don't worry about double amping ; it is only bad in specific circumstances.
Thanks for the replys. How low are we talking? Should i just look elsewhere?Yes, you can but the output is low so you will have to increase the volume/gain on the amp quite a lot. Yes, it includes a headphone amp but I don't see much difference between this and any active (non-passive) line-level output. For only £/€/$9 why not just try it?
See the review at the top of this thread. It's 1.0 V, which is ½ of (6 dB lower) than the CD/DAC standard of 2.0 V. This is the same as an iPhone so if you have one, try that into your amp.Thanks for the replys. How low are we talking? Should i just look elsewhere?
Don't think @amirm did the 50mW measurement at the time.what's the 50mv SNR of apple dongle? I don't see it on amir's rankings. I'd imagine it would rank pretty high up there, because i can use it through a maxed out amp (using dongle's digital volume) with iems and still not hear any hiss.
So you have the amp's volume at 100% (or 10/10)? I prefer to have full volume from the DAC/adapter and the amp's volume closer to usual levels.what's the 50mv SNR of apple dongle? I don't see it on amir's rankings. I'd imagine it would rank pretty high up there, because i can use it through a maxed out amp (using dongle's digital volume) with iems and still not hear any hiss.
I find the dongle does not sound as nice when its digital volume is maxed out or in the upper reaches. Plus I prefer to use my keybinds to control volume over reaaching for the knob. The dongle has 120 steps of volume which is plenty.So you have the amp's volume at 100% (or 10/10)? I prefer to have full volume from the DAC/adapter and the amp's volume closer to usual levels.
Thanks. I think i have an iPhone 5 around here somewhere. I'll try it out.See the review at the top of this thread. It's 1.0 V, which is ½ of (6 dB lower) than the CD/DAC standard of 2.0 V. This is the same as an iPhone so if you have one, try that into your amp.
Or not, depending on model number.Awesome!
Apple design is second to none.
No.
Lightning to 3.5mm dongle has also different model numbers (US and EU) and they both deliver 1 Vrms when hooked to an iPad or a non EU iPhone. And 0'5 when hooked to an EU iPhone.
I have both dongles and have tested them.
Dunno see why USB-C dongle should be different.
Host rules the Vrms output. Not the dongle.
I have been testing a lot of these. Search for "dongle" and you should find those reviews.Would love to see a proper comparison round up of a few of these. There are quite a lot of options on Amazon.