I thought this might be of interest for the small group of iPhone users considering the purchase of an iPhone 15. So here's the result of a basic functionality test of some dongle DACs attached to an iPhone 15 Pro Max running iOS 17.0.3:
Ok are:
Apple USB-C dongle
Creative SXFi
E1DA 9038D
E1DA 9038S3
E1DA 9038S3 susumu
HIBY FC4
Hidizs S8
Hidizs S9
Hidizs S9 Pro
Hilidac Beam 2
Meizu
Meizu Pro
Musiland MU2
Shanling UA2
Tempotec Sonata BHD Pro
Not ok is:
Tempotec Sonata HD Pro
Two things are remarkable: First, the E1DA DACs run flawlessly despite some reports of incompatibility due to the USB bridge. Maybe the update to 17.0.3 has solved the issue on the side of the iPhone? Second, the Tempotec Sonata HD Pro does not seem to be fully identical with the Hidizs S8. I don't know if it's a hardware oder a software difference but both of my Sonata HD Pro don't work with the iPhone 15 giving an error message ("Accessory not supported") while both S8 run just fine.
Ok are:
Apple USB-C dongle
Creative SXFi
E1DA 9038D
E1DA 9038S3
E1DA 9038S3 susumu
HIBY FC4
Hidizs S8
Hidizs S9
Hidizs S9 Pro
Hilidac Beam 2
Meizu
Meizu Pro
Musiland MU2
Shanling UA2
Tempotec Sonata BHD Pro
Not ok is:
Tempotec Sonata HD Pro
Two things are remarkable: First, the E1DA DACs run flawlessly despite some reports of incompatibility due to the USB bridge. Maybe the update to 17.0.3 has solved the issue on the side of the iPhone? Second, the Tempotec Sonata HD Pro does not seem to be fully identical with the Hidizs S8. I don't know if it's a hardware oder a software difference but both of my Sonata HD Pro don't work with the iPhone 15 giving an error message ("Accessory not supported") while both S8 run just fine.