Omar Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Greetings guys. Now that apple announced lossless audio in apple music, I’m considering buying a portable DAC for my iPhone. They said that will be using ALAC from 16 bit at 44.1 kHz, to 24bit at 48/192 kHz. I have an AudioTechnica ATH-M50X and the Iphone SE. I never used a DAC before and found a dragonfly black for 65$. My question is: That dragonfly will be noticeable in that particular case? Should I save for the red instead? (180$) or another particular option? Btw, for now, I’m not considering change my phone, headphones or spend too much in my first DAC (100$ sounds good to me). Thank you guys. Link to comment
audiobomber Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 I'm very happy with my XtremPro X1, but if I were to replace it, I would likely go for the Helm Bolt. https://twitteringmachines.com/the-dongle-dac-survey-part-2-the-reviews/ Main System: QNAP TS-451+ NAS > Silent Angel Bonn N8 > Sonore opticalModule Deluxe v2 > Corning SMF with Finisar FTLF1318P3BTL SFPs > Uptone EtherREGEN > exaSound PlayPoint and e32 Mk-II DAC > Meitner MTR-101 Plus monoblocks > Bamberg S5-MTM sealed standmount speakers. Crown XLi 1500 powering AV123 Rocket UFW10 stereo subwoofers Upgraded power on all switches, renderer and DAC. Link to comment
Omar Posted June 5, 2021 Author Share Posted June 5, 2021 Thank you for the reply. I will consider it. Link to comment
Pro Jules Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 I like the THX Onyx. Hifi: Qobuz, Roon, Wiim Pro, Mutec MC3+USB, Mutec SF 10 120SE, Grace Designs M903, ADAM Audio A5X + sub. Portable: iPhone 13 pro max, Qobuz, Airpod Pro 2, calibrated with Mimi audiogram / apple health Link to comment
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