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Everything a Portable, Affordable USB DAC and Headphone Amplifier Should Be: AudioQuest DragonFly Cobalt Sounds Fantastic, Offers Apple and Android Compatibility So much for having to speak softly and carry a big (USB) stick: The latest entry in AudioQuest' s see-and-hear-it-to-believe-it DragonFly family, the DragonFly Cobalt USB DAC/headphone amplifier, takes the line's award-winning performance to previously unforeseen heights all the while packing cutting-technology into an even smaller package. Measuring a minuscule 2.26 x 0.73 x 0.47 inches, DragonFly Cobalt achieves everything its sibling, DragonFly Red, does - drives any headphones via a 2.1-volt output, decodes MQA files, offers compatibility with Apple and Android devices, plays with a bit-perfect volume control - and adds a more advanced ESS ES9038Q2M DAC with a minimum-phase slow roll-off filter, an enhanced Microchip PIC32MX274 microprocessor, an elevated power-supply filter, and a form-fitting DragonTail USB-C-to-USB-A adapter. The upshot: Smooth, natural, beguiling sound along with increased processing speed, less Wi-Fi and Bluetooth fuzz, a lower noise floor, and stellar connectivity. Whether you listen at home or on the go, DragonFly Cobalt delivers price- and size-beguiling warmth, dynamics, body, tonality, and color from music. Indeed, tunes on your computer, laptop, smartphone, tablet, powered speakers, or even stereo will benefit from richer presence, extra authority, and revealing realism with DragonFly Cobalt in your system. Designed for stunning flexibility and portability, and requiring even less power than DragonFly Red, this blue stick handles everything from 24-bit/96kHz high-resolution files to MQA. One of the secrets of its ability correlates to the implementation of GordonRankin's StreamLength asynchronous-transfer USB code and monoClock technology - whereby a single, ult

AudioQuest - Dragonfly Cobalt USB DAC/Headphone Amplifier

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hey folks welcome to another passion for sound audio review today we're looking at the dragonfly cobalt from AudioQuest which is a USB DAC designed to work seamlessly and and driverless Li with smartphones laptops and PCs it's an upgrade and a new version of the previous dragonfly red DAC which is still available and for about a hundred to one hundred fifty dollars more than the red it was really interesting to me to see how much they could actually improve on what was already a great product so let's take a look so to start things off let's just talk about what the dragonflies are all about for those not familiar with the range they are a USB DAC they have a USB a plug there that provides a headphone output with variable digital volume control and also can be maxed with the volume to make them a lineout for an external amplifier add to that the fact that they're also mqa certified whic