AudioQuest Dragonfly Review : Affordable, Outstanding, Tiny DAC / Amp - Page 66

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Originally Posted by gidgiddonihah 

 

Hmmm.  Then mine must be a dud. I left a message with AudioQuest tech support (it was a personalized message for one person which doesn't give me a whole lot of confidence in support over there) and hope to hear back. 

Ask for Alisdair at Audioquest....He will handle your concerns for you...

Btw. I'm also getting very low fequency hum, when connected to one of my computers. Is anyone else experiencing this?

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Originally Posted by USAudio 

I've been considering the Sennheiser Amperior or Beyerdynamic DT1350 to go along with the DragonFly.

Any thoughts on how well those headphones will match with the DragonFly?

One better than the other?  If so, why?

Thanks!

Did you end up trying out any of those combos?  I am REALLY curious about the AMPERIOR and DF together because I currently use the HD251-II with my DF and I love love love love it.

Makes me think about upgrading to the AMPERIOR. 

DF has caught my attention.

How does DF sound comparing to ODAC? I have an amp already, so all I need is a good dac.

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Originally Posted by LAmitchell 

I've had my DF since NOVEMBER, and haven't had a problem. I seem to like it more and more and more.

 

Thinking about getting the DragonTail, but not sure if it would degrade the sound quality.

The DF has really impressed me, especially given form factor and price.

Why are you concerned about degrading sound quality?  It's a USB cable for heaven sakes.  So long as it's not causing bits to get dropped... unbelievably unlikely unless you are trying to use it in the middle of a place saturated with some my RF energy that your insides are cooked in which case you have bigger problems 

--Mark

yeah, you're right, I'm being a little paranoid 

I contacted Audio Advisor and they are sending me an RMA shipping tag for the replacement Dragonfly.  I'll call on Monday to have them send me a new one when they get the first one so there aren't 3 250$ charges on my parent's card.  I'll post what happens when I get the 2nd replacement.

Hey guys,

No doubt that I have been enjoying the DRAGONFLY as a DAC/AMP when I am at the different coffee shops where I hang out....

but call it a case of upgraditis, would I benefit from adding a portable amp (like something from ALO's lineup) to my coffee-shop hif-fidelity experience?

or is the amp section out of the DF just as good as the ALO amps (ie. Continental, National, Rx, etc)

Thanks for the answer in advance,

LAmitchell

My HP-P1 is better than the DF, however, it is more than 2X the price and certainly is a brick compared to the DF. I use both. The DF I use with the MBPro as the entire lossless library is housed on it. The HP-P1 gets used with the IPC that has a more limited library, usually when I am flying. Different circumstances. For Coffee shop use if I am surfing on the MBPro I would just use the DF.