PolkManiac
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Does anyone know which Sabre chip this one uses?
Any comparisons to the Centrance Dacport? Quality of sound and power? Is it on the bright side, or dark side, neutral?
thanks
Even if its half the size of something else, those other things are already small enough.
Is it iPad + CCK compatible?
Look I made Dragonball calm down.
Is it iPad + CCK compatible?
Yup, I know; I guess we'll see
I'm wondering the same thing. Surely Jude has one to find out.. Right?
Only if you run it off a powered USB hub, which does cut down on portability.
It's been some months since I had the Dacport but from memory they are very different in presentation. The Dacport has a bold presentation and not splashy in the treble like a lot of dacs are. However it does not focus on detail retrieval, like decay, etc. and not a lot of depth (but I think this goes for most usb dacs I've heard). Dacport overall is similar to NOS dacs like AD1865, 1704, etc. The Dragonfly on the other hand really pulls out detail and is stellar in the vocal range. It has a 'brighter' signature for sure but without the splashiness. If you're a 'clarity' fan then the Dragonfly will impress. Like the Dacport, however, it is pretty flat as far as depth. Dragonfly is more refined than the odac to my ears. It sounds really, really good. Choosing between the Dacport would be tough though depending on what you like. Hope this helps.
Note: I used these dacs for 2 channel speaker setup not headphones.
Holy crap! How is $250 affordable?...
You can get top of the line headphones for that much!
I don't even know why I wasted my time reading this and looking into this.
I was going to ask how it compares with the line-out (the complaints seem to not be about that) of this thing, the HiFiMan HM-101, but that's when I thought there was a comparable price.
Why would I get this instead of some higher end DAC/Preamp combination?
I could get a receiver for this price!
As a matter of fact, if there was a line out built in to your computer, even a digital one like many actually do have now, this isn't worth to even have cross your mind.
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It's just a DAC with only one type of input and output!
Nice write up Jude thank you! Any chance you can do a comparaison with the Centrance DACport?