I am only interested for using both of them as an alternative to my PC's built in soundcard and use them as a source for an amped stereo bookshelf monitors , and avoid the hastle of dedicated PCI-E soundcards drivers and noise from internal pc electronics
All the reviews I've seen for the dragonfly and D1 compare the amped output for the D1 (OPA2134) with the dragonfly (where the dragonfly provides better overall performance) , But I haven't seen a comparison against the pre amp output (which would be used with monitors) of the D1 ( AK4396) vs the output of the dragonfly (ESS9010)
Which would be better for the specified use ?
All the reviews I've seen for the dragonfly and D1 compare the amped output for the D1 (OPA2134) with the dragonfly (where the dragonfly provides better overall performance) , But I haven't seen a comparison against the pre amp output (which would be used with monitors) of the D1 ( AK4396) vs the output of the dragonfly (ESS9010)
Which would be better for the specified use ?
