[Speakerphile]

  Audio Adviser is having a sale.  $99 Dragonfly!
 
http://www.audioadvisor.com/AudioQuest-Dragonfly-v10-USB-Digital-Audio-Converter/productinfo/AQDRFLY/#.Uskh2PRDt8E

Deja Vu

 

[money4me247]

  Audio Adviser is having a sale.  $99 Dragonfly!
 
http://www.audioadvisor.com/AudioQuest-Dragonfly-v10-USB-Digital-Audio-Converter/productinfo/AQDRFLY/#.Uskh2PRDt8E

pretty sure that's the standard price for version 1.0 nowadays. $99 for v1.0. $149 for v1.2

 

[gidgiddonihah]

Oh. Well now I feel stupid . I just got excited and had to post.

Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

 

[ULUL]

Whoa!  I did not know that the DF can be connected to the Samsung Note 3 Android device.  How did you do it?  Just using a USB cable?
 
Thanks,
UL
 
Quote:

  Got the V1.0 unit, sounds great from my Note 3 phone but volume is pretty lacking and cannot determine how to get it higher. I am at 13-14 out of 15 on my phone and it is just about enough but would need more in noisy environs (with Re-400 and K550). Stock head out output is higher by several notches.
 
Is there some setting I can do to the DF that increases output to an Android device?

 

[tim3320070]

 

You need an OTG USB cable

 

[ULUL]

THANKS.  And for your Note 3, is it simply plug and play and all audio now goes through the DF?  Or do you have to use specialized software and drivers. 
 
I have the Note 2 and figure I'll check and see how it works with Note 3 before trying with my Note 2. 
 
THANKS!
UL
 
Quote:

  You need an OTG USB cable
 
 

 

[tim3320070]

Just plug and play.

Something to note- from my Note 3, the output volume is not great- I am near max at normal (for me) listening levels. Might be plenty for others, not sure. I have a call into Audioquest about this. The volume should be ear splitting if needed.

 

[Cenacheros]

Hi again,
             Well,I've given the v1.2 a thorough workout over close to 3 weeks now.It gets better and better,absolutely no contest between
 
             this and the v1.0!! I'm hearing details on tracks I've known for years that  simply weren't there before.Everything 
 
            from the Stones,Beatles,Doobies,etc.,through to free jazz ,World music,it all sounds a lot fuller,and simply more musical! I 
 
           really don't  know how I could improve the sound without spending a crazy amount of cash.Even then,I'm sure the audio adage  
 
            of diminishing returns would very much come into play! Happy New Year,Cenacheros.

 

[Cotnijoe]

Hi again,
             Well,I've given the v1.2 a thorough workout over close to 3 weeks now.It gets better and better,absolutely no contest between

             this and the v1.0!! I'm hearing details on tracks I've known for years that  simply weren't there before.Everything 

            from the Stones,Beatles,Doobies,etc.,through to free jazz ,World music,it all sounds a lot fuller,and simply more musical! I 

           really don't  know how I could improve the sound without spending a crazy amount of cash.Even then,I'm sure the audio adage  

            of diminishing returns would very much come into play! Happy New Year,Cenacheros.

Hmm... Maybe its time for an upgrade to 1.2 then haha. More money going out

 

[kurt_fire]

Hey guys, just received my Dragonfly from Music Direct for $99. I have some setup questions.
 
I use Windows 8 and Foobar2000 for mostly FLAC playback. Most of my albums are 44100.0 Hz but I also have a decent amount of 96000.0 Hz albums. Is the recommended setup the following:
 
- download and install the WASAPI Foobar2000 component
- control panel ---> sound ----> set Audioquest Dragonfly as the default source
- control panel ---> sample rate (WHICH SHOULD I CHOOSE? 96000.0 Hz because I have some albums in this format?)
- Foobar2000 ----> File ---> Preferences ---> Output ----> (I'm not sure what to do here), should I change "Device" to WASAPI (event): Speakers (AudioQuest Dragonfly)?? Also, under "Output format" which setting should I choose? 24-bit??
 
 
Also, what is the recommended way to change the volume of playback? I have 3 options, the Windows volume control, Foobar2000 volume control, and my Audioengine A5+ speaker volume knob. Two more stupid questions....there won't be any difference if I use a 3.5 mm to 3.5 mm audio cable opposed to a 3.5 mm to RCA cable will there? The A5+s have both 3.5 mm and RCA inputs. Why do the Dragonfly directions say to turn off Windows sound effects? I'd rather leave these ON if it's possible without degrading FLAC playback.

 

[Speakerphile]

  Hey guys, just received my Dragonfly from Music Direct for $99. I have some setup questions.
 
I use Windows 8 and Foobar2000 for mostly FLAC playback. Most of my albums are 44100.0 Hz but I also have a decent amount of 96000.0 Hz albums. Is the recommended setup the following:
 
- download and install the WASAPI Foobar2000 component
- control panel ---> sound ----> set Audioquest Dragonfly as the default source
- control panel ---> sample rate (WHICH SHOULD I CHOOSE? 96000.0 Hz because I have some albums in this format?)
- Foobar2000 ----> File ---> Preferences ---> Output ----> (I'm not sure what to do here), should I change "Device" to WASAPI (event): Speakers (AudioQuest Dragonfly)?? Also, under "Output format" which setting should I choose? 24-bit??
 
 
Also, what is the recommended way to change the volume of playback? I have 3 options, the Windows volume control, Foobar2000 volume control, and my Audioengine A5+ speaker volume knob. Two more stupid questions....there won't be any difference if I use a 3.5 mm to 3.5 mm audio cable opposed to a 3.5 mm to RCA cable will there? The A5+s have both 3.5 mm and RCA inputs. Why do the Dragonfly directions say to turn off Windows sound effects? I'd rather leave these ON if it's possible without degrading FLAC playback.

Changing to WASAPI allows FooBar2000 to output at whichever rate the track is.  This is how it should be set up.  

 

[kurt_fire]

Because I'm using WASAPI with Foobar2000, it makes no difference if I turn ON or OFF Windows default sounds? It also does not matter how I setup any of the Windows Sounds settings?

 

[AyeVeeN]

Is it normal to hear a very high pitched screeching sound when receiving a call when a DAC is connected? Through the headphones of course. Due to how sensitive my ES3X's are, it's basically deafening. I don't want to use airplane mode because I listen to music like half the day.

 

[money4me247]

 
Also, what is the recommended way to change the volume of playback? I have 3 options, the Windows volume control, Foobar2000 volume control, and my Audioengine A5+ speaker volume knob. Two more stupid questions....there won't be any difference if I use a 3.5 mm to 3.5 mm audio cable opposed to a 3.5 mm to RCA cable will there? The A5+s have both 3.5 mm and RCA inputs. Why do the Dragonfly directions say to turn off Windows sound effects? I'd rather leave these ON if it's possible without degrading FLAC playback.

From what I've read, it is usually best to control volume from the last component in your chain & have everything else maxed out (or maxed to the point before distortion). so for you windows & foobar will be maxed, and the speaker volume knob is what you control the volume with. Another common recommendation is to have your source at 70-80% and control with the last component of your chain. The second recommendation is for if you notice distortion with your sources maxed.
 
You should disable Windows sound effects because they can definitely cause audio distortion. Actually, most "audio enhancement settings" actually do more harm than good from my personal experience with more high-end headphones as they seem to introduce distortion. You should switch it off, but if you do not notice anything, then I guess it doesn't matter. EQ changes is really the only software adjustment that I am personally comfortable with.

 

[AyeVeeN]

First impressions of v1.0 vs v1.2 using ES3X:
 
v1.0 just sounds better overall. Fuller, more detailed, can handle complicated parts better (i.e. high string orchestra + high female vocals + some other auxiliary treble all at once), and soundstage / imaging is more realistic. I'll post again on the weekend for HE-400s w/ Alpha Pads and possibly after burn-in (if DACs / amps do burn-in. Personally I'm not much of a believer).