utdeep
Headphoneus Supremus
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I used it for some Sennheiser HD600s as well. It sounds great with my JH16s. The Sennheisers were good too.
I used it for some Sennheiser HD600s as well. It sounds great with my JH16s. The Sennheisers were good too.
After some research, the Dragonfly, Calyx Coffee, E-DAC and ODAC all use this ES9023 Sabre chip.
Was a tossup between the DF and the Calyx Coffee, so i chose the DF, awaiting delivery.
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As for the ~4 ohm output impedance in the DF.
source: http://en.goldenears.net/7901
Good to know and without a doubt this is a measurement that is all across the board. Basic rule of thumb though is output impedance should be roughly 1/8 of headphone impedance otherwise it may adversely impact the frequency response. Granted I got this from reading voldemort's article on this so take it fwiw, but he makes a pretty compelling case.
Has anyone tried this with a porta-rig? Maybe a SGS3 or Archos 101 g9? I'd love to know if the draw is low enough to host
Kojaku
If this helps at all it won't work with the iPad without a powered hub.
Is there anything on the market that comes close to this, but cheaper? I want a USB soundcard (my laptop does not have a PCMCIA or ExpressCard port). I don't want a big USB DAC like an Audio Engine or even a Fiio (sp?).
I believe there have been other USB key-sized DACs but they've been fairly bad. I think alot of the commotion over this device is it actually it is the first audiophile-grade product in this form factor. A quick check shows Firestone has something called a Black key for about $100.
In any case I just ordered another Dragonfly... have a couple other IEMs enroute, esp a GR07 MkII which has a 50 ohm impedance so let's see how it goes...
I believe there have been other USB key-sized DACs but they've been fairly bad. I think alot of the commotion over this device is it actually it is the first audiophile-grade product in this form factor. A quick check shows Firestone has something called a Black key for about $100.
In any case I just ordered another Dragonfly... have a couple other IEMs enroute, esp a GR07 MkII which has a 50 ohm impedance so let's see how it goes...
In any case I just ordered another Dragonfly... have a couple other IEMs enroute, esp a GR07 MkII which has a 50 ohm impedance so let's see how it goes...