JMcMasterJ
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I just got a dragontail and also noticed the weird gap issue. Seems like a design flaw. Also, the cable is too stiff and short for my use
Need some advice. I am currently shopping for a headphone amp/DAC to pair with my Sennheiser's HD650's. Have a local audio store that suggested this product and the Music Fidelity's V-CAN II headphone amp. If I buy this do I even need to use a seperate headphone amp?
Someone earlier said it required too much power, but should work with a powered hub. Audioquest is coming out with another version for Android later this year.
The DragonFly drives the HD650 pretty well. I just did a quick comparison over 4 songs on the HD650 via the DragonFly, then via my regular desktop rig (Rega DAC/Little Dot MkIII).
For money, the DragonFly is a good DAC/Amp. It gives an enjoyable listen with the HD650, with more then enough power to drive it. I only use up to step 45 of the 64 step analog attenuator in the DF.
Compared to my desktop rig, the DF is a little more congested and tense. Treble is a little harsher. The Rega DAC also pulls out more detail then the DF. Overall, the Rega DAC/LD MkIII is more refined, but at 4 times the overall cost of the DF.
I use the DF at work with Sennheiser IE80/UE Triple.Fi.10 and the DF is a great compact and discrete unit for this purpose. And I think the sound quality for the money is very good. As just a standalone DAC, I think it's good value for the money as well. I prefer it as a DAC to my Music Streamer II. The DF has a more resolving and open sound then the MSII.
Is there any info about that date? I wouldn't wait any longer than the end of the 1st quarter, so I wonder about it. Thanks
I heard that using the DragonFly with iTunes will not be good because iTunes does not change the sample rate on the go. Any advice here?
Cheers! Really looking to getting this. Looking like a solid device.
iTunes on its own is not great as an audio player. If you are using OSX, download the free version of Audirvana. This will also change the sample rates automatically (otherwise you can change it manually in Audio Midi on OSX).
As far as I understand iTunes is really bad if you like quality audio output. I could be wrong though, always open to that possibility.
I use foobar with WASAPI. My only frustration with foobar is I can't get it to sort by track number automatically. I can force it by right clicking but that is a pain. If anyone has a solution it would be greatly appreciated.
It's a great device, really enjoying it: solid sound and construction.
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Well, being a Mac user with iPhone and iPod I pretty much had to stick with it. But now I'm thinking about moving away from iTunes and really considering about getting the DragonFly.