InvisibleInk
Headphoneus Supremus
You can definitely use both at once in certain circumstances. For example, I use my HiBy R3 Pro as a digital transport when I connect my Lotoo PAW S2 and Cayin RU6 dongles via USB. But I only do that at home.
Is this still the case with the new iPhone?I started off as a dongle person. Now I have converted to DAPs. The connection between the iPhone and the dongle is the main problem. It's unreliable. DAPs feel more solid in your hand and the 4.4mm connector is solidly in place for me. That's just the ergonomics. Once you get a DAP, you have more flexibility in terms of what you can do with the sound. You can add external amps to really ramp up the quality like with a Cayin C9 or Woo Audio WA8. And, you can get varying degrees of quality sound with a DAP. There is no doubt that the most cost effective solution is the dongle. It's hard to beat an RU6 for value.
If you don't like dangling stuff there's the ddHifI TC44ProI find the form-factor of having something dangling to be unpleasant [...] the issue that a really “premium” dongle just doesn’t exist to compete with the +$2000 DAPs?
My thoughts exactly.No to dongles for me...Ive owned.a few, but I dont want stress on the usb c port or having to worry about the dongle slapping back and forth while in transit while connected to my cans or IEMs... ...
If you don't like dangling stuff there's the ddHifI TC44Pro
Regarding the premium dongles, the iBasso DC Elite is supposed to be close to a DX320.
No to dongles for me...Ive owned.a few, but I dont want stress on the usb c port or having to worry about the dongle slapping back and forth while in transit while connected to my cans or IEMs... ...