[Pro-Jules]

Wide screen (and keyboard) and lightweight = perfect for me.

 

[abitdeef]

That is certainly not the description of the A105.

 

[goody]

That is certainly not the description of the A105.

hey abideef how does the R3 pro sound compared to the A105?

 

[abitdeef]

hey abideef how does the R3 pro sound compared to the A105?

Bigger soundstage, a bit more natural sounding with more presence. I'm using the balanced out of the r3 pro. It sounds really good.

 

[Sonywalkmanuser]

Sorry post on wrong thread

 

[Love Music]

Should i i sell the dx120 for the a105?

 

[0rangutan]

I have decided to go back to the NW-A55 here and have sold my A105.
I really wanted to like the A105, but the EU version is just too quiet, the battery life is poor and the UI is a little sluggish.
By comparison, the A55 sounds just as good to my ears and resolves all of my concerns with the A105. I may miss the Spotify access but can always stream LDAC from my phone to the A55 for this.

 

[psikey]

So my Dragonfly Cobalt arrived today and tried it with my A105, iPhone SE 128GB and S10+

Well, I had the DFR previously and the DFC sounds so sweet I'm liking it as much as the A105 on early listening tests. It works perfectly with the A105 with UAPP player too. Drives demanding headphones too if A105 not enough.

Managed to get £150 2nd hand so well pleased.


Tidal Streaming an MQA track and DFC purple for MQA



Playing my own 24/88.2kHz FLAC and showing the correct yellow colour



Playing a FLAC 24/192kHz but without MQA DFC max is 96kHz (96kHz pale blue)



Cobalt still works best with my iPhone SE 128GB as will work fully with Tidal App even offline, plus iPhone SE has great battery life, small & light.



If your happy with 128GB (fine for my Tidal use) you could say the iPhone SE 128GB/Dragonfly Cobalt is the great DAP as it will drive mostly anything with a fluid OS and works perfectly with all Music Apps and is small, light & good battery life. ( but no native DSD and 24/192 only via MQA).

 

[Pro-Jules]

Sweet.

 

[abitdeef]

So my Dragonfly Cobalt arrived today and tried it with my A105, iPhone SE 128GB and S10+

Well, I had the DFR previously and the DFC sounds so sweet I'm liking it as much as the A105 on early listening tests. It works perfectly with the A105 with UAPP player too. Drives demanding headphones too if A105 not enough.

Managed to get £150 2nd hand so well pleased.


Tidal Streaming an MQA track and DFC purple for MQA



Playing my own 24/88.2kHz FLAC and showing the correct yellow colour



Playing a FLAC 24/192kHz but without MQA DFC max is 96kHz (96kHz pale blue)



Cobalt still works best with my iPhone SE 128GB as will work fully with Tidal App even offline, plus iPhone SE has great battery life, small & light.

So you think it's an improvement over the red? It looks even smaller than red. What about hiss, do you hear any?

 

[psikey]

Sweet.

It is plus a Fiio BTR5 to play with tomorrow too

 

[psikey]

So you think it's an improvement over the red? It looks even smaller than red. What about hiss, do you hear any?

It is better than the Red without a doubt (with my SE846's). Even sharper clarity, more tingly highs and totally silent with the 8ohm SE846. I did hear hiss with the DFR.

You know when you buy something and it just sounds right and it puts that smile on your face. I had that with the A105 and again now with the DFC. I've not had any Chinese Brand DAP's that have done that for me, or the DFR. I'd say more musical like the A105 but need to do much more listening.

Only DAC/DAPS's that have done it for me was ZX300 over balanced (not SE), A105, DFC, Mojo, Hugo 2. The LG V30 plus is great for a phone too, but behind those I just mentioned.

 

[abitdeef]

It is plus a Fiio BTR5 to play with tomorrow too

That thing has some serious hardware in it. I had the BTR3 and that itself sounded really good. It should sound amazing.

 

[abitdeef]

It is better than the Red without a doubt (with my SE846's). Even sharper clarity, more tingly highs and totally silent with the 8ohm SE846. I did hear hiss with the DFR.

You know when you buy something and it just sounds right and it puts that smile on your face. I had that with the A105 and again now with the DFC. I've not had any Chinese Brand DAP's that have done that for me, or the DFR. I'd say more musical like the A105 but need to do much more listening.

Only DAC/DAPS's that have done it for me was ZX300 over balanced (not SE), A105, DFC, Mojo, Hugo 2.

Well nice thing about the cobalt is it's tiny! The red sounded pretty good, but I did get a little hiss with it too.

 

[Sonywalkmanuser]

Is there a difference in sound between iPhone SE, S10 and A105 as source for the DFC? How would you rank them?