[toge]

Anyone tried this MB21P from mquart? 13 usd for a CS43131 dongle

 

[darmanastartes]

My review of the Truthear Shio is up in my Head-Fi thread.

 

[Jet Black]

Can anyone here that has experience on comparing (other than the known reviewers here) the new dc03 pro vs the original dc03 "non-pro"? I doubt that there is a very big difference in sound quality improvement like what they are presenting. Can anyone vouch that it is a step up on sound quality or is it really just the same item with the same cirrus logic chip but with added features (control volume & gain settings).

 

[glpsace]

For the price these small dongles can really be a lovely match on the go.

 

[ubertriad]

The DC03 pro is really good, although you cant hold down the volume buttons to change volume, you have to click them many, many times...

I haven't bothered with the app to keep it simple.

 

[Hal Rockwell]

 

[rocketron]

Received my DC03Pro today then I see this .
Playing now

 

[Jet Black]

Then after dc04 pro then a dc03 ultra

Damn my dc03 pro order is still in transit due in feb 12. I really hoped it had a big boost in sound quality to my dc03.

 

[rocketron]

Then after dc04 pro then a dc03 ultra

Damn my dc03 pro order is still in transit due in feb 12. I really hoped it had a big boost in sound quality to my dc03.

I don’t think you will be disappointed.

 

[jose205]

ES100 MK2 and Moondrop Dawn.

 

[someyoungguy]

Just got one of these. Here's the specs, I haven't seen them anywhere else so far. Unfortunately I don't have a DC03Pro to compare it with, measurements-wise the single ended output seems almost identical:

 

[toge]

Just got one of these. Here's the specs, I haven't seen them anywhere else so far. Unfortunately I don't have a DC03Pro to compare it with, measurements-wise the single ended output seems almost identical:

Is the volume control host independent?

 

[AlexCBSN]

Anyone here with a Nubia red magic sw 6? Trying to figure out a better way to deal with tidal problems, I know I can use uapp straight away but downloading albums for on the go... It's rather easier in tidal than on uapp. So far worked around using mqa files with a couple of dongle DACs to make em work, but some other are a missfire

 

[glpsace]

Many may not agree but the truth is that I have a really hard time to distinguish differences between the RU6, the DC03 Pro and the inexpensive apple dongle. I'm not saying they are not there but even trying to compare all 3, by listening one after the other, it is very difficult to quantify and if I only had 1 of the 3, I would still be happy. I was even considering a portable DAC/Amp with battery so that my phone battery wouldn't be drained by some of these demanding dongles. But then I realized, why spend more money if the apple dongle, besides being the smaller and less intrusive one, almost drains no power at all, when compared to the others (especially the RU6).

Maybe it is a blessing that I'm not able to discern such differences that I read here and there, the truth is that, for a portable set I just need an iPhone, an apple dongle and IEM/ cans easy to drive.

 

[moskwiz]

Hey. A while ago I asked here, what you thought was the best portable DAC that has both an SE 3.5 and a Balanced 4.4 output.
I got only one answer - the Questyle M15. Now I've researched it and read reviews and it does seem pretty great, but there are alternatives.
Namely, I'm leaning toward Lotoo PAW S2 instead. It's more feature-rich and has possibly a bit wider soundstage (I read from a review that M15's SE port is supposed to be mediocre).
So, new question - M15 or Lotoo PAW S2, and why, or something else I've overlooked? MQA required
Thanks!