USB-C to 3.5mm adapters (DAC) - Let's find the best

[Thieme]

Search lebi wy1 on AliExpress

Thanks I found it but I think I am cured? Cheapest I found was €85 that is almost as much as the DAC itself.
Or I have to bother @Paul - iBasso see if they have any plans for an upgrade to the CB19 that changes the usb-a into another usb-c

 

[marekm]

Great little dongle
For the asking price, a total no-brainer

 

[Billyak]

Great little dongle
For the asking price, a total no-brainer

I got 2 of them delivered today and there is terrible distortion on both . Updated firmware to 1.7 but made no difference. Happens when plugged in to android or pc.

 

[marekm]

Tested on MacBook Air, iPhone 15 Pro and iPad Pro - works perfectly in all instances

 

[sygnus21]

Great little dongle
For the asking price, a total no-brainer

I got 2 of them delivered today and there is terrible distortion on both . Updated firmware to 1.7 but made no difference. Happens when plugged in to android or pc.

Uh, you updated the firmware on a cable???

 

[originalsnuffy]

Uh, you updated the firmware on a cable???

Dongles have ridges. Well. They have chips.

So firmware updates are a thing

 

[sygnus21]

Dongles have ridges. Well. They have chips.

So firmware updates are a thing

Post a link for that cable? I'd like to see the instructions on how to do that with that adapter.

 

[Billyak]

It's a dongle dac. Not an adapter cable.

 

[sygnus21]

It's a dongle dac. Not an adapter cable.

Link?

 

[Billyak]

Not sure what the rules are for links but it's a FiiO / Jade Audio JA11

 

[sygnus21]

Not sure what the rules are for links but it's a FiiO / Jade Audio JA11

First, I'm now clear the item is a not just an adapter, but also a dongle DAC so I stand corrected

As for links, I'm a bit confused that you've been here since 2020 and didn't know you can post links. I post them all the time as do others. If you look at the previous page, you'd see links all over the place, so....

Anyway, FiiO JA11 - Reviews (Head-Fi site here)

Sorry. Movin on.

 

[marekm]

Perhaps you need to work with sound settings on your source device.
On my Mac, I have set the maximum sampling rate: 384kHz/32bit.
Listening now, volume at 10%

Ordering one more for the office

 

[lior777]

hey !
for hifiman sundara (balance cable) what usb dac will be good? warm and details
now have the SHIO..little weak

 

[marekm]

FiiO JA11 Review

 

[JimiMack]

FiiO JA11 Review

If anything, thank you for the site. I really appreciate a written review and to have a website dedicated to Mobile Audiophile products is something I have been hoping to see for a while.