Best Dongle DACs of 2022 and Why You Might Need One?

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We award our favorite 4 dongle DACs of 2022 and one honorable mention. Don't miss out on high quality listening through wired headphones connected to your Android smartphone or iPhone with any of our top picks at various price points.
Winners:
02:00 ddHiFi TC35i/TC3B ($40-$60)
03:50 Hidizs S9 Pro ($116)
06:20 Questyle M12 ($139)
09:34 Questyle M14 ($269)
Honorable mention:
13:33 iFi Go bar ($329)
Learn more about each winner here:
www.ecoustics.com/articles/be...
Full Reviews:
www.ecoustics.com/reviews/hid...
www.ecoustics.com/reviews/que...
www.ecoustics.com/reviews/que...
www.ecoustics.com/reviews/ifi...
Where to buy:
ddHiFi TC35i
- $45 at Amazon amzn.to/3sTYOlP
ddHiFi TC35B
- $45 at Amazon amzn.to/3t05ZZu
ddHiFi TC35C
- $60 at Linsoul www.linsoul.com/products/ddhi...
Hidizs S9 Pro
- $116 at Amazon amzn.to/3U3l1JU
Questyle M12
- $139 at questyleshop.com/collections/...
Questyle M15
- $269 at Amazon amzn.to/3fuRjyt
iFi Go bar
- $329 at Amazon amzn.to/3Wso7Ji
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12 ноя 2022

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Комментарии : 25

@willie9537 Месяц назад

That's why I still use my LG v60 and the quad DAC is excellent. I still bought the Questyle M15 though just in case. 😉

@NowhereMan2109 Год назад

How did the Questyle M15 compare with the AudioQuest Cobalt. I have an iPhone 13, use Spotify, and am looking at a B&W S8 so want what works best with the latter. Also, what would work with CarPlay (with USB connection), between the two dongles? Or would the dongles my unnecessary in a car? My interest is in sound quality and battery drain. I realize Spotify is not lossless. Thanks. Enjoy your video series tremendously.

@Andyhandle Год назад

Great discussion. I have planar IEMs as well as headphones and was wondering about a dac though my phone has a ESS Sabre quad DAC and 3.5mm headphone socket, do perhaps for next year!

@iikatinggangsengii2471 5 месяцев назад

yo quad sabre and dedicated amp

@NismoPhx 9 месяцев назад

Looking for a little insight. My primary headphones are Focal Clear Pros (non MG) and I currently have an Hidiz S9 Pro that I use via the 4.4mm for listening away from the desk. I feel like I notice a bit of an improvement in stage and dynamics while at the desk and I am wondering if the M15 would be a worthwhile upgrade to get closer to desktop performance. Your input is appreciated!

@ecoustics 9 месяцев назад

The M15 should offer an improvement, and the Cayin RU7 could be another one to try. www.ecoustics.com/reviews/cayin-ru7-dongle-dac/

@tonystoll32 10 месяцев назад

What are the best DAC’s for the car that has a Optical Out?

@doctorbritain9632 Год назад

A warning on the hidizs. I have owned two having had the first replaced. They appear to have a rather delicate usb socket which becomes very flaky very quickly. I absolutely babied the second one and it still ended out cutting out with the slightest movement. It also gets extremely hot. I would avoid tbh.

@ecoustics Год назад

Are you referring to the Hidizs S9 Pro or a different Hidizs model?

@TheMMadmaXX Год назад

Went out to buy a dongle DAC the other day and came back with a Chord Mojo 2

@ecoustics Год назад

Hope you're enjoying it :-)

@gaba665 4 месяца назад

I like my fiio ka3 😎👌🏼👌🏼

@masterazlan6999 Год назад

Q5s tc from fiio with thx amp modules And decent size to be in pocket. It can hit 800mW with amp5 modules. Yup balanced pentaconn. peace!

@denislemieux7294 Год назад

@ecoustics Thanks for this video. I’m still very confused. I’m a “normie” or “lay person” in this audio world. I have an iPhone. I’m using their $9.99 white 3.5 to lightning connector (dongle?). I’m currently using Koss KSC75 and their KPH40. What am I not getting? In other words, these dongle products are offering something more? I apologize for my ignorance. I think a lot of people might benefit from maybe a vid on what all of this means? Thanks. Tim

@ecoustics Год назад

Ultimately you’ll get better sound quality with any of the products mentioned. Also, we happen to have already created a video why you may want one here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6Kr9SfZ5wjI.html

@denislemieux7294 Год назад

@@ecoustics Thank You. 👍🏻

@macgeek2112 Год назад

I'm wondering how my Oppo HA-2 SE (ESS Sabre32 Reference ES9028-Q2M) holds up against newer devices. Of course the Oppo is an amp as well as a DAC and it sounds amazing to me.

@samismith8752 Год назад

The apple dongle is a fantastic clean dac and with the headphones you have is all that you need.

@lextr3110 Год назад

What about the Ru6

@ecoustics Год назад

We did like the Cayin RU6 quite a lot! It missed an award because it suffers from some heat build-up and signal cut-out issues with Apple iPhones. If used only with Android phones, then it would rank as one of the best!

@lextr3110 Год назад

@@ecoustics cool, just bought one for windows and android.. hope it will perform adequately... i did not like moondrop dawn that I bought... will see how it goes..

@ecoustics Год назад

@@lextr3110very nice to hear. Be sure to let us know your feedback.

@quichequiche1421 Год назад

@@ecoustics I tried the RU6 and the Hiby FC6 with the iphone. Both are R2R dacs, and above a certain volume both would cut out from the iphone. I think the R2R needs more power than what the iphone could provide