AUDIOQUEST DRAGONFLY USB DAC & HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER
- Plays all music files - MP3 to High-Res and MQA
- Compatible with Apple and Windows PVs
- Compatible with iOS devices (Requires Apple Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adaptor)
- Compatible with Android devices (requires Dragon Tail or other USB Adaptor for Android Devices)
- Bi-perfect variable output drives headphones, powered speakers, or power amp
- Fixed output feeds preamp or receiver
3 Models of Dragonfly
DragonFly Black (Analog volume control)
The most affordable model of the award-winning DragonFly family, has been praised by Darko.Audio as “the quintessential everyman hi-fi product”. DragonFly Black uses a high-quality headphone amp and analog volume control. It has an output of 1.2 volt with enough power to successfully drive all preamplifier input circuits and a wide range of today’s efficient headphones.
DragonFly Red (64-bit bit-perfect digital volume control)
The DragonFly Red, combines significantly improved performance with still exceptional value. The ESS 9010 DAC chip in Black and the higher-performance 9016 chip in Red employ minimum-phase filtering for naturally detailed sound.
DragonFly Red includes a more advanced ESS headphone amp and a bit-perfect digital volume control that resides on the 9016 DAC chip itself—a sophisticated implementation that gives Red a unique combination of power and grip over the music. With its higher 2.1-volt output, DragonFly Red is compatible with a wider range of headphones, including power-hungry, low-efficiency models.
DragonFly Cobalt (64-bit bit-perfect digital volume control. Including Dragon Tail A - C Adaptor)
The Most beautiful sounding DragonFly.
The DragonFly Cobalt takes what music lovers around the world have come to expect from the multi-award-winning DragonFly family—naturally beautiful, seductive sound—and strips away fuzz and fog that weren't even noticeable until Cobalt removed them. Like the critically acclaimed DragonFly Red, Cobalt has the robust 2.1-volt output to drive almost any headphone, uses a bit-perfect digital volume control for outstanding signal-to-noise ratio, enables seamless compatibility with Apple and Android devices, and is an exceptionally competent and affordable MQA Renderer.
COBALT'S PRECEDENT-SETTING PERFORMANCE IS MADE POSSIBLE BY MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT UPGRADES:
- New, more advanced ESS ES9038Q2M DAC chip with a minimum-phase slow roll-off filter for more natural sound.
- Microchip's superb PIC32MX274 microprocessor draws less current and increases processing speed by 33%.
- Improved power-supply filtering that specifically increases immunity to WiFi, Bluetooth, and cellular noise.
- Includes a form-fitting DragonTail female USB-A to male USB-C Adaptor.
All DragonTails use AQ's Carbon-level USB cable.
