Testseek.com have collected 26 expert reviews of the AudioQuest DragonFly USB DAC and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AudioQuest DragonFly USB DAC.
July 2016
(86%)
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The editors liked
Improves audio quality
Works with headphones
Earphones
Speakers
Includes headphone amp
Solid construction
Extremely easy to set up
Much smaller than others and more portable
Simple to install. Surprisingly effective. Affordable for what it does.
The editors didn't like
Expensive
USB cap easy to lose
Additional DragonTail cord almost a necessity if using USB port on iMac or monitor
What it does is likely imperceptible to the average user
Abstract: A lot of our readers are also using the DragonFly unit with their mobile phone and I have to admit that the DragonFly + iPhone is one of the smallest high resolution setups for on the go. Now I'm not a fan of using my mobile phone as a source for my liste...
Abstract: DragonFlyWe reviewed the Dragonfly units before, all three of them, you can find the reviews here:DragonFly 1.2: Review: Audioquest DragonFly V1.2DragonFly Black & red: Review: AudioQuest DragonFly Black & RedBoth the DragonFly units shown in the above pi...
Improves audio quality, Works with headphones, earphones, speakers, Includes headphone amp, Solid construction, Extremely easy to set up, Much smaller than others and more portable
Expensive, USB cap easy to lose, Additional DragonTail cord almost a necessity if using USB port on iMac or monitor
Audioquest's USB stick DAC may the smallest of the three under consideration here, but its sound packs a big punch. It's also a versatile performer, mating well with everything from on-ear and in-ear headphones to systems incorporating full-range tower sp...
Abstract: Robert Harley recently sang the praises of the nifty AudioQuest DragonFly (Issue 226). He covered its performance when the device is used as a USB DAC fronting a reference audio system, and compared it to other outboard USB DACs. That was the ultimate...
Abstract: Bowers & Wilkins, the loudspeaker maker, launched the Society of Sound in 2008 to counter the crude lossy music files that increasingly dominate listening time with lossless material that flatters B&W's high-resolution speakers. Releases lean toward the c...
Abstract: “This is a product that may look a little like a Dragonfly, but one that soars more like a Dragon flying, as seen in various special-effects-heavy Hollywood films of late. It’s a friendly beast, too, easy to set up and use with any computer of today’s ...
Although AudioQuest's first D/A converter appears to be aimed at non-audiophiles, most of whom will almost certainly use it with Apple iTunes, the DragonFly sounded more than good enough to expose and exploit the performance differences between Apple's...
Abstract: Often, then, the choice of which DAC to go with rests with its physical design. Earlier in the year, I loved Meridian's Explorer, mostly because of the wonderful sound improvement, but also because I found it especially practical in a cramped space, such ...
