[astrange]

> which may be way higher quality than the DAC in any apple device

It's worse. The DAC in any Apple device has a higher R&D budget than the entire audiophile industry.

https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/r...

The Google dongle measures slightly worse but is still perfectly acceptable.

Anyway, if your fridge is running or your subwoofer is misplaced that affects the sound more than any audiophile equipment purchase.

[op00to]

I love this article. Technology is so good a cheap dongle can get … some of the way to a decent headphone amp! Take that audiophiles!

[astrange]

A DAC and an amp are two different things. It's not "worse" than dedicated amps either (it's better quality than many of those too), but it is lower powered because it's running off a phone battery, so that makes it less compatible with high-impedance headphones.

[op00to]

thanks - i was imprecise!

[methehack]

Dude, the DAC is not the dongle.

[astrange]

? Yes it is.