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amazon DragonFly Cobalt reviews
AudioQuest has just continued to expand its famous DragonFly portable DAC product line by releasing a new version called DragonFly Cobalt, which has an “ultra-compact” size, supporting Hi-Res and MQA.
DragonFly Cobalt was born to become the most advanced DAC decoder ever of the DragonFly series, with the expectation of helping to bring this famous portable DAC line to a new level in terms of class and sound quality. DragonFly Cobalt continues to retain the same design as an ultra-compact portable DAC cum headamp for computers (especially laptops) and mobile phones, allowing users to experience high-quality digital music.
The new DragonFly Cobalt decoder has a price of about 300 USD, significantly higher than its predecessors, DragonFly Black and DragonFly Red. Although it is small in size with just a USB, DragonFly Cobalt has a high-end DAC chip ESS ES9038Q2M and the latest generation digital filter. The processing and decoding of digital audio signals of this device are controlled by the Microchip PIC32MX274 microprocessor, which saves more power and increases processing speed by up to 33%.
In addition, the new design of DragonFly Cobalt is also introduced to help reduce noise and interference caused by Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and mobile waves from the source devices themselves. Despite possessing many valuable pieces of equipment, the size of DragonFly Cobalt is still reduced by more than 10% compared to its brothers, only about 58mm long, along with being equipped with an adapter USB-A – USB-C makes it compatible with new mobile devices.
In addition to the role of digital audio decoding, DragonFly Cobalt also has a built-in headphone amplifier with output at 2.1V and allows volume control. This portable DAC/headamp supports the reception and decoding of standard Hi-Res digital audio sources (maximum resolution 24bit/96kHz), and MQA (from Tidal Masters). The DragonFly Cobalt is now on sale, with the first 10,000 sold with a subscription to Tidal and Qobuz.
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