Review of the portable USB DACs (Audioquest Dragonfly, Meridian Explorer, Director, i. Fi i. DAC, i. DSD, Geek Out, Pulse)Disclaimer: For people who knew me, they all knew that I can be a bit critical, if you don’t like what you are reading, please simply ignore my reviews and enjoy the music. There are already many reviews of those DACs online already, what I would like is to look at them from an audiophile point of view. I will update this review once I have the rest on the DACs here. I tested those DACs with my Macbook while I am travelling, with Shure 5. Sennheiser HD 8. 00, also with a pair of QMS active speakers when I am in my service apartment in Beijing. I will post some photos of the DACs and also pull photos of the DACs from the web, those photos are more for identification purpose, not for eye candy. Because I am not into photography and I only have an i. Review of the portable USB DACs (Audioquest Dragonfly, Meridian Explorer, Director, iFi iDAC, iDSD, Geek Out, Pulse). 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Audioquest Dragonfly v. The first one is the Audioquest Dragonfly (now v. USBDAC for the past couple of years. Built quality is good, the rubbery surface finishing is a nice touch. On support sampling frequency up to 9. Hz, doesn’t support 1. Hz; and no support for DSD and DXD. This limited its application to computer notebook as the only source. More on this at the end of the review (See Sidebar). Sound: To cut to the chase, it does sound better the internal sound system from my Macbook, but that’s about it . Bryan Ferry's vocals on the Roxy cut were so flat and uninteresting. Robert Silverman's performances of Beethoven's piano sonatas sound quite open but lacked any real sense of scale and the harmonics of the piano was seriously lacking. Version 1. 0 of the Dragonfly had a digital glare which we audiophiles all hated, version 1. Dragonfly improved in this area but still sounded fairly digital. However it is the sound that is really a letdown. Version 1. 2 is better but still far from good from an audiophile point of view. The Audioquest Dragonfly is like the Monster Beats headphones (now Dr Dre Beats), excellent marketing but come up short on real sound quality. After all, Audioquest is a company making good cables . Meridian Explorer. The Explorer is bigger, much bigger than the Dragonfly, but it is still small when comparing to the other portable USB DACs. Built quality is good, but the two end caps are made of plastic and can be scratched easily. Support up to 1. 92k. Hz, soesn’t support DSD and DXD. Doesn’t support smartphones (i. OS/Android). Sound: This shows when an actual audio company (not some cable company like Audioquest) designs a DAC, they at least know what they are doing. Compare to the Dragonfly, the sound has an overall solidity which the Dragonfly is lacking. The opening of the Mozart Symphony No. I would give it 6. Cyberlink PowerDirector 14 Crack Full Free Download. A lot of programmers are busy in developing different video editing software to get the opportunity. Fi i. DACThe i. DAC is even bigger, but still portable at < 2. Doesn’t support DSD and DXD and maxed out at 1. Hz. Doesn’t support smartphones (i. OS/Android). Built quality wise is very good, we man just love those full metal toys. Sound: This DAC is something of a cult, at first I had difficulty in pin- pointing it’s strength and weakness, it is very musical and fun to listen to, it had me time and time again forget about critical listening. Overall very balanced and organic DAC, can use a touch more meat in the mid- range, but it is already the one of the best of the lot in this department. Conclusion: This is surely a DAC that can fit into an entry audiophile system, of course it is not as good as the $$$$ offerings, but it has the right audiophile DNA, very musical indeed. I would give it 7. Meridian Director. The Audio Director is the biggest of the lot so far, close to 3. Built quality is good, but I still don't like the plastic ends, feels cheap somewhat. Doesn’t support smartphones (i. OS/Android). Sound: The sound quality is better than the Explorer, quite significantly so. Similar to the i. Fi i. DAC, it makes music. The musical pacing and momentum were satisfyingly clear and undistorted. The soundstage of the Leonard Bernstein's 1. Mahler's Symphony 2 is open and big but also sounded a little dry. Resolution wise is very good and similar to the i. DAC. If it can match the musicality of the i. DAC, it will even score higher. Sidebar 1: The future is MAS (Mobile Audio Source) . As all the portable audio players I have played with (A& K, Fiio, Hi. Fiman etc.), all had 1. The best upgrade is the i.
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