AudioQuest DragonFly Red USB DAC

Beautiful Sound from any mobile device or computer

With an increasingly large variety of websites and applications from which to choose, we have far greater access to music and movies than ever before. Mobile phones, tablets, laptops, and computers can all serve as gateways to this ever-expanding universe of audio and video content. Unfortunately, these wonderful devices are not specifically designed to perform as high- fidelity audio source components because they lack the quality of parts and sophisticated circuitry that would allow them to preserve valuable musical data.

Whether connected to an Apple® or Windows® PC, or an iOS® or Android® device, DragonFly bypasses the device’s compromised audio circuitry to deliver beautiful sound to earbuds, headphones, desktop speakers, or complete audio systems, allowing the smart device to perform as a true high- delity audio source. Now far more versatile and portable than ever before, DragonFly Red lets you hear all the emotional expression and nuance that makes your favorite music and movies so enjoyable.

Capabilities:

• Plays all music files: MP3 to High-Res
• Compatible with Apple® and Windows® PCs
• Compatible with iOS devices (requires Apple Camera
• Adapter/Connection Kit)
• Compatible with Android devices (requires USB Adaptor For AndroidTM Devices)
• Drives a wide range of low-to-high efficiency headphones
• Analog variable output drives powered speakers or power amp
• Fixed output feeds preamp or AV receiver

Features:

• 64-position (digitally controlled) 64 bit, bit-perfect volume control
• Asynchronous Class 1 USB data transfer using the StreamlengthTM protocol*
• Direct-coupled digital-to-analog circuitry from the ESS SabreTM DAC chip through the analog volume control and analog output section
• Minimum-Phase Digital Filter for more naturally detailed, dynamic music

Specifications:

• Sample rates supported, LED indicator color code:
  • 44.1kHz (Green), 48kHz (Blue), 88.2kHz (Amber), 96kHz (Magenta)
• Output voltage:
  • 2.1vrms
• Output impedance:
  • 0.65 ohms
• Suggested minimum load impedance
  • (headphones, electronic input): 12 ohms
• Analog audio – Frequency response:
  • DC - 22 kHz (44.1kHz sample rate)
  • DC - 24 kHz (48kHz sample rate)
  • DC - 44 kHz (88.2kHz sample rate) DC - 48 kHz (96kHz sample rate)