Whether you listen to music on your smartphone, tablet, Mac, PC or laptop, the audio quality can easily be improved. As MQA Renderers, DragonFlys Black, Red, and Cobalt complete the unfolding process, allowing music lovers to enjoy a wider selection of high-res music. I shouldn't complain about the lack of on-board controls or flexibility given it's simplicity is its selling-point, but hey. While DragonFly can natively decode resolutions up to 24-bit/96kHz, it can play any file type regardless of resolution, from MP3 to MQA and Hi-Res.

Personally I still prefer X6 for it's more neutral approach but I can imagine someone liking DF's punchiness more. The Elex are a little more forgiving than the Clear, as the improved resolution of the Clear is sufficient to more readily expose the slight treble grain of the little Dragonfly, where this is somewhat rounded off with the Elex. Most significant perhaps were the more “pronounced” and better controlled bass notes, resulting in what can be perceived as “more rhythmic” even though the low ranges bleeding are reduced/eliminated.For any technical support or questions regarding the functionality or use of these recommended playback applications, please contact the manufacturer.

It certainly does its jobs well, adding no harshness and no “tinny-sound”-ness to my favorite Pop records. volt output, DragonFly Red will be compatible with a wider range of headphones, including power-hungry, low-efficiency models. My first reaction was to blame the Black for this and to resent AudioQuest for having "sold out" to the bass-hungry masses, and. Further, we simply cannot overstate the significance of Gordon Rankin’s contributions to AudioQuest. And then there are DACs that can only do the "rendering" part and must be combined with software that can perform the initial MQA-decode step first.The extremely detailed, smooth and nuanced treble capabilities of the Zeus XR aren’t exploited as well as they could be by the Black, since these IEMs do provide an absolutely transparent window into the minor treble grain audible from the AudioQuest unit - but at the same time they do not exacerbate it. Now add to that low power consumption, size and fuss free operation without drivers and I think DF is still great choice in certain usage scenarios. Simply fit a USB adaptor to suit your device and connect up to an Apple or Android smartphone or tablet for a massive improvement in sound quality.