One of the coolest products this industry ever built. Absolutely amazing sound, so useful, and so inexpensive. I love mine.

I've had it forever, not getting rid of it anytime soon.

Great review. I have the original black Dragon Fly dac. Looking forward to your upcoming reviews.

Bought my Dragonfly Cobalt this past January after seeing some review videos and having the new price drop. Never experienced or used a DAC before....but since getting and using...im NEVER going back after i heard what the hell im missing in my music. Amazing product!

This presentation is beautiful, very detailed and to the point !!!! THANK YOU !!!!

got the original black over 10 years ago. loved the improvement with powered speakers and my akg 240's. with the purchase of hifiman anandas, was blown away by the planar design. but with the cobalt, everything was taken to the next level. now i'm spending way too much time listening to my music and smiling a whole lot more than ever.

Well done!

Excellent reviews thanks a lot

I love my Cobalt DAC!! It sounds fantastic!!! The build quality is good, but I have had one of my 2 units get “loose” where USB is connected. Still sounds great!!! I’ve never heard anything close for the price!!!

@grahammitchell5444

2 ай бұрын

The 'loose' issue has plagued the Cobolt. Fortunately not the others.

Good expose, I have the Red and no issues. At the moment on the market for a dac. This has the diminutive size thats provides desktop and pocket solutions in one which is great, I could plug this into a PC leave it there with e 3,5mm jack to twin RCA plug it into the amp and forget it whilst retaining the portable phone option. My other two choice are the Topping DX3 Pro Plus and the Fiio K11. The Fiio K11 is the best value here and probably wont fall short in delivery of sound either.

I bought dragogly red and hook it up to pc. Over you tube it was better with huge amount of bass and better clarity and dynamic. But when I use it with/over Tidal properly set up, I couldn’t belive! Now I am up for cobalt….

Good review. I have the Black and the Red and they're a fantastic so I will have to get a Cobolt. Well, I was going to get a Cobolt until my local retailer showed me the Chronos made by German company, Violectric. After a lengthy audition, I bought the Chronos and have not been disappointed. Still, the Cobolt beckons...Thank you.

Would you say that the Schitt Modi 3E is better option for PC applications when you connect it to your stereo using the RCA cables?

good morning, what adapters do you recommend, when it is not possible to connect with cables?? Thank you very much

Would be good to know how does it compare to EarMan portable DAC. My cobalt gave up after 3 years, the jack socket just went loose and it's ratling inside the DAC. Soundwise it's amazing. Mechanical built is not great.

How does the Cobalt compare to the basic Apple dongle, worth the $200?

the audio is very low volume when i use mine

I got one from Amazon after listening to a friends Cobalt for a few songs, but it was probably defective. After A-B testing against an Apple DAC, it was missing some frequencies in the mix so I returned it. I now have a Chord Mojo2 and I’ve been happy with it. Amazon is a good way to get gear due to the liberal return policies.

Another explanation for your analog friend's reaction to the digital sound. That is my reaction no matter the cost of the DAC. Digital is just plain inferior and I can detect it 100% of the time. With some images I could show the linear timing shift of high frequencies compared to the lows which causes the artificially enhanced "detail" of digital. e.g. the click of the pick gets separated from the resonance of the guitar string. So yes suddenly the pick becomes more noticeable.

My favorite go to DAC for everyday use. Not spending hundreds on a dedicated DAP anymore, absolutely not needed. Even music that are encoded MP3s in 320Kbps has almost all the details as 24bit 96Kbps files. Even when I use an iPhone with a Grado RS1, it absolutely shines just as a dedicated set up. Worth every penny.

What about the Questyle M15 ?

@_fakeklg

5 ай бұрын

Whataboutism is a concerning disorder. Might want to get that checked out. 😂

@TheVeganVicar

5 ай бұрын

@@_fakeklg, kindly repeat that in ENGLISH, Miss.☝️ Incidentally, Slave, are you VEGAN? 🌱

@_fakeklg

5 ай бұрын

@@TheVeganVicar was the reply not “vegan” enough for you? Careful with that “slave” word there vicar. Even though your “god” condones such actions, most don’t take kindly to that term. Stick to your vegan bible and leave “interneting” alone for a while.

Still worthy in 2024?

Good video, but I gotta say, for a channel that does audio content the sound quality from your microphone is really shit.

I just know it measures very poorly, so make sure to listen to it before you buy one.

No real comparisons to a D90 or D10s or any other popular DACs under $1000 or $10k or $20k like mola mola Would be nice to know if the DAC gets you to say ie 80% of what a Mola Mola can do ...

There are no long vowels in “SUNDARA”. 🎧

@_fakeklg

5 ай бұрын

Did you learn pedantic elocution at vegan school?

@TheVeganVicar

5 ай бұрын

@@_fakeklg, Good Girl! 👌 Incidentally, Slave, are you VEGAN? 🌱

@_fakeklg

3 ай бұрын

@@TheVeganVicarslave eh? Calm down Cromwell. Go preach your negative vegan attitude elsewhere. Ta ta sweetie.

If you are bored you are boring

boring

@_fakeklg

5 ай бұрын

I heard something called “Mr Beast” just posted a video. Maybe that’s more your speed, comrade.

@TheVeganVicar

5 ай бұрын

@@_fakeklg, are you a SOCIALIST? 🤔

@_fakeklg

5 ай бұрын

@@TheVeganVicar awwww… adorable! Basic banter. Try again “father.”

@BLOVECU

4 ай бұрын

can't we all just get along?

This is a very poor dac. The Apple dac that cost 10-20 bucks is wastly superior. It’s also reflected in the measurements that are very poor.

@_fakeklg

5 ай бұрын

Ahh, yes, an internet comment expert. Does that require a degree or is it a learned skill?

@AlbertKel

5 ай бұрын

⁠no it’s a poor dac. All the products from Audioquest are ridiculous. A battery on a speaker cable. I rest my case.

@_fakeklg

5 ай бұрын

@@AlbertKel sounds like you’re the self proclaimed alpha an omega of all things DACs. The audiophile jesus. Congrats.

@AlbertKel

5 ай бұрын

@@_fakeklg keep babbling, it suit you

@_fakeklg

5 ай бұрын

@@AlbertKel that’s rich coming from the know-it-all commenter spewing unprompted absolutisms no one asked for in the comments sections of random videos. Is hypocrisy trending these days? Jog on.