disco_g OP t1_j65glpa wrote on January 27, 2023 at 9:09 PM

Reply to comment by Tanachip in These are not the same by disco_g

That's interesting, maybe I have a bad Apple dongle? I didn't think it sounded particularly bad on its own but when switching around the difference is pretty clear. It's like the high end is relatively slushy and undefined. I'll have to pick up another one of these days.

dongas420 t1_j679zpl wrote on January 28, 2023 at 5:33 AM

I've had one go bad and screw up the sound before. There's no ESD protection apart from the plastic casing, so the DAC can potentially accumulate damage in an audible way. The difference between it and the replacement I got was night and day.