Name: DragonFly
Brand: Audioquest
SKU: 266158
Rating: 4.1 (30 reviews)

4.3

based on all reviews

Consumer ratings:

4.5 / 5

the DAC and pouch are both very well protected and presented
Dragonfly Cobalt is a fantastic buy
price

There is no real requirement for additional parts
Cobalt was a tad more refined sounding
DACS flooding the market and making everything unnecessarily complicated

Interface type: USB
Placement type: External

Audioquest DragonFly - Pros & Cons

the DAC and pouch are both very well protected and presented
Dragonfly Cobalt is a fantastic buy
price
performance
and size
improves the quality at still reasonable price
easy with its wide-open soundstage and impressive clarity
it is genuinely impressive
a lightweight
easy-to-use design plus
Portability and convenience are key
convenience
performance
and affordability
S3 Pro performed surprisingly well for its price
Extremely versatile for such a tiny unit
Great build even for such a small piece
simple and effective
it works fine
most exciting converters currently on the market
DragonFly Cobalt is convenient and ranks as the best portable amp/DAC
relentlessly crisp and clean audio
Cobalt is versatile
agile
and fun
DragonFly Cobalt can happily handle it
the Cobalt sounds better
works better
and offers arguably better sound
music sound sharper and more dynamic
Cobalt sounded great with an iPhone regardless
sound quality is pretty impressive
keep up the good work
good marketing and nice industrial design
combines portability with incredible quality
The Cobalt is evidently very energy efficient
sound is still as balanced but is richer and more detailed
Cobalt is more compact and its very reasonable energy consumption

There is no real requirement for additional parts
Cobalt was a tad more refined sounding
DACS flooding the market and making everything unnecessarily complicated
price is getting ripped off badly
Cobalt s colors vary a bit from the original Red version
2014 - Infinity Home Studio Basics
There s no need for external controls
there s probably no need to upgrade
iFi Audio badly needed a rebrand
Cobalt is a third more expensive than the Red
it s getting a bit older now
coming loose during transport
USB-C adapter cable
flawed or mediocre at best
the output was severely distorted and unusable
no way those formats are going to offer the same listening experience
lack of native support for files with resolutions and sample rates higher than 24-bit/96kHz
not flush
the DragonFly line does not natively decode DSD files
It may not display this or other websites correctly
doesn't require any USB driver so you can use it on any computer
none of the DragonFly models have a built-in battery
won t is dependent on how you will use the device
there are no volume buttons on the Cobalt
Cobalt also does not really offer a great deal of features or functionality
the bass frequencies require the most amount of power
inability to get difficult-to-drive headphones
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the design feels a bit flimsy
it s inconvenient for use with computers

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Audioquest DragonFly - Full Specifications

Interface Type	USB

Width	0.75 in
Depth	2.44 in
Height	0.47 in

Headphone outputs	1

Placement Type	External
Colour of product	Black Red

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Audioquest DragonFly Audioquest - Editorial Reviews (6)

4.3

Based on 6 reviews

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Published: 09.05.2022

The DragonFly Cobalt DAC: Top-notch audio quality in a tiny package

5.0

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Published: 20.09.2019

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4.0

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Published: 16.10.2014

Audioquest Dragonfly DAC v1.2 Review - USB DAC / Amplifier

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