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The folks at ONIX are collaborating with the team at Shanling to make a small USBC Dongle DAC.
The hook here though, this is one of the most powerful portables I’ve EVER tested.
Let’s take a look! Continue reading “ONIX Alpha XI1 Portable DAC: A Tiny BEAST of Delicious Audio!”
It’s not great.
I’m still excited to take a Surface Duo for a test drive, but Microsoft’s headphone adapter is not one of the highlights. You can watch the video for more info, but the TLDR is “It’s not worth the $12”. Continue reading “Surface Duo Headphone Dongle? Hard Pass.”
Apple’s audio is just “good”, especially for iPhone owners who also have nice headphones. Ikko thinks they can improve the situation with the Music Patch. Louder amp, higher quality, and more convenient to use than a dongle!
Those are big claims. I took one for a spin! Here are my thoughts!
Continue reading “IKKO ITM05 Music Patch: Bring GREAT Audio to the iPhone!”
This is really getting to me. This is way less fun. I like having more fun in my tech reviews.
During my Razer headphone dongle review, I lost my Pixel adapter. Still can’t find it, so I ordered a replacement. AFTER ordering a replacement, Google refreshed the dongle, and now it’s $3 more expensive, so I grabbed that one too. Time for a short comparison!
This isn’t progress. Audio is a CORE feature of using a smartphone. It shouldn’t be handled like this.
Continue reading “The NEW Google Pixel Headphone Dongle: Pay More, Get Less”
Improving cabled headphone audio is kind of a big deal. Too many manufacturers include mediocre hardware in phones, or just outright remove headphone jacks. Razer makes a pretty big claim about their USB-C dongle for the Razer phone, but can it improve audio output on OTHER Android phones, tablets, and Windows PC’s?
Continue reading “The Razer Headphone Dongle Isn’t Worth It! (If you don’t have a Razer Phone)”