Apple USB-C to 3.5 mm Headphone Adapter DAC

00:00 Intro
01:55 Problem!
03:39 That's more like it
05:04 vs 7Hertz 71
07:04 vs Hilidac Audirect Beam 3 Pro
09:35 Final thoughts

#hifi #audiophile #dac #stereo

[iiWiReviews]

I forgot to mention this - Apple's DAC is very moderately powerful (especially the EU version) and I recommend it only for IEMs or other very sensitive headphones. It can't drive properly any model with high impedance or just power-demanding.

[PercyPanleo]

2:25 It actually depends on the phone
Some phones that run Android don't have this issue, but many do.
As a side note: If you have an LG Android phone still, don't get rid of it, use it as a DAP. LG for whatever reason decided to bypass the DAC inside of the Qualcomm SoCs and used ESS Sabre DACs instead.

[Akash-jzvf]

I was searching for this info for like 3 days, and couldn't find a comprehensive info like yours. Then suddenly Youtube recommended this. Thanks.

[HutchinsonJC]

HAHA I Love that track! I think I appreciate the pointing out of that track "Bass & Drum Intro" as much as the review itself. This is my 3rd video of yours I'm watching. So far it's great & appreciated.

[cheeky]

Your brilliantly brutal, honest and playful reviews are soooo fantastic to watch.... THANK YOU!! 😁😁😁

[jasonweaver]

Thanks, you just produce such great content, smart, easy to understand and unbiased :-)

[TimpTim]

Much needed review/explanation, thanks.

[Salfordshire]

What a superb video. No bullshit, just facts. Thank you brother. Peace and Love from Manchester, England.

[zindahoon]

Hey Soul, Thanks for this information, i bought 3 Hidiz day recommended by you and 7Hz dac for my friend as i asked him to buy apple dongle for his android as it was sound amazing on my iPhone but we didn't know about UAPP app back in September 22
thanks again keep up the good work.

[ZZFilm]

Ah! Great. Love your reviews and overviews. Thanks for all the hardwork. 😁

[rosswarren]

I bought one and mainly use it with some easy to drive "cheap" headphones for listening to Podcasts via my old iPAD. For that it works well enough.

[MOWFWDU]

I have an ifi go bar, I use it at home occasionally when I am away from my main system or on vacation. I don't use it when I am out and about because its fiddly and the lightning > usb cable is stiff and fragile. I have 2 of the Apple dongles - their strength lie in small size and low cost, I use them, especially when I am skiing with FiiO FF3 earbuds and a bluetooth button to control the music player. The Apple dongle is a step down from the go bar but, but I still get excellent sound in this environment.

[roverdad]

This hits home. I just bought a schiit modi+ to hook up to a wiim mini instead of using iphone + apple dac. I have to say that I’m considering returning the wiim and schiit and just hooking up the Apple dac to and an old ipad or laptop for streaming. The schiit is good but I feel that the apple has a bigger soundstage and is close enough otherwise that it isn’t worth 13x the price for the schiit.

[cameralabs]

Thanks for the info - I bought the Apple USB C DAC for my Samsung Galaxy S20 and wondered why it was so quiet - I'd given up on it, and thought I'd just buy a set of USB C earphones instead, since it was only for casual use. Are there any budget USB C earphones you'd recommend?

[haula]

Very good because well detailed review. Thumbs up

[raczyk]

So without the tidal app dac powerr is at 50% on galaxy phones? I have the s20 ultra. What if I'm playing youtube via galaxy is the dac power reduced to 50%? Is it only audio via tidal with is full 100%?

[Mr.Rude.]

Thankfully Roon ARC also now successfully circumvents the android USB DAC SRC etc issues too, not only USB Audio Player Pro. So I guess that'd work with this apple item too.

[vanweightlossjourney]

It’s actually very good. So cheap that I own 4 of them so they’re always readily available. I tried five external dongles and they were OK. I use it exclusively for my iPhone.

[WWeiss-nvvz]

Would a Fiio K13 dongle out of iPhone benefit sound with efficient 30 ohm/100dB Phillips X2HR headphones? Currently using Apple dongle.

[soulshinobi]

Excellent helpful video. If you ever get into comparing affordable switch mode power supplies, I hear from PassionforSound that the Apple one is also pretty good. I think iFi makes one as well. That would be interesting.