![]() ![]() The THX Onyx Portable DAC offers a USB-C input which sits at the end of a flexible rubber cable that is hard-wired to the CNC-machined black metal chassis which houses the Onyx’s guts. Another thing that I find attractive is price - simple, portable dongle DACs are relatively inexpensive in the grand scheme of hifi things. One of the things I like about portable DACs is they are simple. So portability is not a requirement for my listening habits, yet here I am, ready and willing to write about a 6th portable dongle DAC. You may think I have a thing for portable dongle DACs which is kinda funny because I rarely go anywhere, especially in our recent infectious times. When I received an email invite to review yet another, I said yes pretty much immediately. In ascending price order, the players included the iBasso DC03 ($69), Helm Audio BOLT ($99.99), AudioQuest DragonFly Red ($199.95), AudioQuest DragonFly Cobalt ($299.95), and the Clarus CODA DAC ($300). I recently reviewed three dongle DACs and compared them to two others. Portable dongle DACs are experiencing a renaissance for the first time. ![]() In Barn for Review: Auralic ARIES G2.2 Wireless Streaming TransporterĪstell&Kern (re)Join the Dongle DAC Party With the New AK HC4 USB DAC Review: Soulution 330 Integrated AmplifierĬanton’s New Reference Series Speakers Now Shipping in USA and Canada Twittering Machines Favorite Albums of 2023 Meet totaldac’s New Amp-1-Sublime Power Amplifier HiFi Bargains: Wattson Emerson ANALOG Streaming DAC In Barn for Review: Viva Solista Integrated Amplifier ![]() Twittering Machines Favorite Gear of 2023 In Barn for Review: GoldenEar T66 Tower Speakers ![]()
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