Their finish is great, they’re small and you can put them in your pocket or drop them in your bag without any worries. The build quality of the DragonFly is excellent. Small packages with a big bang for buck measuring only 12mm (h) x 19mm (w) x 62mm (l). It does feature the same gold “specs” on the back of the unit as well.įor those of you who aren’t familiar with the DragonFly yet (is that still possible?), you can basically say the DragonFlies are USB-dongles which serve as DAC, pre-amp to a power/headphone amp and headphone amplifier all in one. The Red version of course is easy to spot but the material used is also different. The latest DragonFly Black 1.5 also has a gray colored 3.5mm plug but the unit on its back has the Black V1.5 details printed in gold. The simplest way to distinguish DragonFly V1.0 from DragonFly V1.2 is by looking at the 3.5mm plug as V1.0’s is black and V1.2’s is gray. If you’re not sure what version of the DragonFly you have then you probably own the original version. I have to say that the DragonFly from the original version up to now has grown on me and the RED version’s quality actually is very impressive to me at this stage. So the new Black and Red units actually are the 3 rd and 4 th version already of AudioQuest’s popular DragonFly series. ![]() In the meantime that original version has been replaced by the DragonFly V1.2 which at his turn now has been replaced by both the DragonFly Red V1.0 and Black V1.5. The AudioQuest DragonFly isn’t “new” in the sense that the original multi-award-winning version was launched a long time ago in 2012 already. ![]() The AudioQuest DragonFly isn’t the first AudioQuest product to be featured on Headfonia, the NightHawk headphone, the DragonFly V1.2 and the JitterBug reviews were both published several weeks/months ago already. AudioQuest since the 1980’s is mostly known for their cables but they became even more popular among “head-fiers” when they released a very popular mini USB DAC/AMP called the DragonFly. AudioQuest isn’t a site advertiser and there’s no financial gain with this review.ĮDIT: The Audio Quest DragonFly now also does MQA after the firmware update: Check our article here: ĪudioQuest is a US based company and the EU headquarters is located in the Netherlands. Disclaimer: Both samples of the DragonFly Red and DragonFly Black were given to me free of charge for this review by AudioQuest during our meeting at High End in Munich last May.
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