In the portable world of digital music, it seems that most people are happy with whatever setup they have – whether it’s a laptop, iPod or smart phone. Ironically, the most expensive device from this ...

Since 2012 when the first Dragonfly product was introduced, AudioQuest has set the bar for affordable, high-quality digital-to-analog converters (DACs). Adding to its legacy, the new $299 AudioQuest ...

If you shop at Best Buy, you have probably noticed (depending on where you live) that in the very back corner sits a boutique called “Magnolia”. Don’t feel bad if you have never ventured inside; you ...

Smart devices, alongside the iconic Apple iPod, are some of the most transformative devices to impact how people listen to music. Studies from entities that include MQA have shown that consumers are ...

October is here, and while many of us may be battening down the hatches, preparing for the flood of costume-clad, demonic children on their yearly hunt for free sweets, our experts remain (safely) ...

The AudioQuest DragonFly Cobalt DAC faces a long line of dongle DAC competitors in 2021 but is still the one to beat. Digital music streaming hit 85% market penetration in 2020. Not that it needed any ...

Measuring just 19mm x 12mm x 46mm (60mm including the USB connector), DragonFly is a portable and easy to use Digital-Audio Converter (aka, “DAC”) that plugs into a USB jack on a Mac® or Windows® PC, ...

Sound quality is important, and AudioQuest's DragonFly is a simple device that anyone can use to bypass the not-so-great quality of a computer's built-in sound card, turning it into a high-performance ...

The AudioQuest DragonFly Cobalt is just the ticket for audiophiles who’ve resisted the Bluetooth trend and still want to enjoy their wired headphones. If you find most audiophile gear too bulky and ...

I reviewed the original AudioQuest DragonFly USB digital converter back in 2012, so I was eager to check out a couple of the latest DragonFlys, the Black ($99, £89, AU$160) and the Red ($199, £169, ...

With a paid subscription base of over 50 million users in the United States alone, digital music streaming is replacing CDs and digital downloads with Spotify, Tidal, Qobuz, Apple Music, and YouTube.

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