AudioQuest introduced the original “Dragonfly” USB-stick DAC/amp in 2012 and it rapidly received a good deal of, well deserved, critical acclaim, both for it’s convenience but also for delivering arguably the best performance in its class at the time. The “Dragonfly Black” and it’s sister, the “Dragonfly Red”, are the latest USB-stick DAC/amps (sometimes called a “dongle DAC”) from AudioQuest. It supports PCM bit-rates from 44.1 to 96 kHz at 24-bit depth and can support MQA rendering with suitable player software. It does not support native playback of DSD material. It is driverless on all major operating systems, including Windows. Power output is 45mw per channel into 32 ohms, with an output impedance of 0.65 ohms and a 1.2 volt drive limit.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://headphones.com/blogs/reviews/audioquest-dragonfly-black-usb-dacamp-review