AUDIOQUEST DragonFly Cobalt USB

The Audioquest Dragonfly Cobalt is Audioquest's brand new DAC/USB that emerges as a leader in the portable DAC market.

Engineered to excel, the DragonFly Cobalt is a digital-to-analogue converter (DAC) designed to provide a more refined, crisper sound reproduction with a lovely natural musicality from any computer, smartphone or tablet.

DragonFly's unique design allows playback of files of any resolution without limitations. Capable of natively decoding data up to 24-bit/96 kHz, the DragonFly guarantees an exceptional listening experience.

Among its unique technologies, the DragonFly Cobalt employs monoClock® technology and StreamLength asynchronous USB code.

The monoClock® technology facilitates a single clock with minimal jitter, generated by the ESS ES9038 DAC chip, which drives the ESS Sabre 9601 headphone amplifier and all microcontroller functions. This unique clocking ensures superior resolution and clarity compared to DACs employing multiple clocks.

StreamLength® asynchronous USB code optimises the transmission of audio samples to the DAC chip, reducing jitter and resource loads, minimising packet errors and ensuring premium audio playback and a stable connection to any computing device that supports USB server mode according to the USB Organisation's specifications.

StreamLength® is USB Audio Class (UAC) compliant and requires no additional drivers, ensuring virtually plug and play connectivity for users of Apple™, Windows™, iOS™ and Android™ devices.

What's included in the box?

- DragonFly Cobalt asynchronous USB DAC

- DragonTail USB-A to USB-C adapter

- Carrying case

- User manual

Supported operating systems:

- Apple OS 10.6.8 and later versions

- Apple iOS 5 and later

- Microsoft Windows 7-10

- Android 4.1 and later

- Linux compatible (no official support)

Specifications:

Model: DragonFly Cobalt

ID: AudioQuest DragonFly Cobalt v1.0

Output: 2.1 Vrms at 10 kilo ohms or higher; 16 ohms minimum for headphones

Microcontroller: Microchip PIC32MX274

DAC: ESS ES9038

Amplifier: ESS Sabre 9601

Volume control: 64-bit b

MQA enabled: yes