use on Motorola 5g huge sound quality and volume impovment

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Still cannot get it to work with iOS. Feels like there should be some kind of technical support. I have apple to android adapter but I’m having no success. I would like some information on how to to finally use it.

I cycled between 2 different DACs and was struggling with noise floors on my sensitive IEMS, I was getting a fair bit of hissing and static on all the DAC's I tried. After getting this it solved my problem, clear crisp audio without static. Very low noise floor for sensitive IEMS.Plug and play experience to my Android and Windows devices.

Nonostante il costo molto competitivo rispetto ad altri dispositivi con specifiche tecniche similari, questo DAC USB mi ha stupito con prestazioni davvero di buon livello, per certi versi addirittura superiori rispetto a quello che è il mio DAC / amplificatore per cuffie di riferimento (un prodotto rinomato, sul mercato da alcuni anni, di costo quasi triplo).Inizio col dire che la costruzione appare solida e curata nei dettagli, quasi interamente in lega di alluminio, ben rifinita, con i soli due pulsanti realmente operativi (volume + e -) che danno un ottimo feedback. Unica nota leggermente stonata, i falsi comandi da console da gaming retrò, che in realtà sono solo decorativi. Da notare poi la presenza della piccolissima spia di stato, che si illumina di blu durante la decodifica del PCM e di rosso per la decodifica del DSD.Il funzionamento, che ho approfonditamente testato sia con un Samsung S24 Ultra che con un MacBookPro M2, è perfettamente plug&play: basta collegarlo via USB Type-C e la funzionalità è piena sin da subito, senza necessità di installare alcun software. Unica accortezza, sotto macOS, selezionare manualmente nelle “impostazioni audio” l’uscita USB in luogo degli altoparlanti interni.Dopo qualche test preliminare con delle cuffie over-ear di qualità, collegate all’uscita standard (jack da 3,5 mm), successivamente mi sono concentrato sull’uscita più potente ed interessante, quella “balanced” su jack da 4,4 mm, con la mia cuffia in-ear di riferimento, dotata appunto di questa possibilità di collegamento.Le cuffie utilizzate sono molto analitiche, neutre e con un’elevata sensibilità: ciò che mi ha colpito in prima istanza è stata la potenza dell’ampli interno (un ESS9603) sull’uscita “balanced”: non posso che definirla “esagerata”, almeno in abbinamento alle mie cuffie; se non si limita la potenza dai controlli del DAC, sulla sorgente è difficile sopportare la pressione sonora già a metà volume. Nonostante l’ovvia pericolosità per l’udito, questo non può certamente essere considerato un difetto, ma una “caratteristica”, che tornerà utile a chi utilizza cuffie a bassa sensibilità. Infatti la potenza dichiarata (155 mW @ 32Ω) è alta ma non da record (ne conosco di più potenti, almeno sulla carta)E veniamo al suono: una volta pareggiato il volume con il mio precedente DAC di rifermento, non sono riuscito a cogliere differenze evidenti, nonostante -come detto- questo Linsoul costi circa un terzo dell’altro: il suono è cristallino, trasparente, neutro, forse con una leggerissima enfasi sulle alte frequenze che però non disturba affatto. Con le mie cuffie in-ear anche i bassi sono sempre ben dettagliati, puliti e controllati.Ovviamente il merito non va attribuito solo alla sezione amplificatrice di pregio, ma principalmente alla decodifica digitale/analogica effettuata dal pregevole chip ES9028Q2M di ESS Technology, che supporta la decodifica PCM fino a32bit/384kHz e quella DSD fino al formato DSD256.Il DAC scalda molto poco e, probabilmente anche grazie all’elevata efficienza delle mie cuffie, consuma anche molto poco: connesso al mio smartphone, mi ha garantito fino a 4 o 5 ore di ascolto continuate, la sera, senza mai comportare consumi inattesi.In definitiva, in relazione all’attuale prezzo veramente interessante, non posso che consigliarne l’acquisto a chiunque, ma in particolare a chi ascolti musica liquida nei formati più qualitativi.

This thing is adorable. I absolutely love the looks of it, I just think they missed an opportunity to have the controller buttons be the volume buttons, but oh well. Maybe next time.Build feels rock solid, connections are very firm and stiff, buttons have a satisfying click and are also metal like the rest of the shell. The included USB-C cable is hands down the nicest USB-C cable I've ever seen included with any dongle and its super thick and well shielded. It's so nice and such heavy gauge that I could notice it providing extra power to some other dongles I tested it against vs their included cables so it's very good and seems to have the power and data wires separated from each other and doesn't inherit any noise, even from my gaming PC.Sound quality is fantastic. Good amount of detail with good separation and imaging. Fairly deep stage with plenty of width. Sound signature is pretty neutral with maybe the slightest bit of smoothness in the treble which is actually pretty nice. Power ratings on this dongle seem artificially low and I think it's a fault of the other manufacturers inflating their numbers, not a fault of Kiwi Ears actually making the Allegro very weak. When plugged into my PC, the Allegro gets just as loud as all the "280mw@32ohm" advertised spec dongles so I'm guessing they're all just limited by the amount of current the USB can draw.Overall I'm very impressed by where the market is going with dongles. Not only is the sound quality getting better and better extremely fast, but the costs are dropping like crazy and occasionally you get really well built ones like the Allegro too. Only thing I would change is to make the game pad buttons functional, but I totally understand why they didn't do it and put the function buttons on the side where they can't be accidentally pressed as easy. This thing gets an easy rec. It's not the best dongle I've ever heard, but it's still very good and is priced at about 20% of the price of the top end market and has the best looks out of any dongle in my opinion all while not sacrificing build quality.

Tested with 64 Audio Trio + Dunu hulk cable with 4.4mm tip as well as some lower-end gear.Pros: - I can't think of any IEMs this will have trouble driving - solid metal build and it's cute - well built detachable cable included, fits perfectly in the stock Apple iPhone 15 case cable opening - 4.4mm - supports Apple Hi-Res Lossless 24/192 (tested with A Rush of Blood to the Head) - probably the cheapest way to get those three thingsCons: - there's one LED that shows blue for PCM and red for DSD...and that's it for feedback/status - digital volume stepping has no feedback whatsoever and requires repeated presses (I actually thought the buttons were broken for a few minutes) - the metal case is not particularly comfortable in a pocket with a phone - (possibly because this is a very new product) information is thin on the ground as far as the tech specs, upgrading the firmware, etc.So the problem I've got here is that I don't know who needs 3.5mm _and_ 4.4mm in a wired device that's not particularly pocketable. It's in a size/weight class where - admittedly for $40 more over the current $60 asking price - you can get a device that has a screen for feedback, Bluetooth for the times when that does become necessary, and (depending on the device) 2.5mm balanced for pocketability or 4.4mm with ~2x the output power of the Allegro.Since I bought the Allegro in a packaged discount with the Singolo with discounts totaling almost 25% off the $60 list price I will keep it, but ultimately I think there are too many compromises made to have it be anything other than a novelty for most people. Credit where credit's due, this is a much better first offering than I'm used to in the space.If there's a firmware update that adds some kind of feedback on volume changes - audible, LED, some kind of app, doesn't matter to me - I'd call this a solid four-star product. If it had more power I'd call it an excellent successor to the DACport HD. As it stands, I think I've gotta suggest looking elsewhere; if you're putting money into gear that benefits from 4.4 you should put a little more into your dac/amp, and if you're not at that stage, you can probably stick to a simple Apple dongle type solution.

I received this dac in a package with the kiwiears quintet iems, and thought it would work until I upgraded down the line to a better dac.Initial impressions were good, the sound was impressive for the size and it had no problem pushing enough power to make my iems sounds great. The only issue I had initially was the provided cable leaves no place for this dac in your pocket with a phone without stressing the usbc connection or the iem connection into the dac itself.Then about 4 days into use something inside of the dac came loose and started to rattle around inside the casing. No big deal, I assumed it was just a screw that had gotten loose as I was using it 5-6 hours a day. Then a second screw came loose and began rattling around the inside. This prompted the entire front black plate to come off, which caused for even more rattling. While the dac still works, it is annoying to walk around with maraca in your pocket if you use this thing as it is intended to be used with a dap or a phone.Sound - 8/10 - great to my untrained ear.Build quality - 1/10 - couldn't even last a week of regular use without serious deterioration.Save your money, buy a portable dac that has better build quality.

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No conocía esta expresión: Chi-fi. Pero al buscar dongles dacs por internet, me la encontré en varias ocasiones. Este aparato promete buena calidad de audio a un precio "bajo" para su competencia. Pero no va bien. Lo primero es que aleatoriamente se corta el sonido, puede ser al hacer un click del ratón, al subir el volumen, o al tocar la mesa. Debe tener un fallo de estática o algo, nunca me ha pasado con otros dacs de este tipo. Después cuando tocas los botones de volumen del dispositivo a veces se vuelve loco y se baja y sube el volumen o suena fatal hasta que lo desenchufes. Otras veces los botones producen un chasquido molesto al usarlos. Lo devolveré porque es una pena el control de calidad que tenemos hoy en día. Esto no debería haber llegado a europa nunca.

This little box is my current favourite headphone dongle. Its improved the sound on my IEMs, and so that's great. I tried it with my 7hz Zero 2, and it even managed to drive my Beyer DT900s, although the latter isn't what its for, but it still did the job.On the IEMS it seems to have improved the high frequency clarity compared to my other 2 portable DACs.Its solidly built and weighty. I don't have a use for a balanced connector with such a small DAC/AMP, so its not really of any use to me, and I guess for others too.I use this while at home, so don't really see it as a portable device. my other much smaller ones would be used for that.The design is nice, and you will be pressing the buttons, at least for the first few seconds!