Astell & Kern USB-C Dual DAC cable

One of the best purchases I've made over the last few years. There are songs that my phone couldn't properly support and I could hear the fluxuation in volume... This has fixed that and makes the music sound much cleaner. I'm at ~3 years of use and aside from scratches, it looks/works like new.

I've had this product for a couple years and used it infrequently because it gets really hot. Plugged in today on an Android and the right channel went out after 5 minutes. It's really worth a lot less than what they are asking for it. It does sound better than Audioquest Red. But the AudioQuest I've had for longer and actually works.

Bought this for intermittent use of my HarmonicDyne Zeus headphones with either my phones or tablets, all with USB-C connectors. Works perfect! In comparison with either a simply USB-C to 3.5mm DAC and a less expensive USB-C DAC, this is bliss. More than enough power to make my headphones come alive. Rich and full sound in a simple plug-in device. I've only tried it on my Android devices so far, today I'll be taking my iPad Pro for a spin, but I don't anticipate any issues. Excellent value for the money!Update: So I've been using this for awhile now, primarily with my Moondrop Kato IEMs. Still wonderful, still a joy to use. I've since learned that they don't support Apple Lightning connector, so shoppers should bear that in mind. It works fine with my Apple Mini 6th gen (USB-C connector rather than Lightning).There is a one-star review that states that Tidal freezes and I've duplicated that issue. On my Android devices it's caused by attempting to give Tidal direct access to the DAC. If I don't do that, there is no issue. On my devices I prefer to pipe things through USB Audio Player Pro, which packs its own USB driver. Pushing Tidal through that app eliminates the problem. It also allows maximum bit and sample rates from local files or from Qobuz.So, yes, after several months I'm still in love with this DAC.

Great sound but drains the battery on my phone big time. Also only works on one app. Doesn't work on YouTube or other apps when listening from an android. I have lg v series for audio. This is better, but not worth the price or extra hassle of carrying a dongle that's easy to lose.

I am absolutely astounded at how much better this A&K DAC sounds than the various cheap offerings that are either bundled or in the lower segments of the aftermarket. I value sound, I have several pairs of headphones and found myself disappointed as dongle after dongle just showed anemic sound quality.This offering is a gigantic leap in quality above most USB-C mini-DACs, and does well to offer a value point below spending hundreds of dollars for a real independently powered (plugin or battery) standalone unit.Sound is clear, bass and treble are both more extensive and natural, tonal accuracy is more developed and this solves the real problem I had: most dongle-type DACs are "flat" and fail to reproduce the quality of the audio even with super-sensitive BA-based IEMs.The only advisory for future buyers is that this has real hardware and heft to it to transform the audio. It also can get warm if you listen for an hour or more, but these are readily acceptable items for a tiny DAC that does SO much for the most common audio source we use every day - our phones.