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The DragonFlyRed DAC is a product from AudioQuest, designed to drive high impedance headphones and serve as a better digital-to-analog converter (DAC) than other devices.

As we got started with this setup, I noticed that it has a USB-A connection. However, I realized that I needed a dongle to connect it to my iPhone. Unfortunately, the dongle was quite floppy and didn't feel very sturdy.

We then proceeded to test the DragonFly with Austin's pair of headphones, Final E4000s. While listening to music, I couldn't help but notice that it sounded good, yet not significantly better than other adapters.

The reality is that this setup doesn't have any additional characteristics compared to other devices. It will sound similar to other adapters, except for a slightly more detailed and punchy sound quality when playing high-resolution audio files like those found on Tidal.

One of the costs associated with this setup is the price of the DragonFly and the camera connection kit. At Best Buy, it's around $200, with the camera connection kit being approximately $20-$30. However, I managed to find a USB-C to Lightning adapter for just $15.

If you're willing to sacrifice some portability and spend over $200, you can also fix the headphone jack on your iPhone using an alternative solution. However, this option might not be the most convenient or appealing choice for many users.

As we continued testing the DragonFly, I noticed that it pulls power from the phone, which means you'll need to keep your device charged while using it. This could potentially impact battery life.

I asked if this setup would actually affect battery life, and the response was that it "pulls something" (laughs).

We then discovered a hidden headphone jack accessory in one of the boxes, which was initially overlooked. This adapter allows for both charging and audio playback simultaneously, making it a more convenient option for users who want to listen to music while keeping their phone charged.

The plan is to compare my setup with a single dongle to your alternative solution. Since I'm already familiar with what this sounds like, it's suggested that we test both options back-to-back for a scientific comparison.

One of the listeners commented that my setup sounded "kinda cheap," but I reassured them that it wasn't that bad. However, when compared to the DragonFly, it didn't quite measure up in terms of sound quality.

The listener asked if Ken's solution was indeed better, and we agreed that it had more punch and clarity than the alternative setup.

Someone suggested getting AirPods as a more convenient option, but I countered that they wouldn't provide the same level of sound quality as the DragonFly.

Another listener pointed out that Bluetooth is the future, to which I responded with laughter, implying that this setup was indeed the future.

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- Hey, guys, this is Austin.Ken, why have you gathered us here today?- Because the headphone jack is dead.- Is it though?I just saw the Galaxy S10it's got a headphone jack.- Shhhhh.So the premise of thisvideo is that you're goingto fix the headphone jack,gonna bring it back to life?- I'm gonna try.The first solution is theone that comes in the box,which are these.- This is not a headphone jack.- Yeah.- This is not a headphone jack at all.They're fine, I mean they'renot like the worst thingsin the world, but nowthat they like kind of...just they're fine.- They're okay.I mean they come in the box sohow much can you really expect?- So what I do when Ineed a headphone jack isthat I just pull outone of my many adapters,including USB-C, headphone jack.- To Lightning.- To Lightning, yeah.- The only problem with thisand the Lightning headphonesdown here is that you cannotcharge and listen to your musicat the same time.- Ah very.Well you can wirelessly charge.You don't have a GalaxyS10E in your pocket.Now available at Samsung.Oh I'm sorry, I'll stop, I'll stop.- You wanna tell me somethingabout our backdoor deals?- What is our solution, Mr. Bolido?- Okay, so Belkin came outwith this thing. So it's-- What? Oh.- Yeah. (laughs)- This is two Lightning portsto a single Lightning port.Like, can I plug in twoheadphones at the same time?- I don't believe you can,because I believe one getsturned on for power, the otherone gets turned on for audio.So here's a power bank. Very simple, easy.We have a Lightning to USB-C becausethat's what I have around.Got some Aure Samo right there.- Look at this. Cut all this out.I hear anime stuff, okay cool.- Yeah, charging, listening to music.- Yeah, revolution.You can charge and listento music at the same time.As if you can buy a GalaxyS10 and do the same thing.- How much are they paying you?- Not enough to deal with this.(laughs)I get the idea that youwant to charge your phoneand listen to music at the same time.The way I want to do thatis not with another pairof Lightning headphones.Because there are a fewdecent pairs of Lightningheadphones, but generallyspeaking at this point,it seems like theLightning jack might evenbe on its way out.I would not want to investin anything Lightning.Not specifically, besidesmaybe to replace a cableon some old headphones orsomething, but besides that.I'm not going to pay thismoney to listen to my stupidAirPods, earpods,whatever these things are.What's our better solution?- I don't exactly have a better solution.- You're giving up already?What kind of video is this?You need to be more excited.You're like I have thesolution. Be confident.- The urBeats Lightning-- Oh, with Lightning, I've seen these.The idea is that these arelower end Beats, right?These are like what 60 bucks or something?- Yeah, like 50, 60 bucks,something like that.They also have the regular one as well.I highly doubt we'll noticethat much of a difference,honestly, between theLightning version andthe 3.5 mil version, butjust for the sake of science.Why not?- I like that these are yellow.These are like iPhone XR colors.- Instead of this, you have this.- These Beats are magnetic.That's a nice touch.Do these actually sound any good?- You tell me. I literallyjust opened them now.- I'm gonna listen to yourmusic so you can listen-- I'll listen to my musicand then we'll just formour own opinion with our music.- These aren't bad.These sound okay.- Yeah, I'm not crazy thrilled about them.- 60 bucks.- 60 bucks.- They're fine. I've listenedto worse for the price.- For what you'll find atBest Buy, if you just wantedto grab a pair of $60 headphones.I feel like most peoplewill be happy with these.- The thing is the Beatssound I hate a lot lessthe cheaper the price.When you're talking like3, 400 bucks, I'm like eh.- If you're paying $100for this, I would be upset.- Even so, but we're talking 50, 60 bucks,there's definitely someone who's gonnareally like this sound.Someone who really wantsthings very punchy,very kind of bass heavy, I don't hate it.- So we actually unboxedthese on Mystery Tech.These are the Zero AudioCarbor Tenor headphones.- Those are dope. Theisolation of those is insane.- We were on flightsyesterday and they legitcut out a lot of the ambient noise.These are a slight bit tinier.- That's a fair bit smaller.- Yeah and most importantly,I feel like this just soundsway better than this.- Even with the headphone jack,even with the headphone jack.These come with the phones.I don't think they doanymore, but they're stillreasonably cheap so it's not crazy to haveat least a couple of these adapters.- I'll argue that for $50, Idon't think it's a bad ideato just carry this thingaround and just keep iton your favorite pair of headphones.- This is getting a little goofy.What's your solution, what do you?- This is what I roll with.I feel like it's the end-all,for me, as an iPhone userthat wants great audio butwith a setup that might bemore than what other peoplewould take, but I'm fine taking.- Okay, you've really hyped this up.I need to see your setup now.- Something that I actually have wanted toplay with for a while.I ended up getting one of these.This is the DragonFlyRed DAC from AudioQuest.It's meant to drivehigh impedance headphones,as well be a better DAC than this thing.- Okay, so this is a USB-A.How do you get this to the iPhone?- I got a dongle.- Oh. Damnit.- There are two pieces to this. One-- It's really floppy.- So we have Austin's pair of headphones.- Final E4000s.I'll be real with you.I don't know if I totallynotice a massive difference.I'd have to listen to them back to back,versus the standard adapter.It sounds good. Itdefinitely sounds solid.- The reality is is thatthis doesn't have anyadditional characteristics to it.It's gonna sound pretty similar to this.- It's just better. Alittle more detailed.- Ever so slightly better, butthe idea with using somethinglike this is that you canactually listen to high res stuff.- Ah, you're not usingSpotify with that, I see.- Spotify is pretty much the bottleneck.It doesn't output high res.If you use stuff like Tidal, for example,then you might notice anever so slight difference.Oh, yeah, yeah.- Let's not play that anymore.So what's the cost of the DragonFlyplus the camera connection kit?- 200 bucks at Best Buy.- The camera connection kit is like 20?- No, so this thing is like 45 bucks.- What?- Yeah, this is, I believe 20 to 30.(grunts)This thing is, what, like 15bucks or something like that?- Probably.- USB-C to Lightning.- You can fix the headphonejack on the iPhoneif you don't mind somethingwhich is, I would say,not particularly compactor portable and also if youdon't mind spending in excess of $200.(train horn in distance)That was a really long train horn.That's like an impressive one.This is something you do?- Not when I'm running around, no, but...- This is a thing that Mr.Bolido has done in his life.This.- It's also not done yet. Let me just...- Of course, there you go. So...- No, we're not there yet.And then I gotta charge it.- Okay, I've got powerto the phone. I've got...- Remember, this thing pulls power tooso you need to keep yourphone charged so that...- Wait, does this actuallyimpact your battery life?- It pulls something-(laughs)- Why is there a bunch ofother accessories down here?What else is down here?- These are actually justthe boxes of what we just-- But wait, what's this then?- Oh.- This is a headphone jack.You're hiding a wholeother headphone jack here.What's that for?- I forgot about this.- You can't even do a video, man.You don't even know.- I forgot about this.This might be a nicemiddle ground for people.It is a Lightning to Lightningfor charging and a 3.5.- And headphone jack. Nowthat makes more sense, right?It's still a little on the goofy side,but you can easily charge your phone andyou can listen to audio at the same time.Basically, we're gonna comparemy setup with a single dongleand that's it, to your thing.- Yes. I think for scientificsake, since I already knowwhat this sounds like, you should listento both back to back.By the way, he's listening to Spotify,which most people wouldbe listening to anyway.For as far as a scientificcomparison is concerned,this is probably for the masses.- This sounds kinda cheap.- Oh.- It's not that bad, notthat bad, not that bad.Let's be calm here.- Is Ken right?- Damnit, Ken.Why is your stupid solution better?Why is this the best solution?Why am I...?That's better, dude.It's not even close.This is fine.This honestly doesn't maybeeven necessarily soundas good as this.It's okay.Honestly, for all I know, thiscould be the exact same thingand it's just like a placebo.This sounds decent, but the DragonFly,it's got so much more punch.It's so much clearer. I'm...- Who would want this garbage?Just get dongle city.Dongle city.Or you know, at the end of the day...- LG V40, Galaxy S10.- Or just get AirPods.- This is not evenremotely the same category.You're talking about AirPods?I like AirPods, but you're notgetting this kind of qualityout of AirPods.- Yeah, but Bluetooth is the future.- No, clearly this is the future.(laughs)