5 Best Latest cellphone USB DAC amplifier dongle adapters Under $70 | Hifigo

More and more smartphones are released ‘upgraded’ with no headphone jack. We are confident that the original earphones packed with the cellphone with USB interface should work well, but usually, they come in horrible sounding audio finally and cue the panic.

Luckily, a better dongle is doable when some cellphone DAC amplifier adapter reached out with their latest offering, balanced output dongles with a DAC chipset inside for less than $70 USD turning a Smartphone into a Hi-Fi Player. 

IBasso DC 01 and DC 02 

Probably iBasso is considering to win the competition against other DAC adapter manufacturers or to provide people with the way to listen to their IT hybrids with smartphones, but it is a given fact — DC01 is good choice. In comparison to other similar devices the newcomer hasn’t got a mobile Sabre DAC, but AK4493. It has also received a fully balanced amplifier that outputs more than 100 mWt over 32Ω (not bad). The output is 2.5 mm balanced. For unbalanced you should consider buying DC02 that is on pre-sale stage. 

Reason to Buy

Pint-sized

Hi-Res Certified

Fully functional USB-DAC

100% balanced 2.5mm TRRS output jack for DC01

Unbalanced 3.5mm output jack for most earphones. 

Meizu Audio Hifi Pro

Previously, Meizu Hi-Fi decoding amp was released on April 23, using CS43131 chip to restore pure Hi-Fi sound quality. The Pro model released in August is an upgrade of the previous generation. It uses CS43131 DAC decoder chip, and also carries two professional TI OPA 1622 second-level op-amps. This provides a real and delicate sound with rich layers. With a wide sound field, the sound dynamic control is more than enough.

The amp is also certified by Hi-Res high-resolution and the sound quality to restores super-CD quality. The previous Meizu HiFi decoding amp uses a common TPE material. However, the Pro version comes with braided wire which is stronger and more durable. 

Moreover, the Meizu HiFi DAC Pro comes with a built-in  DAC for 32bit/384KHz audio. Note that the DAC has an impedance of up to 600Ω. It is Hi-Res certified for high-resolution sound quality and is compatible with Android, Windows, and Mac OS.

Hidiz S3

Using the high-performance DAC of Cirrus Logic, the world's leading audio solution provider, the CS42L42 has dynamic driving force, rich resolution, and supports 24Bit/192kHz sampling rate with professional software to enhance the sound quality of mobile phones.

The 4- strand silver-plated oxygen-free copper (purity 99.995%) ensures the perfect transmission of the audio signal, which greatly reduces the possibility of wire oxidation and a guarantee for perfect sound quality.

A perfect audio solution for all your Type C phones and laptops. Compatible with multiple platforms, like Windows/MacOSX/Android system, even the Win7 or earlier version.

SMSL  I2 for IOS

SMSL i2 mini portable DAC and headphone amplifier supports iOS lightning port, designed for iPhone and also compatible with other Lightning port-equipped devices.
With Apple MFi Certificated，compatible with all Apple-supported music playback software. 
Supports music formats DSD64-128dsf)/WAV(44.1-384kHz)/APE/FLAC/AAC/MP3
Supports all the functions of the buttons on the Apple Earpods.