USB C to 3.5mm Adapter CX31993 Earbuds CX-PRO DAC Headphone Amp with 3.5mm Output Phone Compatible with iPhone 15 Pro Max Plus, Galaxy S23 Ultra, Pixel 7 iPad Android Windows

SOUND QUALITY:I use IEM's when I listen to music on my phone, they are very sensitive to distortion. This DAC has no distortion. There is no audible background hiss on this DAC, unlike the two other DAC dongles I own. In comparison, Samsung's DAC has background hiss when used with my IEM's. This DAC gets very loud with my IEM's. If I push it LOUD I can begin to hear distortion in the lower mid range to mid range, but this is pushing the hearing safe limit so its a moot point. This has excellent sound quality that rivals larger DACs like the moondrop dawn pro.COMFORT AND QUALITY:This DAC dongle feels significantly higher quality and looks better than the Samsung DAC dongle. The cable is braided and is reinforced on each terminal end to prevent fraying. Both housings are made of aluminum, it feels and looks great compared to the cheap plastic used in most DAC dongles. The tolerances of both terminals are perfect, snug but not too snug.

Okay first off these little dongle Dacs aren't my favorite because of the stress it puts on the USB-C port, I prefer one that attaches itself to the device like the Syba Dac that snaps onto any device, but with that said this is the 5th Dac I've tried and so far the second best, sound quality is good, seems like it increases the highs and mids but not the bass and trust me I'm running all Dacs to a pair of SkullCandy Crusher Evo's so bass is what I'm looking for (try Eminems Despicable Freestyle, the bass makes my eardrums bleed, lol) especially with my LG V20 ESS Quad Dac 32bit, best with bass that I've come across and cheaper than half the Dacs available (can get a refurbished V20 for $60-$75), so with that said I've tried Realtek, Technics, Qualcomm, ESS and this Conexant chips and for the price well worth it if your looking for an inexpensive Dac/headphone amp, and yes I am a music junkie who listens to music all day every day so I spend alot of time with these Dacs and that's how I rank them, I'm gonna continue trying more out along the way and see how many different chips I can come across, will update if I get any more.

Best connections I've seen, solid metal. The wire cover is a loose knit type of monofilament. Could be better.

The media could not be loaded.  Having all my audio recording equipment having a 3.5mm (TRRS) plugs, while getting one of those new phone model that only have USB-C on them these days, getting a good 3.5mm to USB-C adapter was the way to go.Construction is solid, looks great and it feels like it may last longer than some other adapter I had before. Sound quality is also definitely there. I had better sound coming out from this adapter using my 3.5mm lavalier microphone, than I had using a direct connected USB-C lavalier mike.I also like the fact it comes in a nice little metallic box with foam, which I could use for storage when not using the adapter. Also included, a USB to USB-C adapter, which could come handy at some point.This is a direct 1-TO-1 adapter. No volume control or anything like this on it though.

If you're looking for an alternative to apple's dongle, buy one of these CX31993 dongles.I've been using it for the last 6 months without issues. Inline mic support and playback controls have worked great. It has enough power to drive most headphones, although it can have a bit of background hiss on more sensitive iems.My only complaint is that it can sometimes pick up electromagnetic interference, depending on your surroundings.

Was hoping to receive a fully working product and excited to try it out, until I received the dac-dongle and realized that it might have been working too good. It bleeds audio and makes static noises as if the audios being cut out which ultimately made it unusable for me.

This is a fair value item. It delivers on performance. While it looks to be made well, I was disappointed that after just one year (almost to the day), it no longer works. The internal wires have come loose, so sound only plays out of the right speaker unless held at a very particular angle with a specific pressure. I'm even more disappointed because of how little stress the connector had been through. It stayed in one location for its lifetime and got used probably ~4 times a week.TL;DR: sounds good but broke after 1 year.

i've had problems with the connection of this device. i am using a dongle (that came with it) to plug into a usb-a port. i am not sure if this is the point of failure, but often times it seems like it's not connected firmly to the computer and thus not recognized until i wiggle it or unplug/re-plug it a few times. i am not sure where the point of failure is, but it's unreliable (at least with the unit i got).

Really incredible sound quality for the money and far better than the built in DAC on any of my devices. I have a dragonfly black ($170) [currently misplaced somehwere in the house.. hence ths order] and an AudioEngine D1 ($229). and besides the considerably higher headphone amp voltage output... there really isn't a dramatic different in sound quality.. none that my peasant untrained ears can pick up at least haha. $20 well spent!P.S. Headphones are Bowers Wilkins P7s (around 10 years old and still kicking ass)

Me gusta que casi no se calienta inclusive después de un uso moderado si lo comparo con un dac de mayor precio, arroja un buen sonido , bastante aceptable para ser un dac de entrada, la APK de UAPP lo reconoce inmediatamente y entrega un sonido mejor que el que da la entrada normal del celular.

Muito boa a qualidade do som. Mais do que suficientes para overheads como shp-9500.

Lo recomiendo 100%Es el mejor DAC que existe en este rango de precios, incluso supera a algunos que cuestan el triple.

soy un audiofilo restaurador y ya he pasado por varios DACs buenos....este esta un poco raro... funciona bastante bien como previo de amplificador y ha de sacar señal con cerca de 2V... un celular lo hace a 0.7V... como previo el, balance de sonido es bueno pero lo agudos naturales y medios agudos son un poco duros, realmente no me parece que haya mayor cantidad sino que suenan un poco "digitalones" pero hace que bocinas con curva de "V" se balanceen un poco... VS lo que hay en una computadora este da un sonido mas limpio, neutro, mejor control de bajo y agudos un poco mejor definidos a costa de sonar un poco digital (en sonido yo creo que es su punto flaco, el apple dongle suena un poco mas "natural" pero de igual modo a veces se lleva bien con ciertos audífonos como los sennheiser) y en general la respuesta en agudos y bajo es simplemente mucho mejor y VS el apple dongle también es mejor pero discretamentecomo puro amplificador tiene bastante galleta y es compatible con android, IOS y windows, seguro con el macOS también el único problema que no se si sera defecto del mio es que a veces si se escucha un poco de "jitter" o bucle de tierra yo creo que debe ser un falso o algo así, por que a veces lo hace y a veces no... esto se nota mas en audífonos de alta eficiencia y baja impedancia (ojo no son distorsiones como tal, es como algún tipo de ruido) en android me levanta unos audífonos KOSS vintage de 100ohms y los levanta muy bien, logrando un volumen satisfactorio y aun faltandole poquito para llegar al 100 de volumenojo eeeh, que cualquier DAC mas serio va a ser superior, especialmente en términos de calidad de sonido pero en galleta se defiende MUY bien