![]() The bassline is weighty but well defined, managing to provide a beefy base to the rest of the spectrum, but also a very good insight into bass notes’ details and texture. Switching to Hifiman HE4xx proved it’s also capable of providing good drive and dynamics to these planars as well. Connected to my CTM CE320 or Kinera Freya it was providing all the power I could ever need. It didn’t take long to realize that Cobalt is indeed a more capable performer than both Black and Red. So far so good, but let’s see how it actually performs. Like the rest of the family, it supports up to 24 bit / 96 kHz PCM files, as well as MQA compressed ones. It was immediately recognized by any PC and phone I connected it to. Lastly, AudioQuest boasts the new microchip PIC32MX274 that supposedly reduces current draw and increases processing speed by 33 % over DragonFlys Black and Red. The headphone amplifier comes from the same company in form of ESS Sabre 960. ![]() This one is very popular in desktop products but not often seen in portable ones. The most important upgrade happened on the inside, and the heart of Cobalt is the Sabre ESS ES9038Q2M DAC chip. Honestly, I wouldn’t expect anything less since even the cheapest DF Black is built with high standards. Esthetics is subjective but it looks nice and sturdy. Nice touch that also adds some additional value to the whole package.Ĭobalt itself is a bit more compact than its older siblings. In the box, you’ll find the Dragonfly Cobalt itself, a protective pouch as usual, and one new addition in form of DragonTail USB-C to USB-A adapter designed specifically to fit Cobalt’s esthetics. I’ll be testing those claims and comparing it with some competing products as well, so let us begin. It’s priced at $300 and it is supposed to offer better sonic qualities than its older and more affordable cousins Black and Red. ![]() Cobalt is the latest and greatest Dragonfly from AudioQuest.
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