TOPPING DX3 Pro+ ES9038Q2M DAC, USB/Optical/Coaxial/Bluetooth 5.0 to RCA DAC, 3.5mm Headohone Output DAC with 1800mW*2, DSD512 PCM32Bit/768kHz Hi-Res Audio DAC, Digital-Analog Converter (Black)

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Inside the box, the DAC/Amp is seated securely in a soft foam insert with an additional foam pad on top.

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With the Mojo 2 Chord Electronics has an awesome and small all-in-one package that will please a lot of personal audio fans. The Hugo quickly won me over and has become my main DAC/amp at the office and my desktop DAC at home – it simply is that good. It appears that the DX3 Pro's analogue output stage has a narrower frequency response than that of the D50's.I find transients to be quite fast, which is especially appreciable with fast headphones like the aforementioned HE-560 or the Edition XS.

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If you’re new to the audiophile game and just want something powerful, affordable, and small enough to drive your desktop headphone , the Uno can be an excellent solution. This design feature allows you to have complete control over the desired volume according to your listening preferences. My Lehman is a little bit more refined and smooth sounding since I tweaked every last bit out of it, but the onboard amp is getting darn close! It provides support for high-resolution PCM 32-Bit/768kHz and native DSD512 decoding support over a USB connection. Topping didn’t list any features or information anywhere on the box, except for a small sticker with the unit’s name and barcode on the side.So if you don't mind the form factor of the Dragonfly Red, then the Jitterbug might be the way to go. One is that it's a sop8 socket and all discrete opamps are dip8 which obviously brings us to the next problem. Now I checked all my cables, drivers, different DAC modes and filters on DX3 pro and I could never get it to sound at the same level as other Toppings I mentioned. Built in screen is a joy to use and to navigate all options this small device has, whether you want to change volume, input, output etc.

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Is there any other worth while differences between the two besides the Bluetooth and Topping having a line out instead of pre out on the K5? I have Momentum over ear but it is a way too uncomfortable for my ears and I just used for no more than 10 hours.With the Dragonfly vocals feel closer and a little more in front of you, vs more enveloping with the Fiio.

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Compared to my ES9018 (from what I remember) it's a bit more clinical and less warm (in comparison, don't read as unnatural), but that's probably not a bad thing for many since I personally always lean heavily to a tube sound and I had tuned it's output stage heavily for this type of sound. But I'm switching desks and a desktop DAC/Amp is going to look so much cleaner on my desk as opposed to a USB extension cable strung across the desk plugged into the Dragonfly. and it is safe to say that the HPO is suitable for IEMs and multi-BA earphones which are sensitive to output impedance. If you have been in the hobby for a long time, I would definitely recommend listening to this product to see how much equipment under 200 dollars has improved. If you don’t have a DragonFly yet, I would recommend going for the Cobalt for sure as it’s the best of the trio.

So i have been looking for what others think to do in this case and it looks like a lot of people with this problem would take one of these two options.