MoondropDawn Pro Portable USB DAC/AMP Dual CS43131 DAC 32Bit/384kHz DSD256 Decoder Headphone Amplifier

Dawn Pro is impressive not only at this price but it really sounds great. It has decent power, volume buttons, works in Windows and Android. It's mostly transparent and a touch of warmth. It's my favorite portable amp right now. Pro tip for people having trouble with Android. You have to use an app to get around the limits of Android. HiByMusic is a free app, USB Audio Player Pro is a paid option. These apps have a USB driver that works around the limits and connects to the DAC.

Perfect for what it's worth. I also have the $250 m15i and I prefer the Dawn Pro. The m15i has an artificial soundstage width in my opinion achieved with an echo that doesn't convince me. It also doesn't highlight the high frequencies like this Dawn Pro. m15i is warmer, Down Pro is more analytical which I like more.Down Pro is even more powerful than m15i in terms of volume

It is wonderful in size and sound. It is the size of a box of matches. It has enough power for IEMs and over-the-ear headphones. Most dongles with fixed cables have connection issues after a while, these won't. They can run Ballance, so there is even more power available. The build quality is very good, and functionality or ease of use is simple: two buttons handle the volume—the larger one is louder, and the smaller one is quieter.

Bought this as a Christmas present. In order to make sure it worked and was not a dud, i tried it using my Samsung 23+ using my HiSenior Megafest EST, using Double twist player and a long list of combo flacs, mp4 and other files to sample the audio. I can tell you this thing was obscene in its sound quality, slam, musicality and shear power. Huge soundstage, bass slam to embarrass many desktop amps, and head slamming crisp detailed highs surprised the ever loving crap out of me. This thing was nearly on par with my Questyle M15i at a price that truly could embarrass the M15i as well as many others in that price range. Needless to say, it simply shocked me as to the quality of the sound this thing put out. Time will only tell as to the toughness and durability of the Dawn, but for the price I could go thru 4 of them and still just be even with the more expensive dongle dacs. It is certainly worth your consideration.

I bought this because I had moved my PC away from my desk, and use a USB C dock. Everything works great until I plug in this DAC. Not only does it limit support to the lowest quality setting (and a flashing red light... yes it gets distracting quick), there are constant, irregularly timed drop-outs that disrupt my connection to the PC. Remove the MoonDrop, problems go away. Reached out the the manufacturer, who said that I must have a defective unit, and despite the fact that they have drivers and a Firmware update listed specifically for this device (the firmware software can't detect it either). So I ordered a replacement, and exact same issues. So if you are using this on a Phone, I guess it will be good, but DO NOT buy this for PC. Computer support is terrible.

Definitely cool looking and just decent build quality. It makes your iems sound amazing! I highly recommend this especially for the price. Comes in a cool tin and is super easy to use. Just make sure you pull the foam out to access the cable underneath and the instructions at the bottom of the tin

The included USB C cable caused the DAC to randomly disconnect from my phone. So, I went ahead and purchased a new cable and the problem went away completely, okay fine...Then, after about a week of use, I started getting periods where audio would crackle and become distorted. Disconnecting and reconnecting from my phone would temporarily resolve this for an hour or so. Seemed to be an issue with the High Gain mode as turning the amp to Low Gain mode in the Moondrop software fixed this issue indefinitely, okay fine...Finally, today I went to use the volume button and the button just fell/collapsed into the shell, so now I can't turn the volume down, unless I use the software...It's sad because, when it works the sound quality is great and definitely punches above its class. I want to use it, love it, and have it be my daily audio companion. Unfortunately, the build quality and QC is apparently where they cut costs to get it priced the way is.

For the price, this is a very good Amp/DAC! Using it with an iPhone 16 Pro Streaming Tidal and Apple Music. IMPRESSIVE for the price! 🎶🎶❤️