iFi
iFi GO Link Max
$119
$119
iFi Audio's work with ESS Technology DACs continue, with balanced. GO Link Max, their latest balanced 4.4mm dongle, runs with dual ES9219C chips.
What's special about the ES9219C is that it grants GO Link access to its on-chip analog volume control.
This dongle attenuates volume in the analog domain granting much better signal-to-noise performance than the average competitor's lossy digital volume control. It receives a full 5⭐ from What Hi-Fi?. Forbes proclaims it the "best headphone DAC" at a budget.
Music player levels of detail and fidelity even from USB's 5 volt supply are possible with GO Link Max. A thoroughly regulated circuit and clean power form the basics here, as with every iFi. [See Product Desc. For More]