AudioQuest
DragonFly Red
interface_dac
$250
Used market: $150*
Specifications
3 of 10 values have a recorded source- Type
- Dongle Adapter·
- Bus Powered
- yes·
- Max Gain dB
- 0·
- Analog Inputs
- ·
- Analog Outputs
- 3.5mm Headphones·
- Digital Inputs
- USB-A·
- Min Usb Power W
- 2.5✓
- Headphone Output
- Max Voltage Vrms: 2.1·
- Max Sample Rate kHz
- 96·
- Phantom Power Provided
- no·
Expert Audio Engineering Commentary
Headroom Notes
2.1 V, the same figure AudioQuest quotes for the Cobalt, and again the only electrical number on the page. The difference from the Black is a full 4.9 dB of level, which is the whole reason to pay the difference; volume control is 64-bit bit-perfect in the digital domain rather than analogue as on the Black.
* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~60% retained value). · checked on 8/5/2026