DUNU DTC 480 Dongle DAC Amp Review

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[@_-Z-]

Very nice dongle danglage. 😁 Sounds like another great option for otg. Thank you for another great one! 👍

[@HobbyTalk]

@@_-Z- appreciate the comment :) ya essentially that, another great option haha

[@GadZookz]

Almost looks like a peel-off stick on one side. I would go for that if was a feature.

[@HobbyTalk]

@@GadZookz never tried to peel it… huh, maybe it is LOL

[@scorpioassmodeusgtx1811]

I feel like this is the spiritual successor to the now-discontinued Truthear Shio. Same DAC and amp chips but with a better build, independent volume control, and changeable filters. All at the same price. It makes a lot of more expensive portable DAC amps irrelevant.

[@HobbyTalk]

@@scorpioassmodeusgtx1811 totally agree

[@sleepyrhythms6668]

Very nice review. Would you mind comparing this to the Dragonfly Cobalt?
Also is the DTC 480 overall warm and velvety like others say? Is the bass soft or more on the authoritative side?

[@HobbyTalk]

I haven’t tried the dragonfly sorry.
It depends what filter you use on this. Has a few options.

[@AronAddams7]

The color and Design looks great. Dont like the protruding part though. Wont feel good in pocket.

[@HobbyTalk]

@@AronAddams7 that’s more than fair

[@AronAddams7]

@@HobbyTalk Do you have the Aful Snowy Night? I'm using it right now, most of the recent dongles have this same chip inside. I'm curious to know if there's a difference sonically.

[@AVIONN2]

No idea what sizzly means

[@misaelramirez5891]

Do you think it can be as warm and soft as ifi go link? Best regards

[@HobbyTalk]

@@misaelramirez5891 depending on the Dac filter ya

[@ivanvashti7610]

Can i use the potential of planar iem with this dac?i think it need 400mw to Drive a planar iem

[@HobbyTalk]

@@ivanvashti7610 you don’t need 400mw to drive a planar in my opinion. This would be fine. I just use an apple dongle with planars.