AudioQuest DragonFly Cobalt - ESS ES9038Q2M

DragonFly Cobalt, the latest and most sophisticated member of the award-winning DragonFly franchise, is a USB DAC (digital-to-analog converter), preamplifier, and headphone amplifier. It bypasses the audio circuitry in laptops, computers, and smartphones to deliver cleaner, clearer, more naturally beautiful music to headphones, powered speakers, or complete audio systems. DragonFly Cobalt takes what music lovers around the world have come to expect from the multi-award-winning DragonFly family—naturally beautiful, seductive sound—and strips away fuzz and fog that weren't even noticeable until Cobalt removed them. The most beautiful-sounding DragonFly yet! Use this DAC plus headphone amplifier to vastly improve the sound from your laptop, desktop, smartphone, tablet. Connect it to a USB port, plug in headphones, and send the sound output to the DragonFly, bypassing the cheap DAC on your computer or phone.