AudioQuest Dragonfly Cobalt

DragonFly DAC + Preamp + Headphone Amp
From MP3 to MQA and High-Res: Naturally Beautiful Sound at Your Fingertips

Whenever and Wherever You Want It

• Plays all music files: MP3 to High-Res and MQA
• Compatible with Apple® and Windows® PCs
• Compatible with iOS devices (requires Apple Lightning to USB Camera Adaptor)
• Compatible with Android devices (requires DragonTail or other USB Adaptor for Android Devices)
• Bit-perfect variable output drives headphones, powered speakers, or power amp
• Fixed output feeds preamp or receiver

DragonFly Cobalt, our new flagship DAC, 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.

DragonFly Cobalt has the robust 2.1-volt output to drive almost any headphone, uses a bit-perfect digital volume control for outstanding signal-to-noise ratio, enables seamless compatibility with Apple and Android devices, and is an exceptionally competent and affordable MQA Renderer.

DragonFly models, Cobalt uses Gordon Rankin's precedent-setting StreamLength® asynchronous-transfer USB code. Further, in Gordon's monoClock® technology, a single ultra-low-jitter clock generated from the ESS ES9038Q2M DAC chip runs the ESS chip functions as well as all microcontroller functions. This superior clock enables DragonFly Cobalt to provide greater resolution and clarity than DACs with multiple clocks.

Output
2.1 volts

DAC Chip
ESS ES9038Q2M DAC chip with minimum-phase slow roll-off filter for more natural sound

Volume Control
64-Bit Bit-Perfect Digital Volume Control

Desktop Compatibility
Windows 7 and later; Apple 10.6.8 and later; Linux (no tech support provided)

Mobile Compatibility
Apple iOS 5 and later; Android 5.0 and later

Included Adaptor
DragonTail A to C Adaptor

Accessories
Protective Endcap, Leatherette Pouch

Dimensions
57mm (l) x 19mm (w) x 12mm (h)