Alternatives to Dragonfly red

[SteveS1]

Tempo sonata bhd, better in every regard than anything from Audioquest.

TempoTec Sonata BHD Pro Portable DAC & Amp Review

This is a review and detailed measurements of the TempoTec Sonata BHD Pro portable DAC and headphone amplifier. It was sent to me by the company and costs US $70. I really like the fresh look of the BHD. There is a red LED that lights up the tiny ICs in there, giving it some elegance. There...

www.audiosciencereview.com

Replaced a Dragonfly Red with one of these and using it with Senn HD600s in balanced mode. This combination is very good indeed, highly recommended.

 

[Kirk]

^ Shame that doesn't work with Apple. Looks interesting.

 

[SteveS1]

^ Shame that doesn't work with Apple. Looks interesting.

It’s working fine with Apple. It’s on my MacBook Air.

 

[Bourneendboy]

Replaced a Dragonfly Red with one of these and using it with Senn HD600s in balanced mode. This combination is very good indeed, highly recommended.

This does look interesting, doesn't appear to be available in the UK currently though.

 

[SteveS1]

This does look interesting, doesn't appear to be available in the UK currently though.

Got it from Amazon, took a couple of weeks.

 

[Kirk]

It’s working fine with Apple. It’s on my MacBook Air.

Mmm...so much for on-line reviews . Will investigate further.

 

[SteveS1]

Mmm...so much for on-line reviews . Will investigate further.

To be fair, the assessment that Simon linked to above does have MacOS listed among the platforms - I haven’t tried IOS because I don’t use it for serious headphone use, just earbuds on holiday or travelling.