Shanling Ua3 Portable Headphone Amplifier,Tiny Earphone Amps With Volume Control,Usb Dac Balanced Hi
SHANLING UA3 Portable Headphone Amplifier,Tiny Earphone Amps with Volume Control,USB DAC Balanced High Resolution,Sup 32bit/768kHz DSD512|3.5mm&4.4mm Jack,for Phone/Player/Nintendo Switch/PC (Green)
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Brand : SHANLING
Category : Electronics,Headphones, Earbuds & Accessories,Amplifiers
Rating : 4.1
Price : US $109.99
Review Count : 24
SalesRank : 0
SHANLING UA3 Portable Headphone Amplifier,Tiny Earphone Amps with Volume Control,USB DAC Balanced High Resolution,Sup 32bit/768kHz DSD512|3.5mm&4.4mm Jack,for Phone/Player/Nintendo Switch/PC (Green)
- While the aesthetics attracted me to this particular portable (dongle) DAC solution for my phone, the reputation of Shanling and their DAP (digital audio player) products is well known. The sound is excellent and well balanced as presenting it as not too analytical, but very detailed with just a bit of smooth & warmth. I use it with my growing IEM collection, initially with the Tangzu x HBB Wu Heyday, and it pairs very well.I would recommend this for both a portable (phone) and a desktop solution as it works well for both use cases, especially with IEMs.
- Very happy ua3 but it needs a bit more juice (power) to drive my dt 770 (80 ohm) headphones.
- Tired of the ESS sterile sound? Get this. It’s warmer than Cirrus Logic chips, but not as laid back a Burr-Brown. The implementation it’s what matters and Shanling did a great job with this one.Compared to the dddHiFi TC44C, the UA3 is a nice complement. The TC44C is more focused on the sub-bass and instrument separation/detail, but the difference vs. the Apple dongle is not night and day to warrant the much higher price tag. The UA3 sound is noticeable different to the Apple dongle and has more note weight and better timbre for vocals and acoustic instruments, you may say it sounds more natural, but that’s subjective.It has enough power for my Focal Clear & HD600 and handled my Mest MKII, EJ07M-KL, Oracle, SA6, XBA-N3 & ATH-LS200 hiss-free. My favorite pairing was with the HD600, EJ07M-KL & ATH-LS200.
- I found this better than other DACs like HiBy, Fiio, helm, fios, ayma, or ifi.This is not loud but clear and smooth sounding. It\'s capable of processing DSD64/dsf format too.
- I tried two different USB-C cables and even updated its firmware with one of the cables while connected to my Windows PC but it wouldn\'t fully work with my Pixel 6 Pro running Android 13. At one point it showed the volume buttons would successfully control my phone\'s volume but no sound came through my headphones and playback would never allow the music to play in from my preferred music app.Shanling\'s Eddict app would display the DAC as being connected but it wouldn\'t play any music from my phone\'s local music library nor from YouTube Music streaming either. Eventually even the Edict app couldn\'t find the DAC so I initiated a return.This device uses an AKM DAC chip and is the first one from Shanling after the long shutdown of A because of the AKM factory fire but the faulty nature of this DAC makes me wonder if this new AKM chip isn\'t reliable enough yet. The only other possibility is that it isn\'t compatible with Android 13 yet but Android 13 has been available for testing for over 6 months so it doesn\'t seem like a major brand like Shanling would not be on top of this compatibility.
- The Shanling UA3 does not work with the LG V60 or the Samsung Galaxy S20 series as well as with other mobile platforms as noted here within this review section. Honestly for the price factor involved here you would think the Shanling UA3 would be a bit more multi-device friendly but in all factuality it just isn\'t. I can think of better alternatives that work with a broader range of mobile and DAP products available in today\'s marketplace and all the listed products that I will suggest here are currently being retailed on Amazon...Fiio KA3 which has both 3.5 and 4.4mm balanced outputs and is DSD 512 for 89USD, IBasso DC05 or DC06, Moondrop Dawn 4.4mm balanced, or if you want to spend a little more the Fiio BTR7 is another excellent choice in today\'s competitive portable DAC marketplace. In conclusion I did in fact return the Shanling UA3 for a full unit refund within 24 hours of recieving it.
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