Transients and speed compressed between 4.12-4.38 for Cobalt, UA2 survived cleanerĪlison Krauss “When You Say Nothing at All” Deezer FLAC.Bass distortion on Cobalt, tight, deep and well controlled on UA2.Very well controlled dynamics on UA2, jittery on Cobalt.Overall warmer presentation on Cobalt, natural on UA2.Coarse edged vocals decays on Cobalt, smoother on UA2.Crisper micro details on UA2, softer on Cobalt.Soft edged piano tone for Cobalt, crisper on UA2.Mildly recessed backing vocals on Cobalt, better nuanced on UA2.More neutral vocal staging for Cobalt, slightly intimate for UA2.Slightly cleaner crisper, punchier bass responses on UA2, fuzzy on Cobalt.SOURCE: iPhone 7 USB 2.0 (DDHIFI ADAPTER)ĭiana Krall “California Dreaming” Deezer FLAC Percussions crisper on UA2, smooth decays, Cobalt slightly pale, soft decaysĪs the crescendo peaked up between 1.18-1.26 and 4.05-4.28, Cobalt exhibited sibilance & micro distortion while UA2 remained smoothly controlled.Nasal warm edged piano tone on Cobalt, crisper neutral on UA2.Slower attack on Cobalt, UA2 slightly faster.Slightly forward intimate for Cobalt vs UA2.Both on ES9038Q2M with dedicated Amp stage.Filters: Cobalt (Stock), UA2 (Apodizing Fast Roll Off).Headphone: FOSTEX T40RP MK3 Magnetic Planar 91db 50Ω.Now let’s get to the details why I was underwhelmed, bear with me on this, but it must be understood how I came to this POV: But hell, I paid $350 to get this level of sonic indulgence? It has the warmth in contrast to JM20 brightness, the analogue tonality of JM04Pro. What I am hearing is a performance I have heard between a $20 JCally JM20 and JM04Pro – Yes it is vibrant and engaging. My personal experience with Cobalt was underwhelming to say the least from the moment of first listen until now. Honestly it is hard for me to be excited even as I write this. Lastly the dual ES9038Q2M of Cayin N6ii (E02) being the most versatile with very succinct filters option. E1DA 9038D is very well balanced and then followed by Shanling UA2.
AUDIOQUEST DRAGONFLY COBALT REVIEW PRO
Cobalt clearly is the most warm sounding among them all with Hidizs S9 Pro being the most neutral and Topping D10s the most dry. The actual tuning separates them from one to another. This Cobalt being my 6th DAC/Amp with ES9038Q2M so I have some good idea of what to expect.
Tuning focus for Cobalt is “Natural Sound” with the implementation of Minimum-phase Slow Roll-off Filter on the ES9038Q2M DAC.
Scrutinizing everything to ascertain if the price demanded justify the quality and experience offered. Expectations were high and decidedly I was very critical with this one. $350 in total including shipping from Amazon.
Slow bass performance, slow attack, performs better with already fast IEMs.Remained cool even after used for long hours.Excellent details retrieval, great transparency.Commendable balance between technical and musical ability.Realistic (warm) guitar and stringed instruments tone.Impactful Mid-Bass response with natural texture, slow decays.Mids with natural placement, warm tonality.Organic neutral timbre, natural analogue tonality.PCM 24bit – 96khz MQA, SNR: Undisclosed, Power: 2.1 Vrms, USB Type-A Male, 3.5mm SE (Microphone: Unspecified), Aluminum Chassis, DragonTail USB-C Adapter
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