CompareAudioQuest DragonFly Cobalt vs AudioQuest DragonFly Red
AudioQuest DragonFly Cobalt
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.
AudioQuest DragonFly Red
DragonFly Red combines significantly improved performance over the DragonFly Black with still exceptional value. The high-performance ESS 9016 chip in Red employ minimum-phase filtering for naturally detailed sound.
Product Specifications Comparison
Product Specifications
AudioQuest DragonFly Cobalt
AudioQuest DragonFly Red
- MSRP
- 299 usd
- 199 usd
- Is Portable?
- Yes
- Yes
Audio
AudioQuest DragonFly Cobalt
AudioQuest DragonFly Red
- Sample Rate
- 24 bit / 96 Hz
- 24 bit / 96 Hz
- DAC Chip
- ESS ES9038Q2M 32 bit with minimum-phase slow roll-off filter for more natural sound
- ESS 9016 32 bit with minimum-phase fast roll-off filter
Input/Output
AudioQuest DragonFly Cobalt
AudioQuest DragonFly Red
- Inputs
- 1x USB-A
- 1x USB-A
- Outputs
- 1x 3.5mm
- 1x 3.5mm