iFi Audio GO link - Portable DAC Dongle - USB-C to 3.5mm Headphone Amplifier, High-Resolution Audio, ESS ES9219MQ Chip, Supports PCM 32bit/384kHz, DSD256, MQA

I had an LG phone in the past that had an ESS DAC built in and it sounded great with MQA files and Hi Res Audio. I wanted to be able to listen to Hi-Res audio again and found support built into modern phones virtually non existent. I bought a HIDIZ USB C headphone DAC that I thought would mean I could listen to high quality again but alas no. It required putting my phone in developer mode with USB debugging enabled to work, it was very hit and miss sometimes not working at all. Very poor. I bought a Sony phone that supported Hi-Res audio. It was good but the headphone amp on it was rubbish. Not good enough to drive decent headphones. Both of these went on eBay. I then decided to buy the GO Link to listen with my new iPhone having switched from Android. Really wanted to listen to Apple HiRes Lossless properly. It comes with a USB C to lightning adapter included. I plugged it in and added a pair of good quality wired headphones then went into the settings in Apple Music and switched on being able to listen to HiRes Lossless. It worked perfectly without any problems. The sound was very impressive. The first album I managed to find that was Hi Res was Iggy Pop’s “The Idiot” I found the stereo separation excellent. Hearing subtle nuances in the sound field I hadn’t heard before. All the different components of the opening track Sister Midnight could be heard individually rather than blending into the entire sound of the song. I did notice bits I hadn’t heard before. Even Iggy’s backup vocals behind his own main track could be heard quite clearly. Tried lots of other albums in high res quality and all sounded excellent. Apple Music on the iPhone iOS can’t seem to do gapless properly which is a bit annoying. It can on Android apparently. No fault of the GO (come on Apple) Listening to the Go Link with Qobuz I had no gapless worries and LP’s like Floyds Dark Side of The Moon or a bit of Jean Michel Jarre all worked fine and sounded REALLY good! I’ve also used it whilst working plugged into my MacBook Air and can listen to my own HD Audio collection. All in all a well built great little headphone DAC at a very reasonable price. Finally I can listen to HD Audio again. Very pleased, can’t fault it.

Replacement for Creative SoundBlaster Play 3 dongle which was a huge improvement on original pc soundcard. After reading so many positive reviews and watching relevant YouTube reels, I took the plunge and purchased. Immediately noticeable sound improvement. It's like looking through windows without the net curtains. Everything just seems more clear and focussed. This will be primarily for listening to my audio files on my pc through quality desktop speakers. Just WMA lossless or FLAC files, not any hi res files. Won't be tempted on a further upgrade any time soon. Edit: 02/01/2026 Been listening to some new albums and some "classics" to try and find fault and trick this DAC. Haven't listened to anything yet that has not been a massive improvement on the old SoundBlaster DAC. Even on discs burned for my old Fiat panda cd player. And I'm not using expensive hardware to rip and burn discs, and am using Music Bee software to play my audio files as PC is my main music player now. I cannot recommend this DAC highly enough. It has wildly exceeded all of my expectations

I have an older pair of BOSE quiet comfort ANC headphones which are awesome. With newer mobile phones I haven't been able to use them though because of having no 3.5mm jack. My current phone is a Pixel 7 Pro for reference. I really hoped this dongle would be the solution as Bluetooth headphones are nowhere near the same audio quality. This device did an excellent job of converting the information, the sound was balanced and of excellent quality. However, random tracks often didn't play at all, when the same track had been played previously. There was the occasional pop sound. No immediate help was available from their website; apart from getting a support ticket and waiting. The poor experience of others online in getting their issues resolved convinced me to just return it and look elsewhere.

I am posting here a quick preview before I post my long one in headfi. I have many similar devices (ka3, ka2, dc03 pro, DRAGONFLY V1.2, DACMAGIC ) and reviewed the ifi go bar in headfi few months ago. The go link is the absolute nobrainer to buy immediately. The sound is absolutely stellar and scale significantly my beloved 58x that are not easy to drive. Now if you have vastly more difficult to drive headphones than the 58x you should look devices like the ifi go bar and fiio ka3. The ifi go bar is also very good but I find it expensive and I do not have expensive headphones to match at the moment. The fiio ka3 is also amazing for the money but drawing a lot more power and a bit aggressive tuned for my taste. Even if you have that there is still room to buy also the go link is so much smaller, so much more efficient and tames the ESS sabre dac sufficiently enough to make it sound organic as only ifi products can sound. To my taste is much better than the dc03 pro, I am still thinking to return the dc03 but if I keep it will be only for the app with the special discrete volume steps. And the s-balanced configuration can be used with a suitable adapter and your special balanced cable that you already have and love in one of your favourite headphones so almost not to miss balanced configuration at all.. The icing on the cake : a very good lighting adapter for the iPhone is also included. I paid 17£ for that when I bought my ka3. I mean how much better deal can be than that?

One of the cheapest and best ways to get bitperfect Hi-ress audio into my Hi-Fi system. Love the light that indicates bitrate.

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J'ai attendu 1 an pour faire ce commentaire. Pas de soucis avec la tresse si on prend un minimum de précaution. Je l'utilise avec un casque HD598 sennheiser. Le son est très bon, meilleur qu'avec mon sony xm6. Je recommande donc ce DAC.

Très bonne qualité de son

ligero, practico, materiales de muy buena calidad, robusto, preciso, y donde destaca es en su sonido, este DAC da un sonido cálido con muy buen balance en frecuencias, su chip da muy buena calidad de sonido, realmente escuchas la diferencia al usarlo. Excelente calidad-precio.