Ableton live m1 pro8/7/2023 The sound output from the 3.5mm jack sounds both more expansive and also more refined than via the AQ Dragonfly Red DAC. the 3.5mm output from the MBP still sounded better. I thought that perhaps slightly better headphones might reveal some advantage of the Dragonfly Red DAC over the 3.5mm output from the Macbook Pro. I got home and did the same listening comparison between the Dragonfly Red and MBP's 3.5mm jack with Sennheiser HD 280 Pro headphones. I switched back and forth several times between Dragonfly Red and the 3.5mm jack and my impressions stayed consistent. First thing I did was to turn down the volume when using the 3.5mm jack because I thought louder volume via the 3.5mm jack could be a key factor in it seeming to sound better than via the Dragonfly Red. Immediately and quite surprisingly, the sound seemed more expansive, yet also more refined in tone. I was listening via my 14" MBP / Dragonfly Red DAC in a coffee shop when it occurred to me to plug my cheap and cheerful Sennheiser HD 400S directly into the Macbook's 3.5mm headphone jack. I know there are definitely better sounding portable DACs around, but the Dragonfly Red has a punchy and reasonably refined sound that I've found to better the built-in DACs in most laptops. Typically, I listen to streamed music from PC or Mac laptops via an Audioquest Dragonfly Red. BUT, the output via the 3.5mm jack on a 2021+ Macbook Pro 14" sounds REALLY good. I'm not a huge stickler for mobile sound quality as I'm usually listening in loud environments such as coffee shops anyhow.
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