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You can already use your own DAC with smartphones.
by plaguuuuuu 11y ago
You can already use your own DAC with smartphones.
- sp332 11y agoHow does that work?
- nordsieck 11y agoYou plug it into the USB port.
- makomk 11y agoOn Android phones that support USB-OTG (most of the better/more modern ones) you can literally just plug a standard USB DAC into the onboard USB port. Honestly, it shouldn't be that hard to just include a decent onboard DAC and headphone amp these days though - Sandisk's MP3 players and Allwinner's range of ARM SoCs have even managed to integrate both on the same die as the main CPU no problem.
- throwanem 11y agoApple devices have generally excellent DACs as well - to the point where it's basically a waste of money to buy an external DAC. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that there are Android devices with good onboard DACs, but I also wouldn't be surprised to learn that such devices are at the high end of their manufacturers' ranges and come at a premium price.