Yep the Apple USB-C to 3.5mm dongle is insanely good. Apart from looking like a ridiculous flimsy thing compared to chunky desktop amp/dac setups, it obviates a

Yep the Apple USB-C to 3.5mm dongle is insanely good. Apart from looking like a ridiculous flimsy thing compared to chunky desktop amp/dac setups, it obviates a good chunk of the mid-fi market for a fraction of the price Poorly matched output impedance is one place where headphone amps do have a place. For example when plugging headphones into a speaker amp / AV receiver, where the headphone jack connects to the amp with a resistor in series, the end result can be anywhere from a significant bass boost to just plain bad