AudioQuest DragonFly Cobalt Bedienungsanleitung
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EN
Instructions in English are available at the link below.
ES
Las instrucciones de instalación en el español se encuentran disponibles en el enlace que
se indica a continuación.
FR
Les instructions d’installation en français sont disponibles au lien suivant.
DE
Eine Anleitung in englischer Sprache ist unter dem unten stehenden Link verfügbar.
NL
Instructies in het Nederlands zijn beschikbaar via onderstaande link.
ZH
安裝說明請詳見下列網址連結.
JA
日本語 のインストールガイドは下記リンク先でご覧いただけます。
KO
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RU
Инструкции по установке на русском языке можно найти по ссылке ниже.
IT
Le istruzioni per l’installazione in italiano sono disponibili nel link indicato in basso.
PT
Pode encontrar as instruções de instalação em português através do link em baixo.
PL
Instrukcja w języku polskim są dostępne w linku poniżej.
TH
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Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Included Inside / Supported Operating Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
At a Glance: DragonFly Cobalt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Setting Up DragonFly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
The Importance of Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
For Use with Apple OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
For Use with Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
For Use with Apple Mobile Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
For Use with Android Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Desktop Device Manager Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Take DragonFly Higher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Direct or
DragonTail C
with computer
Lightning
USB 3 Camera
Kit for maximum
performance & reliability
DragonTail
Micro or C
with Android Headphone and
Earbuds Powered Speakers Amplier or
Receiver
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DragonFly Cobalt
USB Digital-to-Analog Converter
DragonFly is a USB digital-to-analog converter (DAC) designed to deliver cleaner, clearer,
more naturally beautiful sound from any computer, smartphone, or tablet. DragonFly’s
unique design allows for playback of any le type regardless of resolution. Natively,
DragonFly is capable of decoding 24-bit/96kHz data. (For les with higher sample rates,
your computer or mobile device, in conjunction with its playback software, will resample
the data to a compatible resolution. For more details, see “The Importance of Format.”)
DragonFly represents the culmination of several signicant achievements.
Working closely with Microchip®, a leading provider of microcontrollers and analog
semiconductors, AudioQuest and acclaimed engineer Gordon Rankin developed
sophisticated software that enabled the implementation of a new, high-performance
class of USB microcontroller. Thanks to their exceedingly low power consumption
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and extremely low-noise power supplies, the Microchip® microcontrollers achieve
unprecedented levels of eciency and signal-to-noise ratio, regardless of bit- or
sample-rate. Meanwhile, signicant advances in DAC chips have allowed us to surpass
the performance of even our multi-award-winning DragonFly Red.
DragonFly Cobalt uses monoClock® technology and the StreamLength® asynchronous
USB code*.
With monoClock® technology, a single ultra-low-jitter clock generated from the ESS
ES9038 DAC chip runs the ESS headphone amplier as well as all microcontroller
functionalities. This single ultra-low-jitter clock enables DragonFly Cobalt to produce
greater resolution and clarity than DACs that employ multiple clocks.
StreamLength® asynchronous USB code ensures improved delivery of the audio
samples to the DAC chip. It produces low jitter, low resource load, minimal packet
errors, world-class audio playback, and reliable connectivity between our DAC
and any computing device compliant with USB Host Mode (as set forth by the USB
Organization). StreamLength® is compatible with the USB Audio Class (UAC) and
requires no additional drivers, making DragonFly virtually plug-and-play for Apple™,
Windows™, iOS™, and Android™ users.
Additionally, DragonFly is software upgradable. In today’s fast-paced digital world,
longevity in a hi- component is increasingly rare—at any price. AudioQuest believes
that today’s digital devices should evolve as technology itself evolves, thereby delivering
musical pleasure for many years to come. With our free Desktop Device Manager
*monoClock® and StreamLength® are registered trademarks of Wavelength Audio, ltd.
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application and a few simple clicks, when new software is available DragonFly can be
upgraded at no additional cost. And, to easily accommodate the increasing number of
electronic devices that feature USB-C ports, DragonFly Cobalt comes equipped with
our DragonTail USB A-to-C extender cable.
To stay up to date on the latest DragonFly news, please register your product at
https://www.audioquest.com/page/aq-product-registration.html.
We encourage you to spend a few minutes reading through the Flight Manual and
then sit back, relax, and get high on your favorite music!
AudioQuest
Included Inside
¡DragonFly Cobalt Asynchronous USB DAC
¡DragonTail USB-A to USB-C Adaptor
¡Travel Pouch
¡Flight Manual
Supported Operating Systems
¡Apple OS 10.6.8 and later
¡Apple iOS 5 and later
¡Microsoft Windows 7-10
¡Android 4.1 and later
¡Linux capable (no support provided)
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At a Glance: DragonFly Cobalt
MODEL: DragonFly Cobalt
IDENTIFICATION: AudioQuest DragonFly Cobalt v1.0
OUTPUT: 2.1Vrms @10k Ohms or higher; 16 ohms minimum for headphone
MICROCONTROLLER: Microchip PIC32MX274
DAC CHIP: ESS ES9038
HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER: ESS Sabre 9601
VOLUME CONTROL: 64-bit bit-perfect digital
MQA* ENABLED: Yes
* More information about MQA and DragonFly can be found here:
https://www.audioquest.com/page/aq-dragony-series-faq.html#!/mqa
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Setting Up DragonFly
DragonFly is designed to be “plug and play” with all major desktop and mobile devices
and operating systems, such as Android, Apple, and Microsoft Windows 10. DragonFly
requires no additional drivers to operate with any of these systems.
Note: DragonFly employs a bit-perfect digital volume control that resides inside of
the DAC chip itself—a sophisticated implementation that ensures maximum delity,
dynamic contrast, and signal-to-noise ratio. With DragonFly connected to a PC or
mobile device, adjusting the host’s system volume control will, through proxy, control
the DragonFly’s onboard volume.
The Importance of Format
CDs operate at a sampling frequency of 44.1kHz. Compressed MP3 and AAC music les
and audio streams are typically encoded at one of three dierent quality levels—128kbps,
256kbps, or 320kbps—and are most often reconstructed as 44.1kHz les. Similarly, many
music downloads and CDs ripped as Apple Lossless or FLAC les are reconstructed to
44.1kHz. For these reasons, DragonFly will often produce the best results when your
computer is set to output a sample rate of 44.1kHz. If you have higher resolution les,
however, it is important to choose the correct higher sample rate in order to maximize
the benet of those les. For the best performance with sampling rates above DragonFly
Cobalt’s 96kHz ceiling, les should be played at a rate mathematically related to their
native resolution. For instance, a 192kHz le should be played at 96kHz (i.e., 2 x 96000.0
= 192000.0).
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There are many applications available (such as Roon, BitPerfect, Foobar, JRiver, Audirvana,
Decibel, Amarra, etc.) that will automatically set the sample rate of DragonFly to that of
the le, eliminating the need for manual setting of the sample rate.
DragonFly’s LED lights up in dierent colors to indicate status or sample rate:
Red: Standby Yellow: 88.2kHz
Green: 44.1kHz Light Blue: 96kHz
Blue: 48kHz Purple: MQA
Note: DragonFly is an MQA renderer only and must be partnered with appropriate
software to unfold MQA les. For MQA capabilities, please consult the user
manual of your playback device and music-player application.
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For Use with Apple OS X® (10.6.8 or newer)
(For Windows setup, skip to page 12; for Apple Mobile device setup, skip to page 14, for
Android setup, skip to page 15.)
DragonFly is compatible with Mac OS X, versions 10.6.8 and later. OS X menus may
appear slightly dierent from the screenshots shown below. Some have changed over
the life of OS X, but their functionality has remained the same.
Setup for USB
Using “System Preferences” to send
audio to DragonFly, while keeping alerts
and sound eects on the computer’s
speakers:
1. Insert DragonFly into your computer’s
USB port.
2. Open “System Preferences”from the
Dock or from the Apple® dropdown
menu (top left).
3. Click on the “Sound” icon.
4. In the Sound panel, click on the
“Output” tab. Select “AudioQuest
DragonFly Cobalt”
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