ikko Zerda Dongle-Dac // $8 Apple USB-C _(Z Reviews)_

[@JDMWAAAT]

You should have the courage to do a full review of the Apple USB-C DAC :)

[@agoogleuser9025]

JDM_WAAAT Joshua just did!!! But I'm confused if its an April fool's prank and it was about the lightning version I have but I cant use for my windows laptop.

[@giladkingsley]

@@agoogleuser9025 it wasn't

[@javtimestwo]

@@agoogleuser9025 i have the lightning version. costs $9 at Apple store. It is by far the best deal if you are looking for an adapter because this includes a built in DAC! Why spend over $100 on a DAC adapter when Apple makes one for $9?

[@BubbleWrapPerson]

The Legend of Zerda

[@nuclear-c0w]

Finally dongle dacs reviews lol

[@Beltonius]

That $8 dongle is /literally/ the cheapest thing Apple has ever sold.

[@vickymelomane8017]

I'm using zerda, it's really sounds great, especially the bass and mids are excellent. Highs are perfectly scaled. Easily sounds better than some mid-fi daps like m0, Ap80, hiby r3 and my tempotech v1-a.

[@510maddog]

How does it compare to the Dragonfly RED?

[@undeadgamer2347]

That Spanish tune you liked at 7:43 is called Leyenda by Isaac Albeniz, is was one of the first classical songs I learned

[@yogiwp_]

Oh , and please get your hands on the Shuoer Tape. I absolutely loving my P1s but the Tapes may be replacing them. Essentially P1 details, with what I feel tonally more correct, and with bigger soundstage and excellent bass extension, and easy to drive. A bit of glare in upper mids/lower treble, and P1s still win in bass slam I think.

[@ZReviews]

I concur.. Shuoer Tape is da bomb.. amzn.to/2r0Olbm

[@bernardoblanchetramirez6032]

Damn, this year must’ve been tough because that $8 price actually is $99

[@dapster]

In the words of Beavis & Butthead: "Heh-heh, he said DONGLE!!" "Ya ya! DONNNNGLLLLLE!!"

[@MrAhuraMazda]

I have the Benefei "Hi Res" USB-C dongle dac for $10 and can confirm it installs and works with Windows 7 with a USB adapter. AND it's a REALLY good DAC for $10. The only problem I have is it tends to stutter slightly, but i think it's actually cleaner than my E10K, with more soundstage. The E10K does get louder though cause it's an actual headphone amp and doesnt stutter, so Id choose the E10K. But I was surprised how good this $10 dongle DAC is.

[@memoli801]

Hey Z, when did you had your last hearing test? The volume is way to loud. I got the Sundara and they are enjoyable with out blowing your eary off.

[@yanuehara8017]

Hey z, I know that this ultra wide thing was a mistake but I think it'd be great if you adjusted the video to be 19:9.

[@humanbass]

The usb to optical is very interesting.

[@Adam-qs5ir]

Great opening song. Why did they not send you their dc-01 or dc-02?

[@satsuinohado4105]

If dongles improve headphone amp what improves using Bluetooth? Dongle Bluetooth?

[@navanski]

Have you tried using the Radsone Es100 as a dongle DAC?

[@PafcioMr]

Why did zeos downgrade his video quality? :d

[@ju1cycrackfa1ry]

What you mean?

[@Windows-st3ti]

@@ju1cycrackfa1ry video looks more wide

[@Windows-st3ti]

doesnt look bad tho

[@iwillovertakeyou]

Its wide aspect as most newish phones have super wide screens nowadays. Looks much better to me

[@PafcioMr]

But its way less sharp now

[@yogiwp_]

For phone use I kind of gave up with dongle DAC/Amp because it drains the phone battery. I'd rather use something that has its own battery like the NX4 DSD. But then you end up with a stack that's too bulky for your pocket, so still not ideal. Also, how useful is the optical out in practice? I believe a lot of things have USB in these days, and the're a big movement to switch to wireless/BT.

[@chrisvinicombe9947]

Will the apple dongle stay clean when plugged into a speaker amp? And will it be a improvement over a iPhone 5c internal dac?

[@inspectahdeck2642]

did u find out?

[@cegoh5569]

So ikko zerda comparing with fiio btr5 which sound better ?

[@Sob3r777]

Great question and no answer..

[@fortyinch]

yep... I'm curious as well.

[@WasuFCA]

Try Ibasso dongle, BGVP dongle, Hidiz, Musiland, Resonancence Herus+, xduoo, Audirect Beam and Ranko. Plz Just do Round up of them. That might help a lot of people. May be Cambrigde XS DacMagic too. Zeo I BEG YOU.

[@florentographie]

got one zerda for 130€ and it stopped working after 6 months. the sound was really good though. hope they could work on their quality control.

[@Lucas-ck1po]

Yeah, my experience with FiiO products as well, they just stop working after 6 to 12 months. Was a huge fan but the real solution for modern phone users would be to reject phones without a fucking phone jack. Ditching Samsung for a Sony/Asus Rog next, they have proper dedicated built-in dac/amp combos in them, these chinese products won't last.

[@ernzzz]

Cerda in Spanish literally means "female pig"..

[@LacayoDe]

I kept on thinking about it 😂 in Costa Rica we use them to tease friends when they do something nasty on the club.. que cerda mae !!

[@MethmalDhananjaya]

You mean Bitch?

[@bernardoblanchetramirez6032]

Methmal dhananjaya What? Bitch is female dog, “Perra”

[@pacoa-kdbg9303]

How will the zerda perform with sennheiser HD 600 ?

[@OkGreat-]

How do these compare to the hidizs u review awhile ago...

[@gravity_assisted]

how does compare to DrangonFly and E1DA

[@wildsprig]

Suppositories aren't oval-shaped, Z. So, I don't know what you you've been shoving up your keister, but I urge you to check the box, because I don't think their suppositories.

[@mohdrozaimiesarani4165]

hi, what is your laptop that you were using in this video??

[@chrismainor]

Where can I get the zerda lighting cable dongle DAC from. Working on a high resolution audio project and this would feed the signal needed for this project.

[@bpjbp]

1:47 "It's like a suppository shape of aluminum."

[@ernestoditerribile]

The question is did he test the suppository qualities of this device

[@stcredzero]

I was going to say, I didn't know he was an aficionado of those as well.

[@nagodio]

Can you use the headphone jack to plug in the Dragonfly F ? By using a headphone to usb adapter instead of using the lighting cable ?

[@choitoi67]

How is this compared jn DC02? Soundwise and overall build

[@SamanthaMunitz]

What do you recommend for a DAC to Lightning cable for my iPhone XR? Looking for power in a DAC to lightning to punch up my FLAC files.

[@Rsalmond83]

Apple dongle

[@Weeble_Warbles]

I'm not going to claim I know a lot about IEM tip manufacturing costs, but on its face, it seems they're way overpriced.

[@johnpeterson99]

Ikko posted my aZon review before I watched this. I'm pretty sure Z and I have a strong connection.

[@brysontucker7360]

Tin T1?

[@bobsabin]

Anyone know when the lightning is available?

[@JohnDoe-bt8jz]

What do you use to listen to music on your phone

[@TheRusselmuscle]

No real review of the Ikko Zerda? The form factor is great compared to every other dongle dac.

[@MassimoTava]

Thank you for the new video aspect ratio!!!

[@steeltwistercoaster]

How well can this power the DropXJVCs

[@michaelnager6059]

Have you considered that the port you plugged it into in your Win7 machine doesn't have enough power? That is, make sure it is plugged into USB3 or above and not a USB2

[@Caseydog3]

I don’t know much so I’m asking I have an Origen 2 and a geshelli Archel pro can I connect the origen2 to the geshelli?

[@hyemjay]

When're you reviewing the Tin T4's?

[@alfredthebigasshousespider9650]

he already did that, tin t4 vs shouer tape

[@curtishalley2481]

I’ve gone through 3 of those stupid dongles in a month. Each of them crapped out for no reason whatsoever. Any other (cheap/small) alternatives? I JUST WANT TO LISTEN TO my T2s ON THE GO!!

[@thenetpagan]

It's not "unique" HIFIme has had a dongle DAC with optical out for years now....

[@ubacow7109]

The apple dongle dac is the fairest priced product at Apple evil empire incorporated. ~

[@iamSofaK1nG]

why is your hifi guides not in https? :P

[@danaexe7610]

how are the tin p1's compared to 1more triple drivers?

[@krazypandaman]

so the apple dongle is better than the laptop headphone jack?

[@Rsalmond83]

Yes

[@thetschoni3813]

And another question: is it just a DAC or also an AMP because i want to use this with blue headphones which already have an AMP

[@thetschoni3813]

I cant find the lightning version. Can someone give me a link?

[@odkKoma]

The Tschoni Try Taobao. Full with it.

[@ubacow7109]

Was today's review made in another aspect ratio? Seems even wider than usual for some reason.

[@ridedatdino]

where did you get the laptop?

[@Hectorscarclub13]

Where do I get the lighting version?

[@williamhepfer8956]

Dingle, Dangle, Dongle

[@n1ght139]

How does the apple one compare to the hidizs sonata

[@Rsalmond83]

Better

[@DarkWhiteCrow]

I would buy it just becouse it is thicker than original iOS dongle

[@williamcool4910]

How would you compare with the radson es-100?

[@johnpeterson99]

Depends if you want optical output. If es-100 had optical out Z this would be a video of him throwing every other dongle dac over $70 in the trash. Es-100 much better use of $80-100

[@OFF-WORLD9732]

this support mic?

[@satsuinohado4105]

How about dragonfly's dongle is it good?

[@PerfmonX64]

Fiio BTR3 and the ES100 have made these things useless for me. They have liberated me from being attached to my phone.

[@cls63amgwagon34]

I almost choked on my water, $100???

[@vygas]

they're $99 now o fuck o shit

[@doriarama]

I wonder when Zeos will finally review the Tecsun Professional Open Back Headphones. I thought he like wood headphones:) Especially if they are good one.

[@masterxyr]

I see many reviews saying the apple dongle is fragile, doesn't work etc. Proceed with caution... hth did they get a dac/amp in there? fwiw there are few reviews out there which rate most ipad/pod/etc as having great amp dacs internally, without, of course, any ground loops or mains issues as it is battery powered. Not the most powerful things evidently. I can notice "differences" between my iphone 5 and my fiio k5 pro, but with easier-to-drive HPs neither is better for any song....and nooooo I am not an apple fan (no sd cards, really? dictators)

[@lateknights1]

Your dongle vs the dongle she tells you not to worry about

[@nonikita]

the cable is shit on Ikko Zerda, it started losing connection after 5 weeks.

[@nicoreyes_]

yo you should review the kz zsn pros

[@ernestoditerribile]

Have you tried to use it a depository pill

[@homeboi808]

Apple one is just 1V output, so it won’t work as good for hard to power sets (and bass is hard to power).

[@stephenkrus]

#iBassoDC01 (Balanced) says... #holdmybeer 🍺😎 The Zerda is good for your unbalanced thingy. 🤓😁

[@Chundynator]

i'm still using my AudioQuest DragonFly Black v1.5 for android that i bought years ago, and the setup is kinda bulky i feel, so i'm thinking of changing it up, how does it compare? also, why the hell none of these have like angled or flat connectors? a big thing sticking out of the bottom of a device (creating a lever that essentially always puts pressure on the socket) is mega bad

[@aithemed]

Zeos can’t review the AirPods pro because he don’t have apple products?

[@TMM6900]

Current amazon : 99 bucks.

[@oxfordbambooshootify]

This cinematic aspect ratio is pretty dope bro

[@nuyorican91st]

That damn apple usb c dongle easy to lose. Lost mine good thing it's cheap

[@jfrya]

Did I hear correctly that when connected to a cell phone there is no volume control with the phone?

[@mattialemboluscari8774]

Z E R D A Coming soon...

[@Zephyrus88PL]

Optic output? Unique? Encore mDSD years befor had optical output. ;)

[@Kamugin1]

"Zerda" sounds like "z" + "merda" ("shit" in Portuguese).

[@ReTr093]

100 bucks for a dongle... Fucking ridiculous. Just get a used LG with superior dac for 150 or so and use it as mp3 player.

[@barchetype6430]

Double Dongle

[@ludwigflatscher2057]

@ Zeos: Why you think that the Apple Device is nothing more then an apter cable! That can,t be a Dac, therefore it can,t make the Music better. Or did I missed something?

[@Rsalmond83]

Makes the music hella better

[@JeffJacquesmd]

Zerda?????? Fiddler on The Roof? What's this doing vs something like the Cobalt?

[@mattsch21]

The same thing

[@ernestoditerribile]

Matt S the Audioquest Cobalt is a totally different beast. This is just cheap crap. While the cobalt is built as a quality compact dac. Okay it’s still just a usb-stick with build in dac and headphone amplifier. And doesn’t come close to desktop or most portable Dac/amps Like TEAC, Topping or FiiO, Still waiting for the Monoprice portable THX AAA to be available in Europe. Because I hate to pay import taxes.

[@mattsch21]

@@ernestoditerribile explain to me why the dragonfly is better. If you can't personally explain it then shut the fuck up. You sound like a sucker shill who loves buying expensive snake-oil as much as you like taking it up the butt.

[@prismrei]

w i d e zeos

[@richardlaub889]

Are you telling me and others that an Apple dongle is almost as impressive as a dongle DAC/AMP with two Dac chips inside and the Apple is nothing more than a cable with two different kinds of fittings? Either that product does not work or the way you are hooking it up is wrong. Why not buy or borrow the correct product (Apple anything) and then review it correctly.

[@fredpasta6488]

shorter ... 👍

[@parsastrife6629]

Gimme 21:9 23.97 fps

[@iHaveTheDocuments]

The real question, why still go the old regressive non innovative rotten fruit way? Clout?

[@keithclark7030]

More 21:9 content!!!

[@cryptout]

Windows 7 lol

[@sneakybeaver13V2]

The apple dongle is complete trash! Zero power whatsoever! I literally have to crank my source all the way up.