Makes Everything Sound Better! : THX Onyx

[@ELJefeReviews]

THX with an ESS Sabre DAC on board is a LEGIT combination for sound quality. I hope I get to test it soon. Awesome work brother!

[@wadec6799]

El jefe have you ever used something like this on the q30's??? Or other headphonez??

[@ELJefeReviews]

@@wadec6799 I have not tested this device. But I expect it would amplify the audio for more volume and provide a much cleaner signal. THX amps and ESS Sabre DACs are known for transparency so it won’t add EQ or anything. It will simply improve what’s there.

[@wadec6799]

@@ELJefeReviews thanks man!!!! Appreciate the feedback!!!!!!!!

[@a9hart470]

Thanks for you're take on this man! The idea that you can improve upon the quality of portable audio so effortlessly on the go is exciting so it's great to find out about this sort of product via the likes of yourself

[@rhyvehr]

*Durability Concern* I've had two devices with THX linear amplification in them, the Onyx and Fiio Q3. Both have ended up blowing out and the treble ended up absolutely horrenduous sounding. Just get an Apple dongle or Schiit Fulla 3 for gaming, both are cheaper and 99% of people won't ever tell the difference.

[@bambam841ify]

I bought one of these when they 1st released. I never tried any other similar devices beforehand. So I won't be able to offer a comparison, but can attest that I am EXTREMELY pleased with the quality of this product. Using them with Samsung Galaxy note 20 ultra and B & O H9's

[@guccigang8232]

Looks awesome I might buy it thanks for the great content you always give 😀

[@mikeevans7381]

This is an awesome product reviewed by an awesome guy. It really doesn't seem like it's been that long ago that I was jamming out with my Jaybird X3s and working out with my Anker Soundbuds Slim. Lol 🤣👍

[@taidee]

I feel like the Qudelix 5k is all I need for mobile use, and it works with everything. It's not bad even as a desk dac/amp, but I have a good desk dac/amp set for desk use.

[@bozardo101]

Really glad you made this video! I will keep this in mind and I would like to listen to more open ended sounding headphones

[@derrickcrocker4265]

How are these compared to the Helm DB12 you reviewed b4? Or the iBasso DC03 ?

[@expatadventureturkey9324]

Do I understand that it has a THX mic meaning you can set this up on your MacBook or I Mac and use it for conference calls “Zoom” and improve your sound on both ends incoming and outgoing? Thanks in advance the the reply...

[@dmj777]

Does the is device work with “TV’s”, or just small audio devices?

[@peteraustin4077]

oh my god, you need this connector to fit that device, then you have to plug in the earphones and it all has to be plugged into your phone just so you can shatter your eardrums!

[@onetwo6039]

I see your switch there...... So does it work with the switch? 🤔 I have the ifi usb c dongle for cellphones, but it didn't work with the switch.

[@Yolo_Swaggins]

I already have those Razer Headphones and the THX spatial audio codec software on my PC, recent ROG Strix board, wondering if buying this would be worth it for gaming compared to what i am already using? Could you do a comparison of that? Would be interesting to hear your opinion on that and what the differences are.

[@shshankking]

I have a dongle of unknown brand with Realtek dac and amp.. And even that makes such difference.. The Amp is superb. I can imagine this being on different level.

[@sidneyrobinson2362]

A couple of quick questions, does the amp get around Androids resampling? And how does the performance compared to LG Squad DAC?

[@Vegas702]

2019 and up iPads have USB-C will this work?

[@Dominick7]

+Gamesky Youre a metalhead?? Sweet! After lots of research i settled on the IFI XDSD for the Note 20 ultra using Skullcandy Crusher ANCs for metal which is like having a concert in your head.. how does this compare?

[@Ben7seven7]

You're forgetting that newer iPads have USB-C so you wont need an adapter to use this DAC with those iPads.

[@firstnamelastname77]

I have the Blackshark V2 with THX Spacial Audio and 7.1 Surround Sound. Would this improve it even more?

[@funnyboy250]

how does it compare to dragonfly red?

[@mdsims2107]

Can this be used on a desktop speaker system?

[@Bigtompi34]

Like the feature of which audio frequency is decoding, but for around $50 you will get the same from adv-sound without the frequency indicator. They have a version for Apple and Android.

[@joedenisco6033]

That was a GREAT Review. One of the best I've listened to. I really mean it. JD

[@GaryGraceland]

cheers mate. can you use it with a laptop and line array speaker?

[@alecodru]

How do you connect it to a wireless headphone? Or one of the phones without a jack for headphones?

[@ashokchaturvedi9225]

Can it be used in home theater set up in a 5.1 amplifier

[@americanidle1277]

What's the sample rate and bit depth of the DAC? Is it per channel or split?

[@h1a8]

Can you please answer this question. Im trying to buy one of these. But i saw your video on the ikko zerda imt03. I also seen other portable dac amps videos and reviews. My intention is only full size headphones (he-4xx, fostex ebony, akg k371, ath rx70, focal elex). I prefer nice soundstage and quality bass (tight and punching, not muddy). Would you recommend this over all others you heard? Money is no issue for me.

[@rbh1324]

Very very dope! 1st time viewer and subscriber 🔥🔥🔥

[@OfficialGamesky]

I appreciate that

[@mzshan79]

I wonder if this will have any benefits to using on a Logitech THX 2.1 system

[@petedavis1040]

Would these work with all the Razors like the Kraken??🙏🏽

[@Year_21]

Does this work for sound quality when uploading to instagram?

[@waldoyew4247]

Can you plug thin in you Avr home theatre receiver like auxiliary so connect the usb C to your android then I’m assuming the 3.5 female is output so run a rca input from receiver left and right to 3.5 male into the thx onyx will that work?

[@nancybrown9706]

Will it work on your NVIDIA shields??

[@adrianmorrish8494]

@Gamesky, just looked at the suggested headphones and a little confused, the specs say 180 mw at 22 ohms impedence, so does it output more at higher impedence levels as 180 mw isn't that powerful for some of the headphines listed such as the Sundara if you want them to be driven at full capability at 112 dB for peak level not constant as I don't want to go deaf, that would need around 400 Ohms?

[@adrianmorrish8494]

Correction 400 mw I meant to say

[@faizizz4062]

Will this work with a Walkman that uses Sony's proprietary WM Port?

[@Tugennov]

Will it work without an adapter with an iPad Pro that has a usb-c port?

[@JohnnyJammerizer]

What's the max. power of this DAC? Would it have enough juice with reasonable volume to hook up my Fostex T20RP for music listening pleasure?

[@Green4CloveR]

What is the 3 blue light dots for? Does it need to be charged for it to work? 🔵🔵🔵

[@JohnDoe-dx7bu]

Does this work say if I plugged this into one speaker which is connect via Bluetooth or aux to another speaker? Would the quality carry through? Thanks

[@dwaynescarlett133]

Does it support bluetooth connectivity, I think that could use this in my car, car radio is old school, with USB

[@Godzillah]

There is a software you can download to boost sound but what do i know also doesn’t work with my bluetooth headphone.

[@jasonfoster5285]

Does it improve earbud sound or in the car?

[@joseluisruiz3789]

I have the Shure SHA900 portable Headphone Amplifier that costed me alot and still love it but this device here is definitely worth trying out.

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

Shure you do SHURE.

[@joseluisruiz3789]

@@BigEightiesNewWave I tried sharing my link with you but it seems this dude took it down hahahahahaha like I wasn't even gonna try to take his job or anything lol! I have a youtube channel but its a hobby for me not a job. Your just gonna have to take my word for it man.

[@johnhain4765]

Will this work with the oculus quest 2?

[@derrickcrocker4265]

Nice...u have any experience with the Fiio BTR3k? I been looking a little but more budget option of a headphone amp

[@VaultF]

Get the BTR5, trust me.

[@pattimcb31]

So is this already built into the LG phones they are always talking about Quad DAC?

[@varunu4176]

I'd like to know how it compares to the Audioquest dragonfly red and black.

[@scottygdaman]

Wonder how it would work with good quality smaller active desktop spkrs?

[@ripp123m]

Will this work with an xbox series x?

[@limmingjun7930]

Between this thx and ibasso DC03 which one is better??

[@jeffsloane8628]

So this does what the AudioQuest Dragonfly series (Black/Red/Cobalt) did 10 years ago + Mic support. Got it. Thanks. Thumbs Up!

[@johncheng9665]

A $100 dollar amp also produce sound, it doesn't make it a $1000 amp

[@wadimek116]

Had dragonfly cobalt, it overcolored sound and had worse amplification than this.

[@Super8Rescue]

my tv screen is THX certified. lovely

[@k.s.8959]

Mike loves to get some support :D

[@Sakhi]

You should try the Fiio BTR5. Quite a nice portable dac amp which can be used wired or through bluetooth (LDAC, Aptx HD, other codecs etc.). Really nice button controls and quite customisable (EQ - doesn't work on LDAC but all other codecs work fine, filters, etc.) through the Fiio app on android

[@VaultF]

Best thing ever created.

[@SpencersStuffTV]

I have the btr 3 and 5. Great little device. I have the fiio m11 as well so this thx should pair nicely with it. Can't wait to give it a try

[@AwakenedVibration]

Can you give me advice on the best Binaural beat head phones that are best for programs like The Gate Way or Jose Silva? Thxs

[@corbinbeisley]

what about ipad pros with usb-c ports? does it work with those?

[@afwanhaider2940]

Can you use this for an AUX inputted Android Head Unit👀

[@hemanthsonu4]

Is there any Dac which support calls on iphone with mqa support???

[@lisahowelldreamsoflifeandlove]

So.. Will it work if I stream through my car radio on Bluetooth..

[@VEOSEEO]

Could this work on PS4 with the Razer black shark v2 pro wireless? Great 👍🏻 video too!

[@a9hart470]

This may not completely be up your street but I'd love to know what you think between this and the Creative SXFI Amp.. with a £100 pound difference it would be intriguing to know if the THX name is all that really stands between the quality of the two products. Even though I do believe Creative to be a great company in they're own right

[@VaultF]

If I didn't have my BTR5 I would definitely buy this. I have a Monolith 788 as a desktop DAC/Amp. I don't really need THX on the go, I'm happy enough for my DDHiFi adapters for 3.5 and 2.5mm if I wanna enjoy my FLAC files, For everything else, I'll stick with BRT5 on LDAC. I had a Tidal sub and honestly, I can't tell the difference between master tracks and Amazon's Music Ultra HD tracks. Might switch back to Spotify when they release their higher quality tier.

[@tjwhite3357]

Fiio brt5 is releasing a 2021 version with Sabre and mqa support. Just bought old model in June, cant wait to get improved version.

[@denisruskin348]

How does it compare to the DragonFly Red/Cobalt?

[@Ashwekar]

How does this compare to fiio btr5 as a usb dac/amp?

[@globulez]

it doesn’t work with the 2020 iPad pro’s usb-c port?

[@mr2nice346]

Where can I get one?

[@l...]

Is it working on CarPlay ? **Use KZbin chapters please**

[@richmck007]

Not tech bluetooth savvy so what do bluetooth wireless users do to get onboard with this? iPhone 12 user with wireless earbuds. Can you this becoming compatible with a future update for wireless devices? I was actually looking to increase volume without losing sound quality.

[@ashokchaturvedi9225]

Can it be used with 5.2 Avr please clarify

[@dirapproach]

how does this compare to the AudioQuest Dragonfly Cobalt?

[@eduardoplanchart3171]

Can I find this in amazon?

[@johnburris605]

Can I plug that into the back of my PC computer and plug headphones into it

[@odebroqueville]

How does this dongle compare to the Hidizs S9 Pro?

[@slicktype001]

Can this be connected to a SONOS amp?

[@bayorx7819]

Will it work with videogame console?

[@darkmankind]

So can these be used in external speakers as well? OH, bravo on that plug for Doom!

[@kolby4078]

yes but I'd just get a desk based dac or audio interface like audioengine makes at that point.

[@rdkuless]

Does it work with a GoPro Hero camera... Mic..?

[@bighit3352]

can i connect my powered monitor with it?

[@crazyndn49]

I've owned several THX badged audio items over the years. I've also had some of those same items that were 'updated' and lost the THX cert on it. There's a BIG difference in sound quality and volume. One that comes to mind in particular is the Soundblaster Omega gaming headset. The 1st gen was THX certified/badged. To date, that has been the best gaming headset I've used. The 'updated' version of it lost it and lost a lot of quality. Needless to say, when an item that has that cert, or it comes direct from THX like this, I'll definitely try it out. I'm not really a youtuber type, but that's one product name I'll stand behind and put my money towards and would offer a review of it myself.

[@jonathanoxlade4252]

OK I own a pair of sony wh-1000xm4 I just want to improve the sound quality on it ever since I had a helm dac go into settings and set the HQ audio mode and oh boy what a difference people say there is no difference when outside in noisy environments I can still hear crystal detail until sadly the helm day died due to cable was shitty it got plenty loud enough but I want a better version that will last long so thx dac amp was the answer should of paid £200 I actually have bought one for £175 on a huge discount

[@stanislausroshan913]

Can it benefit the Bose sound touch sonics?

[@rishabhgupta2982]

Will it be working on wireless headset

[@karenlewis4228]

I wonder how well this would work with the lcd2

[@mikebrown3507]

Can you connect it to Bluetooth transmitter for car?

[@michaela9279]

so can this be used on my iMac ?

[@arnoldkibaara8955]

Hi, thanks for taking time to review this, been looking for something like this for my car, I have my music on a harddrive that is plugged into my car’s usb port, couldn’t find any info on THX website, would this work with such a setup since I don’t use my phone to play music, so the connection would be hdd to THX to car..Thanks again..

[@jscan]

unlikely if your HDD is simply a USB Hard drive storage device. Missing is an operating system and a player, unless your HDD can play audio files (which an HDD alone cannot do - that would be dependant on the container), the THX is simply an audio output/preamp and not a playout device (which presumably your automobile's got built into their media interface - i.e. radio/cd?)..

[@dubie-day-shay7937]

It must sound amazing, bruh! The price is way up there for me, thanks for video Keith.

[@jjcornelio7741]

It's gonna be cool if you could review the Illumination

[@SpencersStuffTV]

Oooh I can't wait to use this with my fiio m11 and my xperia 1 for my music! 😍

[@ThomasHoffDE]

doesn't the fiio M11 have it's own (probably better) DAC?

[@SpencersStuffTV]

@@ThomasHoffDE they do have their own dac. The point in the purchase is to get more power for dynamics.

[@TJ.Turner]

Will this work with a Ps5 or an Xbox?

[@healthytrollmeister2665]

American company but Asian made edit: Sound engineers in thx are mostly Filipinos, Koreans, Chinese #stopasianhate

[@Yatukih_001]

Thanks for letting us know man!

[@tgmtf5963]

Will this improve my airpods?

[@Pissarrio]

can a device like this be connected to a receiver or a speaker rather then used to listen to music via headphone?

[@AW-hg3pc]

yes it can, it just has a 3.5mm jack output so anything you can plug a jack into(or XLR with the right cable) will work

[@jonathanjackson4559]

Do they ship to the UK??

[@tikblang1]

Is it 8 Hz to 4.9 GPA?

[@rsupp]

Since, Android OS down samples audio Bitrate to 48 KHz, regardless of what music app you are playing, do we need a USB Audio Player Pro app on an Android phone? Please reply. Nice to see streaming apps like Spotify and Apple Music have decided to add a Lossless audio tier for people who want to listen to HiRes music.

[@Gabriel1987ni]

I´m still using that Dolby soundcard from my dead plantronics

[@charlycharly4645]

I m not using anything :/ 😂😂

[@ericshun2552]

Can you review the bose QC 35 gaming headset?

[@patrickhutchings566]

Wonder if it will work on my iPad Pro. It uses usb c.

[@Ivanski]

Where to buy?

[@andrebradley1924]

Can it be used with Bluetooth speakers