Hey guys, Just picked up a pair of Audioquest Night Owls. I cant wait to connect my cans and give it a workout. 1. Blue Monday? The official press embargo is over and we can release details of the new AudioQuest DragonFly Cobalt. In terms of fundamental functionality, we’re pleased to … Audioquest say you can connect this USB DAC to headphones, powered speakers, etc. While the Cobalt's reconstruction filter is still a minimum-phase type, the ultrasonic roll-off is slower, which AudioQuest says results in a more natural sound. Will it make any difference at all if I use a 3.5mm to 3.5mm cable vs using a 3.5mm to 2 x RCA cable? Until then, here is the official press release and accompanying information from AudioQuest. It’s hard to believe, but the original Dragonfly DAC from AudioQuest first hit the streets back in 2012. The Audioquest Dragonfly Red has been a staple in the audiophile community as one of the best sounding, most portable DAC/amps out there. Mine arrives on Wednesday via FedEx. AudioQuest has today announced the DragonFly Cobalt (US$299/€299/£269). However, with the newest release of the Dragonfly Cobalt, we were curious if it was worth the upgrade from the Red. Looking at either a Dragonfly Red or Dragonfly Cobalt to pair with these out of my phone. Comparing the AudioQuest DragonFly Cobalt to the DragonFly Red, and feeding 44 khz WAV tracks from my iPad Pro 11-inch to the DragonFlys, I played the first 70 seconds of Steven Wilson’s Luminol (at the 44/24 data rate) playing the Cobalt first (3 times), then the Red second. (Image credit: Audioquest) The Cobalt is the first DragonFly to spread its wings since 2015, when AudioQuest introduced its Black and Red models and with them Android and iOS smartphone compatibility. (Dragonfly to powered speaker connection) 2. It eventually morphed into two models in 2016 – the entry-level Dragonfly Black and the more up-scale Dragonfly Red. Audioquest markets this device as a USB DAC + Preamp + Headphone Amplifier. Like the DragonFly Red and Black, the Cobalt is limited to decoding data with a sample rate of 96kHz or lower. The new model is slightly smaller than the Red but retains its ESS Sabre 9601 headphone output chip – that runs line-level at 2.1 volts – and “64-bit bit-perfect digital volume control”. DF-Cobalt…