Pilot II - 4.4mm Portable DAC

Plugged this into my phone and the difference was immediate — that 4.4mm output gives my IEMs a much cleaner, fuller sound. Also nice that it includes a lightning cable, so it works with my iPad without extra adapters. Tiny

Swapped this in on a whim and my IEMs suddenly had bass I didn't know they were capable of. The 4.4mm balanced output is dead silent with my phone, no hiss at all. Battery still drains a bit faster than I'd like, but that's my phone's fault, not the dongle's.

The included lightning cable meant I could use it with my old iPhone without buying anything extra, which was a nice surprise. Jazz recordings finally have space between the instruments instead of sounding crammed together.