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Re:Audiophiles in Japan Are Installing Their Own Power Poles by Nordo on Saturday December 29, 2018 @07:22AM (#18783296)
I've always wondered if the headphone adapter contains a DAC or if it just acts as a breakout box for a DAC already in the phone. I found some people claiming it does, but none that I can see cite a source for it.
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Re:Audiophiles in Japan Are Installing Their Own Power Poles by microtherion on Saturday December 29, 2018 @04:04PM (#18785662)
As far as I know, lightning connectors (as opposed to their 30 pin predecessors) carry no analog signals, so the DAC necessarily has to reside in the headphone adapter.
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