Shanling UA5 portable dongle dac for phones, computers and ipads. UA5 is a dongle dac with a cool integrated volume dial, that also works as a multifunction controller. It also has a clear OLED display to clearly show features and battery life. UA5 uses dual ESS dacs and dual amps to supply its balanced output design. It allows you to choose single or dual dac modes and low/high gain modes.
UA5 has a new twist to improve its audio quality.With its 'Hybrid Battery Power design there is a small battery built in so the UA5 can run its amps and dacs from the clean battery power, with other sections having power supplied by the phone/computer. This is done to improve the audio performance. You can also select Standard mode, where the device will be powered solely from the phone/computer, as other dongle dacs are. Its a clever, compact way to push the performance ahead with a clean, black background and zero background noise for high end IEM's.
Shanling UA5 Specs:
Fully balanced circuit with two ESS ES9038Q2M DACs and two dedicated Ricore RE6863 amplifiers.
Digital SPDIF coax output through 3.5mm connector.
Compatible with Android, Windows, Mac and iOS. Special lightning cable needed with iphone
UAC2.0 and UAC1.0 mode compatible, for use with a Nintendo Switch
Hi-Res support up to 32bit / 768khz and DSD512
Output power 137 mW @ 32 Ohm SE // 211 mW @ 32 Ohm Balanced.
USB-C Connector. USB-C to USB-C cable and adapter to USB-A included
(UA5 will auto switch to USB Power mode when battery is drained, then will recharge battery and switch back to Hybrid mode once charged)