I will therefore focus on my new findings with my experience in “dongle-itis” gained and rather focus on how the EarMen Eagle fits into the big picture.ĮarMen Eagle (top) and EarMen Sparrow: same dimensions, same build, different connectors: USB-A male vs. The Eagle simply has its very own merits and deserves to fly high above the radar of the dongle universe.Īs mentioned before, I have written an extensive review of the EarMen Sparrow and both are overlapping in terms of functionality. In this review, I will demonstrate that a comparison with the DragonFly Red is somewhat irrelevant and why I prefer the Eagle over the Sparrow. EarMen asked me to compare their Eagle to the AudioQuest DragonFly Red – which some reviewers have done already. The Sparrow is special in that it features a balanced circuit on top of the single-ended one, which appears to put the Eagle in its shadow, but undeservedly so, as we will find out. But both products received high praises by reviewers. Their first releases into the world of combined dac-amps were the excellent $199 Sparrow dongle and the $249 TR-amp, both receiving undeservedly little attention by consumers on our YouTube channel (You find the Sparrow video here and the TR-amp video there). They are registered in Chicago but produce in Serbia, so you get an American-European product. This review was originally published at IntroductionEarMen may be a rather young company that released their first products in 2020, but they have the very experienced premium manufacturer Auris Audio behind them. It is the lowest priced dongle offering premium sound quality (of all the ones I have tested) imo. It does not store any personal data.Executive SummaryThe $129 EarMen Eagle is a rather refined sounding dac & amp that beats it immediate peers in terms of sound quality. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin.
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Simply plug in either directly to a computer via USB, or to an iPhone or Android smartphone via a lightning or micro to USB camera adaptor and experience new realms of audio clarity.īalanced Voltage: 2.0 Vrms 32 Ohm, 4.0 Vrms 600 Ohm (2.5mm)
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Thanks to its built-in adaptive drive, there is no need to install third party drivers.
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Sparrow’s digital architecture supports up-to-the-minute streaming platforms including Tidal via iOS and Android smartphones, and Qobuz via iOS/Android, Mac and PC.
Thanks to its low-ESR Tantal capacitors, high grade power supply and 4-layer golden circuitry, incidental operating noise is kept to an absolute minimum allowing the finer details of higher resolution files to flourish. From its CNC milled aluminium enclosure, to its transformers and PCBs, every step has been meticulously selected and optimised to deliver the best audio performance possible.
To assure high quality performance and robust design every part of the Sparrow’s assembly is formulated in-house at EarMen’s research and design facility. The ES9281 is also ESS’s first USB product to offer integration with MQA rendering for automatic detection on Master Quality Authenticated musical material. ES9281Pro offers remarkable detail, clarity and precision audio performance at an amazing 124dB DNR.
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Sparrow is powered by the ES9281 Pro DAC chip, the crown jewel in ESS’s range of conversion technology components. Designed in partnership with acclaimed high-end audio manufacturer Auris, the EarMen Sparrow is a high-performing USB digital to analogue converter, preamplifier and headphone amp rolled into one compact unit.
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