AudioQuest DragonFly Copper USB Digital-to-Analog Converter

Long Live DragonFly

Since its introduction in 2012, the award-winning AudioQuest DragonFly DAC-preamp-headphone amp has received enthusiastic recommendations from the New York Times, Rolling Stone, and Men's Health while earning glowing praise from the world’s leading hi-fi publications. With more than 300,000 DragonFlys sold worldwide, our little critter has proven capable of disarming even the most rigid audio skeptic.

DragonFly Today   

Like all AudioQuest products, the award-winning DragonFly has benefited from gradual refinements made possible by better parts, better materials, and AudioQuest's own insatiable desire for better sound.

Key Features

• Beautiful sound from all music files: MP3 to Hi-Res
• Compatible with Apple® and Windows® PCs, iOS and Android devices
• Drives Headphones; Feeds Preamps, Amps, and Powered Speakers
• Phone, tablet, or computer controls the output level
• Meets all USB Audio Class (UAC) standards; requires no additional drivers
• Dragonfly emblem changes color to indicate playback status and the sampling rate of the file being played: red (standby), green (44.1kHz), blue (48kHz), yellow (88.2kHz), light blue (96kHz).
• Includes form-fitting DragonTail USB-A to USB-C adaptor

DragonFly Copper maintains everything that made its predecessors such a success:

• Beautiful sound from all audio files: MP3 to Hi-Res
• Compatible with Apple® and Windows® PCs, iOS and Android devices
• Drives Headphones; Feeds Preamps, Amps, and Powered Speakers
• Phone, tablet, or computer controls the output level
• Meets all USB Audio Class (UAC) standards; requires no additional drivers
• Dragonfly emblem changes color to indicate playback status and the sampling rate of the file being played: red (standby), green (44.1kHz), blue (48kHz), yellow (88.2kHz), light blue (96kHz).

Compared to previous DragonFlys, Copper offers:

• 2x greater output power 
• 25% lower current draw
• High-conductivity copper-plated case for improved RF-noise drainage

Power, Efficiency, Beauty

AudioQuest's careful selection of a new 32-bit ESS Sabre DAC/headphone amp allowed for the implementation of a slightly smaller processor than the one employed in previous designs. In turn, power consumption was reduced by about 25% while significantly improving overall supply-chain efficiency. AudioQuest was able to do more with less.  

DragonFly designer Gordon Rankin then did what he does best: He optimized the new DragonFly parts for ultimate performance, reducing distortion to a level significantly below that of previous models.

Drawing 25% less current and delivering two times as much output power as any previous DragonFly, Copper is the most powerful and efficient DAC AudioQuest has ever produced. Its new copper case, informed and inspired by the RF-draining barrels of AudioQuest's Mythical Creatures interconnects, isn’t merely gorgeous, but, like every other aspect of the DAC’s design, has been implemented for improved performance.

We believe AudioQuest DragonFly Copper faithfully carries forward the esteemed legacy of the DragonFly family, and we hope it introduces many more listeners to the immersive, emotionally compelling musical experience that hundreds of thousands of DragonFly owners have already enjoyed.

Who is Audioquest

Audioquest is one of the most well-regarded cable manufacturers in the world, with each cable seeing a level of meticulous detail in both its aesthetic construction, as well as intuitive engineering within to provide an impressive performance. Regardless of whether the cable in question be an analogue or digital interconnect, speaker cable, subwoofer cable or anything with Audioquest's badge on it - only the finest quality materials and construction expertise are used to form an exceptional, industry-leading product.

AudioQuest continues to retain their reputation as one of the leading cables and interconnect manufacturers, but have since stepped into the realm of audiophile personal audio. In addition to their range of cables, AudioQuest design and engineer a series of headphones and award-winning USB DACs. The original Dragonfly DAC took the industry by storm and has since been superseded by the Dragonfly Black and Dragonfly Red models. 

Their introduction to the high-end headphone market was the 'NightHawk', a wide and precise open-back design, built with specialised diaphragm drivers. Following the NightHawk is its closed-back superior, the NightOwl, and then the NightHawk Carbon - which follows the original NightHawk open-back design but sees the implementation of the NightOwls superior cable and construction.