“I got the Ifi Go Link and connected to my Kiwi Ears Quintet and also on Kiwi Ears Cadenza to my Pixel 10 pro and unfortunately, i get a loud Static on both of my earphones.”
Why it ranks here: 2 owner comments bring up hiss noise; overall score 4.5 from 7 owner comments. $17.81 (price as of 2026-11-07)
sound qualityhiss noise
“You're in Europe so I'd snag a \~10 USD dongle like the JCALLY JM12 or the \~20 USD JM6 Pro to get away from your computer's headphone output, and that will be a BIG improvement in your sound.”
Why it ranks here: 1 owner comment bring up hiss noise; overall score 4.0 from 14 owner comments. $32.99 (price as of 2026-11-07)
powerhiss noise
“IMO just to be safe get a KA13 or 15 if you want a pure dongle KA 11 and Shaling UA mini are the only options but I'd avoid these since they heat up a lot mine(KA11) reaches like 45-52c on usage with an ambient temp of around 28-30C, so not ideal but this wil…”
Why it ranks here: 1 owner comment bring up hiss noise; overall score 3.5 from 1 owner comments. $64.99 (price as of 2026-11-07)
powerhiss noise
“If it is any help, reposting my old message from older posts: > Pixels been super picky with different external DAC/Amps since forever, with some not being recognized and not working at all when plugged in, or just emitting loud static noise, like with Moondr…”
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