@andrewilley Apparently there's a way to increase the max volume of the Apple dongle by using the USB Audio Player Pro app. I wish Poweramp had this feature, as I love Poweramp and I've gotten used to its interface over the years.
The in-line buttons worked for me as well, but the volume buttons didn't work properly. Pressing *volume up* turned the volume all the way up and pressing *volume down* turned the volume all the way down.
I'm definitely not impressed with the sound of the Samsung dongle. The Apple one sounded much better, more rich. I haven't tried the Samsung at low levels yet.
I actually ordered a Moondrop Click from the only website I could find that had it available, as I've heard good things about it, and it's the only one I could find that claimed to support in-line controls and microphone. But I though the site was in the US; it's in Hong Kong. And based on a customer review I read, it looks like I may not be receiving the DAC at all, if even a refund. Do you have any experience with the Moondrop Click?
Does the DAC you recommend have mic support? It seems so difficult to find a quality DAC that also has support for in-line controls and a handsfree mic.
Thank you so much for your detailed reply. I couldn't agree with you more: removing the 3.5mm jack was so stupid... and the people applauding this move... it's just asinine.
The 3.5mm jack was so much more robust and functional. Now with the USB DAC I have to always be cognizant of where the dongle is in my pocket and I feel like I have to move around all gingerly so it doesn't break. And I think twice now every time about plugging in my headphones because I don't want to wear out the USB-C port. It's just a bummer...
But on the bright side maybe now we can have a DAC that's better than the onboard DAC of our previous devices.
Looks like you found a good solution for us, I'll definitely look into the link you sent.