Back to the OP. The Dragonfly Red is also using a chip from the same family as all the new Fast USB interfaces. This one I wouldn't have to tear down to see since they advertise one of the brands that DAC chip is sold under.

For the same $169.99 as the Dragonfly Red, you can get a 2-channel interface such as the Scarlett 2i2 3rd gen. The Presonus Studio 24c adds MIDI and an I/O blend control for $10 less. For another $10 less, there is the Mackie PROFx6v3 with 6 channels in and onboard effects with pan switches in a mixer format—no MIDI, however.

Again, all use the same DAC (and its excellent) but there are four levels of functionality.

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