Pros

The cheapest dongle in the catalog, from FiiO's own store
Headset mics and in-line remote buttons work through it, unlike the KA11 and FC1
5-band parametric EQ in the FiiO Control app
Tiny metal body and a braided cable, about 5 g
Neutral to slightly warm sound with no hiss, in one reviewer's listening

Cons

Low power: 30 mW at 32 Ω (maker's figure), made for earphones, not hard-to-drive headphones
No volume buttons on the dongle
The EQ and settings app is Android-only
One reviewer's early unit needed a firmware update, installed from a Windows PC, to fix the left/right balance

Updated 27 October 2026

The FiiO JA11 is a tiny headphone dongle from FiiO’s budget Jade Audio line (the dongle itself says “Jade Audio”, not FiiO). It plugs into the USB-C port of a phone or laptop and gives wired earphones a 3.5 mm jack. Unlike most dongles at this price, it passes through a headset mic and the buttons on an in-line remote, and FiiO’s app adds a 5-band parametric EQ. One reviewer describes its sound as neutral to slightly warm, with no hiss.

It’s built for earphones. Its rated power is low, so hard-to-drive headphones are better served by the FiiO KA11. There are no buttons on the dongle, the app is Android-only, and one reviewer’s early unit needed a firmware update, installed from a Windows PC, to fix its left/right balance.

DAC chip not named by the maker
30 mW per channel at 32 Ω (maker’s figure)
3.5 mm headphone output
Up to 32-bit/384 kHz PCM and DSD128
Signal-to-noise ratio of at least 115 dB (maker’s figure)
Output impedance under 0.5 Ω (maker’s figure)
Headset mic and in-line remote supported
5-band parametric EQ in the FiiO Control app (Android)
Aluminium-magnesium alloy body, braided cable
About 5 g
Black or silver
USB-C; works with Android, iOS, Windows and macOS
Released in 2024