FiiO KA11
Headphone dongle for phones and laptops
Pros
- A lot of power for its size: up to 245 mW at 16 Ω (maker's figure), enough for most earphones and many headphones
- Tiny metal body
- A coloured light shows the audio format at a glance
Cons
- Gets warm in use
- The settings app is Android-only
- No microphone support, so headset mics won't work through it
- Slightly warm sound rather than strictly neutral
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Details and specs
The FiiO KA11 is a tiny headphone dongle: it plugs into the USB-C port of a phone or laptop and gives wired earphones and headphones a proper headphone jack. For its size it’s powerful, enough for most earphones and many headphones. A small coloured light shows the audio format that’s playing.
It gets warm in use. The settings app (for the light and sound filters) is Android-only. There’s no microphone support, so a headset mic won’t work through it, and the sound is slightly warm rather than strictly neutral.
- Cirrus Logic CS43131 DAC chip
- Up to 245 mW at 16 Ω, 200 mW at 32 Ω (maker’s figures)
- 3.5 mm headphone output
- USB-C; a Lightning version is also sold
- Works with Android, iOS, Windows and Mac
