Cubilux USB C to RCA Audio Cable [192KHz/24-bit DAC] Type C to RCA Stereo Aux Cord for MacBook, iPhone 17/16/15, iPad Pro 13/12.9/11, iPad Air 13/11, Galaxy S25/S24/S23, Android, Laptop, 10 FT

I bought this to experiment with replacing the old CD changer in my boat with an old Macbook Air i have lying around. No more loading discs and having to go downstairs to pull the cartridges and replace them at sea. By deciding to keep my Clarion Marine audio system, and instead add in the Macbook Air i both saved a ton of money and now have access to a vast catalog of music instead of 12 cartridges of CD's. That was the theory. I first tested the new set up with the analog audio out of the laptop, 3.5mm plug to RCA into the equalizer. Sounds fine, works well. Then i un-packaged this USB DAC cable and tried it. WOW what a difference. I listen to jazz and classical, so my observations are relevant to those genres of music. All files i listen to are in lossless format (FLAC, AAC Loseless, etc) The analog audio out signal sounded much like the Clarion Marine CD player head unit i am replacing. Sounds fine for a vessel, but hardly studio reference quality. This DAC cable on the other hand brought out all the clarity of the bass, and the background instruments, and provided much more balance across the frequency range, even on 6 1/2 inch co-axial marine speakers!. Sounds much closer to my home system (which is a studio reference type system). At least for my application the difference is startling and obvious. I noticed from some other reviews that people complained about ground hum when the USB device was unplugged. For my system at least there is no hum, no noise at all when unplugged. The cable itself is not as armored as a lot of the other cables i have aboard, so only time will tell how well it lasts, especially in the salt air of the ocean, however as they are pretty cheap, i just ordered a spare to use as a replacement if needed. My setup is in an enclosed bridge, not directly open to the air/sun/spray. If it was to be installed in an open boat, then the entire setup would have to be in a cabin or a locker. I will update this review if i find problems with it, or it corrodes or fails. But as it stands this is a great item, and puts my old obsolete 16 year old Macbook Air to use again. It is also the only one i could find on Amazon that clearly states its bit depth and sample frequency, and is rated for 384KHz/24-bit, all the others i found were either lower rated or never stated any specific specs. -- Update Having done some more tests with this DAC, i am still very impressed. For example after down-rating the sample rate to match the original Mac DAC (96k) it still sounds like a night and day difference. Set back to 384K it shines. I also purchased another one for a different installation, and took it to the house to compare against my home stereo DAC, (high end amp, KEF studio reference speakers etc). For the money this little DAC is very impressive. OK it is not as full sounding and rich as my home DAC unit, BUT you will have to spend a boat load more money to improve on this DAC. At 384K/24 bit for less than $20, this is a steal. And if you are not using lossless source audio, a better DAC is not going to improve the sound. Also with the house system, there was no noise when unplugged, or the laptop went to sleep. No issues at all. The only drawback for others may be it does not provide the extra controls that more expensive DACs provide. But i never use such things anyway. For the money who could complain. Also for users that do have ground loop type issues, make sure your computer/laptop/device is actually grounded. I use the 3 pin plugs for the laptop power supplies, i never tried it with the 2 pin adapters.

Works great. Eliminated the static and buzzing the previous wires were making. Great quality sound with no electrical interference.

Does better than the 15 year old converter box I have.

This cable worked really well for hooking up a pair of edifer bookshelf speakers to my kvm dock. Audio is crisp and clear

Needed these for a project. The built-in DAC circuit works perfectly converting audio from digital to analog. Single board computer recognized it without needing to download any drivers. Was basically plug-n-play, only needed to change audio from HDMI to USB on desktop.

Just what I was looking for. This low-cost Cubilux USB to RCA Audio Cable with DAC (digital to audio converter) in it hooks my Mac mini desktop up to my 80s vintage receiver and plays my impressive collection of MP3s on my big resonant speakers. It's plug and play. I plugged the RCA speakers into the tape sockets on the back of the receiver and the USB into a USB hub. The Mac recognized it as 'USB Audio Adapter' in the sound Output system settings. Easy as that.

Bought it because it specifically said it was compatible with the PlayStation 5. The PS5 nor the Switch recognize the device. Windows recognizes it right away and it works. This indicates it's only a UAC2 compatible DAC. The PS5 and Switch need a UAC1 compatible DAC to work with them. Thought the cable may be defective so got a replacement and confirmed that the DAC itself is not compatible with the PS5/Switch. Shipping was fine. Packaging and apparent quality of the cable was fine, but the product itself doesn't match the marketing descriptions.

Perfect solution for playing music from a laptop to an old school Yamaha receiver. USB mini from laptop to RCA input on the receiver. Wanted an alternative from wireless connection or a DAC box. Stupid simple connection and sounds great! Played around with Bluetooth, sounded blah, then 3.5 mm output from laptop to RCA in on the receiver, sounded just okay but missing quite a bit. This dongle DAC delvers so much more CD quality music. Highly recommend for a simple solution.