Table of power draw of various DAC dongles, sorted from least to most.
|
Device
|
Playing Draw MiliAmperes
|
DSD
|
Play Button
|
Volume
|
Wheel | Lanyard Loop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Moondrop FreeDSP
|
10 ma
|
–
|
Button
|
Buttons
|
–
|
Cable
|
|
FIIO LS-TC2 (DSP)
|
20 ma
|
–
|
Button
|
Buttons
|
–
|
Cable
|
|
VE Devastator Pro Max
|
30 ma
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Cable
|
|
FiiO Melody
|
70 mA
|
DSD
|
–
|
Buttons
|
–
|
–
|
|
iBasso Jr. Macaron
|
80 mA
|
DSD
|
–
|
Rocker
|
–
|
–
|
|
iBasso Jr. Macchiato
|
80 mA
|
DSD
|
–
|
Rocker
|
–
|
–
|
|
Tanchjim Space II
|
≈ 80 mA
|
DSD
|
–
|
Rocker
|
–
|
–
|
|
Shanling UA6 II (4-DAC)
|
~82–88 mA
|
DSD
|
Wheel
|
Wheel
|
Wheel
|
Loop Improvised
|
|
Shanling UA4
|
~70–110 mA (est.)
|
DSD
|
Button
|
Buttons
|
–
|
–
|
|
FiiO KA15
|
140 mA
|
DSD
|
Button
|
Buttons
|
–
|
Loop + Case Loop
|
|
Shanling UA6 II (8-DAC)
|
~115–121 mA
|
DSD
|
Wheel
|
Wheel
|
Wheel
|
Loop Improvised
|
|
iBasso DC04 Ultra
|
≈ 150 mA
|
DSD
|
Button
|
Rocker
|
–
|
–
|
|
ddHiFi TC44Pro E3
|
≈ 150 mA
|
256
|
Button
|
Buttons
|
–
|
–
|
|
Shanling Onix Alpha
|
170–190 mA (typical)
|
256
|
Button
|
Rocker
|
–
|
–
|
|
Moondrop MoonRiver 3
|
~120–180 mA (est.)
|
DSD
|
Wheel
|
Wheel
|
Wheel
|
–
|
|
iFi GO bar
|
~180–450 mA (load-dependent)
|
256
|
Button
|
Buttons
|
–
|
–
|
|
Cayin RU3
|
200 / 230 mA
|
512
|
Button
|
Buttons
|
–
|
–
|
|
FiiO QX11
|
~150–250 mA (est.)
|
DSD
|
Wheel
|
Wheel
|
Wheel
|
–
|
|
Cayin RU7
|
170–230 mA
|
256 Only DSD
|
–
|
Rocker
|
–
|
–
|
|
Schiit Vestri
|
~180 mA
|
–
|
–
|
Screen
|
–
|
–
|