EarMen - Sparrow (Unboxed)
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DESCRIPTION
THE ULTIMATE HIGH-PERFORMANCE PORTABLE DAC & AMP
The feature-rich Sparrow is the result of a collaboration between EarMen and Auris Audio. This DAC & Amp is meticulously engineered to process high-resolution audio and deliver detailed and clear audio making your music sound close to the original studio recording. The EarMen Sparrow has been put together almost entirely locally. While the chassis is designed close to the EarMen facility, the PCBs are made in the HCP.
FOR BEST-IN-CLASS AUDIO PERFORMANCE
The EarMen Sparrow features the flagship ESS Sabre ES9281PRO DAC Chip that delivers best-in-class audio output at 124 dB DNR and -112 Total Harmonic Distortion plus Noise (THD+N). It comes with Super Low ESR tantalum capacitors and 4-layered gold-plated PCB technology that reduces the noise to nothing while preserving the sound quality. This will help you experience even the minutest detail of your music particularly with hi-res audio files.
SUPPORTS TIDAL MASTERS (MQA) & QOBUZ HIGH-RES PLAYBACK
The Sparrow is embedded with an MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) renderer, allowing optimum MQA playback. It also supports encoding, which folds additional data into the signal which can be recovered later. You can access Tidal Masters (MQA) through a smartphone. It even supports Qobuz’s high-res playback on smartphones, Windows, and Mac OS. Qobuz allows users to stream and download songs in one of the most popular formats for mastering and archiving — FLAC.
TURN YOUR SMARTPHONE INTO A PRO AUDIO DEVICE
If you use your smartphone as the source device for music, the EarMen Sparrow is ideal for you. It sports a lightweight design with a durable CNC milling aluminium enclosure, preventing interferences into the audio signal. The curved smooth edges make it seem as though they are a part of the cable without getting entangled. You don't have to install the driver manually because it comes with an in-built adaptive driver. The connection can be utilized directly and it conveniently transforms smartphones into professional audio equipment.
SPECS
| INPUT | USB-C Female |
| OUTPUT | 2.5mm Balanced 3.5mm |
| Output Power | Balance 2.0Vrms / Unbalance 1.4Vrms into 32 Ohm Balance 4.0Vrms / Unbalance 2.0Vrms into 600 Ohm |
| SNR | +130dB @1kHz |
| Dynamic Range (DNR) | +122dBA |
| THD+N | -112dB, 2.0Vrms into 600 Ohm -110dB, 1.0Vrms into 32 Ohm |
| AUDIO FORMAT | DSD 64/128 DoP, DXD 384/352.5 kHz PCM Up to 384 kHz, MQA Rendering Up to 384 kHz |
| WHAT YOU WILL GET | 1. EarMen Sparrow |
| 2. USB to USB-C Cable | |
| 3. Type-C to Type-C Cable | |
| WHAT YOU WILL NOT GET | 1. Original packaging of EarMen Sparrow |
| {Accessories are subject to change, unlike the OMD devices} | |
| GENERIC NAME | Digital Audio Converter |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN | Serbia |
| IMPORTER DETAILS | Importers Name: Ferrari Video Address: 63/18, 1st Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Chennai - 600020 Contact No: 044-24420733 |
| NET QUANTITY | 1 |
FAQs
What is the warranty period on the EarMen Sparrow?
EarMen Sparrow comes with a 2-year warranty, click here to know more.
Will the EarMen Sparrow work with my smartphone?
Yes, the EarMen Sparrow is compatible with Android and iOS devices.
Does the EarMen Sparrow support balanced output?
Yes, the EarMen Sparrow comes with a 3.5mm and 2.5mm Blanced output.
Which DAC chip does the EarMen Sparrow come with?
The EarMen Sparrow is loaded with ESS Sabre ES9281PRO DAC Chip that offers a great audiophile-grade sound quality.
Headphone Zone Certified Unboxed Units
Unboxed units are as good as new products with the product's packaging being unavailable. These products give you the same satisfaction of new products - but at down-to-earth prices. Usually, the product's packaging may have gotten damaged in transit. Customers use a product once or twice and then return it with opened up packaging.
Customer Returns
Returned headphones are fully functional products that have left the warehouse and therefore can no longer be sold as new as their packaging has been opened. The product may have been used once or twice by the customer who returned it.
Transit Damages
Sometimes we receive headphones in damaged packaging due to shipping accidents. These are brand new headphones with cosmetic flaws on the packaging.
Save Upto 15%
Since you won't get the original packaging, we give you a good discount compared to a new headphone.
Professionally Inspected
A thorough inspection means you receive a 100% working headphone with no sound output issues.
Original Warranty
All unboxed headphones carry the same warranty period as a brand new headphone would.
Unbiased Customer Service
We have the same Headphone Zone customer support experience for Unboxed Products or new products.
Unchanged Replacement Policy
Received a defective Unboxed unit? Return it under our Replacement Policy.
All Original Accessories
The unboxed headphones itself comes with all original accessories.
THE ULTIMATE HIGH-PERFORMANCE PORTABLE DAC & AMP
The feature-rich Sparrow is the result of a collaboration between EarMen and Auris Audio. This DAC & Amp is meticulously engineered to process high-resolution audio and deliver detailed and clear audio making your music sound close to the original studio recording. The EarMen Sparrow has been put together almost entirely locally. While the chassis is designed close to the EarMen facility, the PCBs are made in the HCP.
FOR BEST-IN-CLASS AUDIO PERFORMANCE
The EarMen Sparrow features the flagship ESS Sabre ES9281PRO DAC Chip that delivers best-in-class audio output at 124 dB DNR and -112 Total Harmonic Distortion plus Noise (THD+N). It comes with Super Low ESR tantalum capacitors and 4-layered gold-plated PCB technology that reduces the noise to nothing while preserving the sound quality. This will help you experience even the minutest detail of your music particularly with hi-res audio files.
SUPPORTS TIDAL MASTERS (MQA) & QOBUZ HIGH-RES PLAYBACK
The Sparrow is embedded with an MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) renderer, allowing optimum MQA playback. It also supports encoding, which folds additional data into the signal which can be recovered later. You can access Tidal Masters (MQA) through a smartphone. It even supports Qobuz’s high-res playback on smartphones, Windows, and Mac OS. Qobuz allows users to stream and download songs in one of the most popular formats for mastering and archiving — FLAC.
TURN YOUR SMARTPHONE INTO A PRO AUDIO DEVICE
If you use your smartphone as the source device for music, the EarMen Sparrow is ideal for you. It sports a lightweight design with a durable CNC milling aluminium enclosure, preventing interferences into the audio signal. The curved smooth edges make it seem as though they are a part of the cable without getting entangled. You don't have to install the driver manually because it comes with an in-built adaptive driver. The connection can be utilized directly and it conveniently transforms smartphones into professional audio equipment.
| INPUT | USB-C Female |
| OUTPUT | 2.5mm Balanced 3.5mm |
| Output Power | Balance 2.0Vrms / Unbalance 1.4Vrms into 32 Ohm Balance 4.0Vrms / Unbalance 2.0Vrms into 600 Ohm |
| SNR | +130dB @1kHz |
| Dynamic Range (DNR) | +122dBA |
| THD+N | -112dB, 2.0Vrms into 600 Ohm -110dB, 1.0Vrms into 32 Ohm |
| AUDIO FORMAT | DSD 64/128 DoP, DXD 384/352.5 kHz PCM Up to 384 kHz, MQA Rendering Up to 384 kHz |
| WHAT YOU WILL GET | 1. EarMen Sparrow |
| 2. USB to USB-C Cable | |
| 3. Type-C to Type-C Cable | |
| WHAT YOU WILL NOT GET | 1. Original packaging of EarMen Sparrow |
| {Accessories are subject to change, unlike the OMD devices} | |
| GENERIC NAME | Digital Audio Converter |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN | Serbia |
| IMPORTER DETAILS | Importers Name: Ferrari Video Address: 63/18, 1st Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Chennai - 600020 Contact No: 044-24420733 |
| NET QUANTITY | 1 |
What is the warranty period on the EarMen Sparrow?
EarMen Sparrow comes with a 2-year warranty, click here to know more.
Will the EarMen Sparrow work with my smartphone?
Yes, the EarMen Sparrow is compatible with Android and iOS devices.
Does the EarMen Sparrow support balanced output?
Yes, the EarMen Sparrow comes with a 3.5mm and 2.5mm Blanced output.
Which DAC chip does the EarMen Sparrow come with?
The EarMen Sparrow is loaded with ESS Sabre ES9281PRO DAC Chip that offers a great audiophile-grade sound quality.
Don't sweat it, this
EarMen - Sparrow (Unboxed) comes with a 2 Year warranty
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BEST DAC/Amp Portable
Headfonia
Dec, 2020
"The Sparrow is an affordable and tiny device which you can carry around with you at all times. Just hook it up to your phone or laptop and be amazed how good it sounds."
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"This is a most impressive portable hi-fi product – and those looking for a competent USB dongle DAC/ headphone amp should pay it serious attention."
Read MoreThis product is rated 4.5 of 5.0 stars.
It has received 40 reviews.
Customer Reviews
This little device really surprised me. I already have Fiio BTR5 and Fiio FH5. I was happy with their quality. When I plugged my FH5 in, the first thing I noticed was the sharpness of the sound. ES9281PRO audio rendering is as close as it could get to the real sound. Some of the tracks I have heard dozens of times and when played on the EarMen, I could hear subtle nuances I never heard before. I played them alternatively between BTR5 and EarMen, but they were there for real. It's like a clear sunny day on EarMen and a cloudy day on BTR5.
EarMen also has a wider soundstage. Each instrument, vocals are clearly separated. The bass is just enough, not too high, not too low. It's not to please the bassheads for sure. The clean sound also has its disadvantage. Feed it with badly encoded or low-quality audio, and it will reveal it in its full glory.
Build quality of EarMen is good including the supplied cables. However few things I didn't like are:
There is no Type-C to Type-C cable. Meaning you won't be able to connect to Android phones out of the box. IMO the company should have provided C to C instead of Type-A to Type-C because nowadays every gadget comes with a Type-C port.
There are no physical controls on the device. Though it's not a wireless device, a volume and play-pause control could have been a nice addition at this price point.
Last but not least, there is no sleeve, case or cover
Overall it's a good device albeit at a higher price point than it actually deserves.
One of the best DAC/AMPs I have used.
Its sound can be described as fast, dynamic and extended. Vocals are right amount of lush and intimate. Bass is proper, not overdone, fast, textured and deep.
Top end is well resolved and natural, this is one of its strengths, how clean and natural the upper registers are.
For the size and price it can make a phone a very capable audiophile device.
Caveat - some Android phones have clicks and pops that disappears after first couple minutes of playback.
Sounds great with my hiby seeds (using the 2.5mm balanced output) listening to tidal mqa through audirvana on my MacBook Pro. A carry pouch would have been nice. And thank you headphone zone for the fast delivery even during these tough times.
