That is also available on TIDAL Masters and features the drumming of the late, great Tony Allen. If followed it up with Anjelique Kidjo’s “Cucala from her excellent Celia album. I urge you to try it for yourself as the Onyx pulled out a performance that was close to breathtaking. I played Mose Allison’s 1988 “If You’re Going To The City” on TIDALs MQA Masters tier. The sound levels produced are astonishingly good and, if you ever found yourself running out of steam while listening to music, the THX Onyx can easily fix that. THXĪt the heart of the Onyx is a high-quality ESS ES9281Pro a top-notch DAC that does amazing things when coupled with the THX AAA-78 amplifier. Thanks to the power of the THX Onyx's AAA-78 amplifier, the Onyx can drive even the most demanding. It’s also brilliant for gaming because it works with a headset and gives gamers ultra-high-quality sound from their games console. With all the other platforms the THX Onyx can play music through headphones and headsets, enabling users to take calls. Apple always seems to need to do its own thing. It can work with 3.5mm TRS and TRRS plugs There’s a small issue with iOS devices as Apple uses a slightly different audio protocol that doesn’t always support external mics, especially on the Phone and FaceTime apps. Even better, the 3.5mm headphone jack on the Onyx supports headphones and headsets.
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It also works with Android and iOS devices.
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This a cross-platform device and it can be plugged into a computer running macOS or Windows 10. That’s a nice touch and a good sign of attention to detail. There’s even a magnet built in which enables the cable to be folder back on itself so that it can stick to the main body of the Onyx. It’s a beautifully made device that feels just right in the hand and is small enough to carry around on the move. The THX Onyx is made from a solid piece of aluminum with a silver THX logo milled out of the black aluminum. Apple iPad Pros don’t need an adapter as the Onyx can plug directly into the USC-C port of an iPad Pro. Apple iOS devices also need a slimline Apple USB Camera Adapter for connecting the Onyx to an iPhone or iPad. There’s also a USB-A adapter included in the box for connecting older computers. It includes a 5cm rubberized cable terminated with a USB-C connector. Physically, the THX Onyx is smaller than the average USB thumb drive or a pack of chewing gum. The Onyx headphone amp and DAC can drive even the most 'difficult' headphones with plenty of volume.
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This is very important with movie soundtracks and games and is also just what’s needed for driving demanding headphones. By cutting out most of the distortion, the THX Onyx not only makes fewer demands on the listener’s brain and ears, but it also enables delivers a higher output with a greater dynamic range and increased sound pressure level (SPL). Listening fatigue is caused by excessive distortion in the audio signal. That’s when the urge to take the headphones off strikes and the listener just wants a break. Sometimes, after listening to music for a while, on a less-than-perfect amp, a listener’s ears can begin to suffer fatigue.
The upshot is that this lower distortion is that the Onyx makes listening to music much less fatiguing. The AAA-78 produces the highest fidelity audio signal with very low levels of noise and distortion, reducing harmonic, intermodulation, and crossover distortions by up to 40dB.
With the THX AAA-78 circuitry at its heart, the THX Onyx can deliver the same power as a desktop THX AAA DAC/Amp, albeit in a much smaller and more convenient package. people can take calls or even play games as well as listening to high-quality audio streams. The THX Onyx can work with headphones, earphones and even headsets with a microphone.
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