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[syndromeofadown]

FiiO has a new DAC called Kunlun E18 that works with some Android devices

Info here:
http://www.fiio.com.cn/products/index.aspx?ID=100000049935442&MenuID=105026002

Currently supported devices are:
SAMSUNG       Galaxy S4, Galaxy S3, Note3, Note2, Note 10.1
HTC                HTC one X, HTC one
SONY              L36h（Xperia Z）, L39h（Xperia Z1）, Z ULTRA, LT26ii（Xperia SL）
LG                  G2

[goatherder]

You don't need 'android support' in a DAC if the phone has OTG with audio support. It just needs to be a standard USB Audio Class device.

[syndromeofadown]

Nuforce is also advertising an android DAC
https://www.nuforce.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=666&Itemid=2659
It can be used with the following devices (if they have Android 4.1.1 that enables support for USB OTG Audio features):
HTC ONE X
Samsung S3
SONY Xperia Z

You don't need 'android support' in a DAC if the phone has OTG with audio support

Are they just advertising Android support for marketing purposes?
With the correct Android device should you, in theory, be able to connect to any DAC?
Do you need a specific app to make it work?

I'm curious about high quality audio from android because it is typically terrible. I currently have 4 android devices(none with OTG) but only use one for audio because it has a Wolfson dac inside that sounds OK.

As curious as i am about Android, it may be irrelevant. Dell is selling windows 8 (not RT) tablets for less than 300 now so that may be my next semi-portable device. It will allow for JRiver in my vehicles which is where the majority of portable-device use is.
 

[syndromeofadown]

I recently got a Samsung Note 3 cell phone and have been using it with Gizmo to play audio through my DAC at 16bit 48kHz.
It's as simple as just connecting my DAC. All audio is automatically send to the DAC instead of the headphone jack or the speakers.
It works with my FIIO E17, FIIO E18, and Asus Xonar Essence One.
Using either "Google Play Music" or Samsung's "Share Music for Group Play" I am able to play up to 24bit 196kHz through my DACs.