When disconnecting the chain one stage later, i.e. So again in other words: Disconnecting the chain immediately after the iPhone’s lightning output (and reconnecting again) gives me the music back. doing that immediately after the iPhone lightning output, then I can continue playing music. Only when I disconnect the iPhone -> lightning/female USB cable connection and reconnect again, i.e. when I then unplug the lightning/female USB cable -> USB hub connection, then still the Dragonfly’s green light remains, but after reconnecting again still no sound comes. when the message appears, the Dragonfly’s light remains green,Ģ.
When I modify/expand the chain to iPhone lightning jack -> lightning/female USB cable -> powered USB hub -> Dragonfly, then nothing changes with the after-80-seconds-interruption.īut what is strange: with this latter chainġ. 80 seconds the iPhone-accessory-not-supported-message appears. My chain was: iPhone lightning jack -> lightning/female USB cable -> Dragonfly So, I just tested the power hypothesis and you are right! Plugging the iPhone 11 into the wall and then hooking up the whole mess (the Apple USB-3 connector -> Jitterbug ->Dragonfly->Etymotic earphones).it works! I understand the Dragonfly Cobalt draws less power, but I don't use the phone absent external power often enough to justify the purchase.
I imagine (but then again, I'm not an engineer) that power to external plug-ins was reduced by Apple to extend battery life. I'm just perplexed though as to why the Dragonfly icon lights when the ensemble is plugged in. Uberwaltz: I reached the same conclusion about inadequate power to the Dragonfly from the iPhone running off the battery. These are only accessible with a screen swipe in iOS-13. These include the inability to display the percentage battery charge alongside the battery icon and the same thing with the VPN notice (when I'm using NordVPN which is all the time except on my encrypted home WiFi).
There have been some other unusual changes in the new OS, too. A compromise that falls short of audiophile standards but hopefully it will work.Īny insights? Have I overlooked anything? Has anyone else had a problem of this sort?ĭbtom: I accessed the iOS-13 control center and it does not appear to have an audio output option. I've ordered a Lightening->3.5mm connector so I can use the Etymotic earphones without the Audioquest components. He is not aware of any incompatibilities. I've called Audioquest and spoke to someone in customer service. Based on all this, it seems to be a power issue. In summary, as far as I can tell I've sequentially tested each component of this chain and everything works except when the ensemble is plugged into the iPhone 11 separated from external power. So, it doesn't seem to be component failure. I re-tested the Etymotic earphones in this chain connected to the iPhone 6 and they work. I've checked the phone's Lightening port with the Apple-supplied Lightening earbuds and they work. I've removed the Jitterbug and just used the Dragonfly + USB connector + earphones: same problem. When I insert the USB-3 connector->Jitterbug->Dragonfly->earphones into the iPhone 11, the Dragonfly "powers up" but there's no sound transmission through the earphones. Interestingly, this ensemble continues to work flawlessly when playing AudioEngine A2+ speakers (wall powered) with both the iPhone 11 and also with the iPhone 6. This set-up functioned perfectly with the iPhone 6 using iOS-12 but it doesn't work with iOS-13 on the new phone. The chain is:iPhone 11->USB-3 connector->Jitterbug->Dragonfly->Etymotic earphones. The ER4-SR is plugged into the Dragonfly which is itself plugged into an Audioquest Jitterbug. I am using an Apple Lightening-USB 3 camera dongle (it has a Lightening power/charging port, a Lightening phone connector and a USB slot) to connect a set of Etymotic Research ER4-SR earphones to the iPhone. Here's my problem: I replaced my now obsolete iPhone 6 with an iPhone 11 (iOS-13.1.2).