In fact, this is distortion you may not even perceive until you listen to a device without it, similar to going back to SD from an HD screen. Instead, much of what’s being removed is quiet noise that reduces the detail in what you’re listening to and eventually leads to fatigue. According to THX, the distortion the amp is removing isn’t limited to static or other sounds that would necessarily stand out in normal listening either.
AAA amplifiers stand apart from the pack due to their proprietary “feed-forward” error correction technology, which is how they’re able to deliver that distortion-free sound. It’s the same technology used in some of the company’s best desktop amps, such as those sold by Drop. The highlight feature of the THX Onyx is absolutely the AAA amplifier, and is a big piece of the answer to “why.” THX AAA has become quite popular among audio enthusiasts due to its exceptionally clean and quiet sound, removing any white noise or distortion from what you’re listening to.
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These things together make it a near-guaranteed upgrade for any phone or even high-end gaming desktop. The next step is upgrading the sound processing hardware with the premium components and high-resolution rendering. The Onyx pulls audio processing out of that chain and physically separates it as a first step, but it doesn’t end there. To put it in simple terms, phones and computers are noisy places, filled with electronic distortion from all of the other work the device is doing to, say, run a graphics card or pick up wireless signals.
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When connected, the Onyx completely replaces the tech built into your smartphone or gaming PC (it’s plug-and-play with both using the included USB Type-C adapter). The big question gamers and average listeners often ask when presented with a product like this is “why.” When most of us are content with what we have when it comes to audio, what makes a device like the Onyx worth investing the cost of three games into? The answer comes in how the device renders sound and the amount of electricity it’s able to push to your headset. Make no mistake, the Onyx may look small compared to larger DACs, but it puts out more power than something this size has any right to.
The Onyx uses THX’s AAA-78 amplifier and an ESS ES9281PRO DAC (digital-to-analog converter) to deliver its audio wizardry, generating enough power to drive even high impedance headphones, all without over-taxing your device’s battery. A good portion of that length is to accommodate the high-end headphone amp and DAC arrangement inside the bigger housing. Each housing also built in magnets for some quick cable management, though this didn’t work well with my Note 20 using a case. The cable is sleeved in a soft-touch rubber, which is nice to handle and should outlast a normal braided cable. There’s also built-in strain relief to protect it further.
Both ends are enclosed in metal housings and the length of cable in between is long and flexible enough to make sure either end isn’t torqued when taken in or out of a pocket. That added length allows it to be far more robust than your standard dongle. For starters, it’s much bigger at just over 8-inches long. THX Onyx – Design and FeaturesThe Onyx isn’t your average headphone adapter.
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