Whizzer DA1 USB-C Amplifier

An ESS Sabre dongle tuned warmer than its spec sheet suggests.

A USB-C stick DAC built on an ESS Sabre chip: 70mW at 32Ω, 2Vrms max, decoding to 32-bit/384kHz PCM and DSD128, with in-line mic and volume support through its fixed 5N copper cable. Reviewers describe it as warm-neutral with tight bass, despite Sabre chips' analytical reputation.

• ESS Sabre DAC: Name-brand silicon, SNR around 116dB.
• 70mW @ 32Ω: Comfortable headroom for every IEM in our range, planars included.
• Mic + volume support: In-line remotes keep working through the dongle.

Who it's for

Listeners who want a recognized DAC chip and enough power for harder loads like planars.

The honest trade-offs

The cable is fixed — if it fails, the dongle goes with it. Whizzer has shipped DA1 variants with different ESS chips; ours is the stick version, and we list only specs consistent across sources.

Specifications