MUSEWIRE – Music News / Schiit Audio has recently unveiled their new portable “dongle DAC” and headphone amp, dubbed the VESTRI, which uses their well received MESH digital to analog conversion (DAC) and Unison USB tech. Designed for portable on-the-go audiophile sound from phones and tablets, or any USB-capable device (including desktop PC/notebook).

According to Schiit Audio, the new product features a “milled aluminum and glass chassis with no moving parts and a screen that’ll last an eternity, it delivers the power and features you need to enjoy your music anywhere.”

Vestri features support for 4.4mm balanced or 1/8” single-ended headphones and delivers up to 400mW from balanced, easily handling hard-to-drive headphones. It includes Schiit’s industry-leading Unison USB interface and Mesh digital to analog conversion technologies for superior data from a USB source. Touch to turn volume up, touch to turn down.

Touch to select Loudness for sound at low volume, Invert to improve bad digital recordings, and NOS mode. Vestri has no moving parts, and a “eternal screen” with individual LEDs under glass that will never dim or burn in.

Vestri comes with 2 year warranty, and is designed and built in the U.S.A., and starts at $99 (some options can increase cost).

LEARN MORE AT: https://www.schiit.com/products/vestri

FULL SPECIFICATIONS FROM THE SCHIIT WEBSITE:

Power: plenty for most headphones except a handful of the hardest-to-drive ones
Noise: inaudible on all headphones and IEMs
Distortion: unmeasurable at normal listening levels; 1000x lower than the typical headphones you’re using
Heat: gets slightly warm (don’t be a baby, it only draws 1W, seriously)
Size: extremely desk-friendly

OTHER SPECS

Frequency Response: 20Hz-20Khz, +/-0.05db

Balanced 4.4mm Output

• Maximum Power, 32 ohms: 400mW RMS
• Maximum Power, 50 ohms: 320mW RMS
• Maximum Power, 300 ohms: 120mW RMS

SE 1/8” Output

• Maximum Power, 32 ohms: 200mW RMS
• Maximum Power, 50 ohms: 150mW RMS
• Maximum Power, 300 ohms: 40mW RMS

Either Output

THD: <0.0002%, 20Hz-20KHz, at 3V RMS SE, 6V RMS balanced IMD: <0.0003%, CCIR SNR: >118db, A-weighted, referenced to 2V RMS
Crosstalk: >-80dB, 20Hz-20KHz
Output Impedance: less than 0.5 ohms

USB Receiver: Schiit Unison USB™
D/A Conversion: Schiit Mesh™, a unique combination of our time- and frequency-domain optimized digital filter and a standard delta-sigma modulator, in this case an ES9018
Sample Rates and Bit Depths: 16/44.1 to 32/192

Outputs:

• 4.4mm balanced output
• 1/8” single-ended output

Analog and output Stage: TI OPA1656 x 2
Power Supply: USB powered, with +/- 5V rails via high-current dual-polarity switching regulator, with inductor filtering and local regulation
Controls: volume, NOS, invert, and Loudness, all accessible via capacitive touch buttons under glass
Power Consumption: 0.9W typical
Size: 2.4 x 1.4 x 0.44”
Weight: 4 oz

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This original article first appeared on MUSWIRE.com and is © 2026 Christopher Simmons. Image courtesy and © Schiit Audio.