DAC Recommendations for My Truck

@maam522a , Thank you for taking the time to post your findings. So often people get some direction and we never hear the result. My truck was at the dealership this past week , I’ll start playing with it next week. Did you try any cables that are above the cheap OEM free stuff ? Regards , Mike B. 

@buellrider97 

Cables are problematic since you have to start with the iPhone lightning to Camera adapter that only comes in one flavor - Apple Vanilla.  Your only option is if you buy the one with a charger port or not on the Camera Adapter.  The Dragonfly USB A plugs into it directly and the Analog Output from the Dragonfly is a 3.5mm on both ends - For my truck.  I believe you can also get a 3.5 to USB if USB is the only available input to your system.  The Sync 2 has both but I think the Sync 3 only has USB.

Since it is a factory system, I used a slightly better 3.5mm than the $7 one but I am not going to spend more that 50 bucks on a 6 inch cable into a mediocre sound system.

Yes I understand, it’s definitely much easier when you’re dealing with a single cable. Fortunately for me my truck is usb and I’m able to use some of the leftovers from my old headphone rig back when my phone was the source. I appreciate your input and effort. Regards , Mike B. 

This might be a worthwhile $20 upgrade to your 3.5mm cable — at least you know it’s not crap.  Just a thought. 
 

https://sites.google.com/view/pine-tree-audio/other-cables_1/auxiliary/18-trs-auxiliary

@soix 

Thanks for the suggestion - bought it.