Yes, got the iPhone Pro 15 on Friday and had my first listen
Dowloaded this album from my library and listened with UE Pro 18+ IEMs
Pretty damn impressive sound [almost as good as on the Astell&Kern SP-3000]
How do you guys get flac folders onto iPhone 15 ? It’s a challenge!
Download from my Library via Roon Arc, or via Qobuz app
I could be missing the point but listening on the move should be as simple as possible. Rather than trying to use ARC for the moment I just use the Qobuz app and download to my phone. My phone then connects directly to a Chord Mojo via USB-C and micro-USB. Sounds OK to me. I will try with other headphones to see if the SQ is down to the DAC or the headphones.
I would like all my music under one roof so to speak, so streaming and my collection on iPhone, but getting all my flac files onto iPhone is proving hard work. I should point out I have my music in folders, old school I know.
This would then be feeding my iem’s via HC2.
I listen on the iPhone only when I’m out for the day and want only one device with me. Easy enough to put a few albums on before leaving. When walking the dog, I listen on a DAP with 1 TB of music on it.
I don’t even bother with ARC , I put a 1 Tb SD card into my Samsung phone and BT to Sony HW-1000 MX4 or Sony HF-1000 MX4 , not quite the real thing but better than the radio ! I had a protracted hospital stay , that was my excuse 
To me it’s the big advantage of Samsung , a 1 Tb iPhone would need a mortgage
Makes sense; I rarely listen to more than one album at a time on the iPhone. My main device is an Astell&Kern SP-3000 with a 1 TB SD card inserted.
I was pleased to see that you are able to use DSD over PCM (DoP) with this device to the A&K HC2. May I ask what software you are using for playback.
I just came across one app that does work with my iphone for DoP to my DAC called Ever Play. I hope other vendors figure out whatever Ever Play seems to have done!
The HC 2 is connected directly to the iPhone onto which i downloaded the files
The screenshot is generated by tapping on “lossless” when it’s playing
The SP-3000 does the same without the HC2
Can anyone recommend a portable DAC for the iPhone 15? These things range from something like $50 offering from FiiO to over $600 semi-portable ones like Chord Mojo.
I’d like something compact that can power reasonably efficient closed-headphones and that allows me to bypass Apple converting everything to a 48kz sample rate.
What would you guys recommend in the $150 and under range?
I believe the Astell & Kern HC 2 in the US is in your price range but not certain
Thanks for responding. Just checked. It’s $250, unfortunately.
Sorry to hear that. FWIW, I’m finding the sound quality as good as their SP-3000 which is in a total different price range
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@RBM - And that works?
I was told by Creative Support (Creative Labs Pte Ltd.):
“The BT-W5 transmitter cannot be connected directly to a mobile device such as an iPhone.”
Torben
I use it daily. Works fine on my iPad Pro as well. 
The answer probably pre-dates USB-C iPhones?
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That is good to know
FiiO will launch the Smartphone LDAC transmitter BT11 this summer:
https://twitter.com/FIIO_official/status/1753678040381673724
Torben
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I use the Fosi Audio DS1, it’s cheap and the sound is just superb
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The $10 Apple USB-C to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter gets great reviews considering its price.