Both are dongles, $79 against $59. This page puts them side by side on the only three things a maker can be held to — power, output impedance and noise — and then asks the question that actually matters: which headphones do they treat differently?
The FiiO KA3 reaches 100 dB on 565 of the 567 models here, the iFi GO link on 556.
| Specification | FiiO KA3 | iFi GO link |
|---|---|---|
| Power into 32Ω | 130 mW | 70 mW |
| Power into 150Ω | 28 mW | 20 mW |
| Power into 300Ω | 14 mW | 14 mW |
| Power into 600Ω | 7.0 mW | 7.0 mW |
| Output impedance | 0.5 Ω | 0.4 Ω |
| Output noise | 1.7 µV | not published |
| Price | $79 | $59 |
| Headphones it reaches 100 dB on out of 567 | 565 | 556 |
A figure marked not published is missing from the maker’s own material, which is not the same as being good or bad. Where one of these two publishes a number and the other does not, the comparison on that axis cannot be made at all — and saying so is more useful than guessing.
9 headphones reach 100 dB on the FiiO KA3 but not on the iFi GO link — HiFiMAN Susvara, Moondrop COSMO, Moondrop PARA 2, 6 more.
556 of the 567 models here reach 100 dB on both. That is a power count and nothing more; whether either source suits a given headphone also depends on the two lines above.
Each has a page of its own with every power figure traced to what the maker published and a full headphone list: FiiO KA3 and iFi GO link. Or put either against your own headphones in the source comparison tool.