Typical Apple product packaging. Simple yet elegant

Backside of the package

Bottom of the package describes the adapter as a A1749

Again, nice packaging for the adapter.

The total length of the adapter is 3 1/8 inches or 8cm. One side with the lightning connector and the other end is the 3.5mm headphone jack.

Checked to see if there was any way to remove the outside of the adapter by slipping some thin tools in between. No way on that.

This is the business end that requires the removal of the covering.

The only way to do that is by cutting into it. Using a good scalpel does cut it with relative ease.

Cutting length wise on one side

as well as the opposite site

Then flipping the two halves that were created by the cuts.

This makes for an easy removal.

The next thing to be removed is the ground shield.

Using a pair of small side cutters that shield is easily removed as well.

Just a matter of using the cutters on one end

and rolling it around the connector.

This shows the destructive nature of this teardown

The connector is now left with another plastic covering.

Luckily the removal of the ground shield seems to have open slots lengthwise in the plastic covering.

Using these slots, the plastic needs to be carefully pulled away from the circuit board.

Here is the business end with the cover removed.

This side shows what appears to be the DAC inside this adapter

Close-up of the circuit board shows Apple's fascination with adhesive and other sticky substances. Both sides of the circuit board are covered with it.

A bit more of a close up of one side

as well as the other. As more information becomes available about the DAC this teardown will be edited to reflect those.

Here are the markings on the DAC 338S00140 A0SM1624 TW

Carefully slice down the headphone jack connector with a sharp knife, being careful to not cut yourself.

Insert wisdom here.