And with up to twelve hours of battery life, you can show off your musical chops with enough power left over to charge your mobile phone. The micro idsd is a constant hires companion on the road for business travel and can drive any headphone i plug into it. Follow the on screen instructions and ensure the ifi equipment is plugged in. It is awesome at home on a desktop or in a setup as a preamp, but its even cooler when youre out and about. And finally, we should mention the sleek black and orange design. However, i was particularly interested in the new micro idac2 being showcased for the first time. It makes for an excellent, action packed in terms of features and sound quality, budget conscious choice for either the home headphone set or. The ifi is a cobrand of amr audio that is known by its famous audio gears such as dp777. There is a usb power auto on switch and an isoground switch that eliminates ground loop noises from the computer. We dsd the ifi nano idsd dac also doubles as a batterypowered. The pocketsized ifi audio nano idsd black label is a portable, usb dac and headphone amplifier designed to provide highresolution audio on the go, when playing or streaming music on your iosandroid smartphone or tablet the nano idsd black label is equipped with highquality components and a burrbrown dac chip that can handle pcm files up to 32bit 384 khz.
The idac2 utilizes the burr brown dac found in the more expensive idsd in place of the ess sabre dac chip found in the original idac. Gain i can only detect a slight amount of hissing when the dac is turned up to around 12 oclock or more on lowimpedance headphones. I also had a quick spin with the ifi micro ipurifier, a usb plugin signal adjustment device to be placed just prior to the micro idac. The micro idsd black label has a battery life of up to 12 hours, and should your phone need a boost, the micro bl can charge it from 0% to 100% through the usb charging port on the side not once, but twice. The internal dac chip is the ess sabre es9023, which is the most common dac among the ess lineup. As a happy owner of ifis portable micro idsd dacamp, i was drawn to the booth to see what was new. There are three different power modes eco, normal and.
The micro black label is our transportable dac and amp. Usb charging port which will allow you use the idsd to charge a device with a usb charger. Sleek, stylish and sexy, the xdsd boasts both wired usb spdif and wireless bluetooth connections. Combat unwanted system noise with the ifi audio dc ipurifier. Our mini dac headphone amplifier, the hip dac, can go. It has the power to drive your headphones and improve the sound of your music. The micro idac2 from ifi audio is a stateoftheart dacheadphone amplifier brilliantly designed for home, desktop, or portable use. Along with the sliding magnets on the ifi mercury and gemini usb cables i felt this was the least efficacious of the methods of improving the micros performance. Add in music directs moneyback guarantee, and you and your music have nothing to. This actively kills noise to ensure your musical enjoyment remains as topnotch as its components. The idac reminded me of the devilsound usb dac in that both utilise power from the host computer rather than using a separate psu.
Shes funky, fun and a flattering addition to any music lovers. Either the power from the wall is more noisy likely or the surface pro 3 docks usb out is more noisy than my mbp which i use all the time at home, and sometimes at work. The asynchronous idac from ifi audio is the latest, and to be honest we could start wondering if these usb dac s arent what we call in england much of a muchness i. Follow the on screen instructions and ensure the ifi.
Usb connection is asynchronous so noise that is coming from pc is drastically lowered and audio files are played bitperfect, ifi calls this zerojitter lite technology. In some instances it may be necessary to disable the antivirus software to install this driver. The other noticeable change from the original idac is the inclusion of a usb 3. The iusbpower, which is identical to the idac in size, weight, and general appearance, is described by ifi audio as a quiet, pure, wellregulated 5v power supply suitable for use not only with the idac but with any lowcurrent 5v device that gets both its operating voltage and digital signal through a usb type b socket, in accordance with usb 2. It can drive virtually any headphone with a tremendous 10v4000mw output. They produce many different audio components digital audio converters, amplifications, speakers, cables and active noise cancellation units. In some instances it may be necessary to disable the anti virus software to install this driver.
My next dac from ifi was the ifi micro idsd portable headphone amplifier, octaspeed dsd 512, doublespeed dxd, pcm 32bit768khz usb dac big brother to the nano idsd. Sure, ifi has a separate usb power supply product for sale, but unless you truly want to get the very maximum out of the idac, i wouldnt see a reason to get it. We are doing all that we can to meet the expected delivery date. Internal headphone amp is more than decent, it offers 350mw in 16 ohms, but i would not consider it. The idac uses an ess sabre es9023 dac, which deterred me at first because its the same dac used in the super cheap ebay dacs that brag about having a sabre dac.
Im planning to use the usb connection to my computer so i definitely want asynch usb. We have seen it on really budget usb dac like the hifimediys sabre usb dac and stoner audio ud100, to the more modestly priced odac and some really expensive dac. Allinall, the ifi micro idac is a really solid portable dac and amp with the only real drawback being its susceptibility to usb noise. The nano idsd black label is our first dac to include mqa as well as pcm and dsd file formats. Before the idac, this superior technology was reserved for. The idac reminded me of the devilsound usb dac in that both utilise power from. The ifi provides four main product lines which includes the nano, micro, retro and pro. It is placed on one panel, while the other end panel sports stereo analog rca connectors nongold plated and placed close to each other, a headphone minijack 3. The idac 2 micro is a straight forward usb only input dac with a basic though very nice headphone amplifier that can produce at maximum 12db less spl and less than 110th the power compared to the idsd micro and is hence limited to. Plays true native octadsd512, pcm768, and double dxd there is nothing on the market like the micro idsd. The ifi micro idac2 dsd dac and headphone amp is perfect for all audiophiles and music lovers to upgrade their home or professional audio setup. Ifi micro idsd black label page 7 super best audio friends.
The idac2 is the allnew 2015 version of the award winning idac. While the signature ifi sound is there, the big micro has a frighteningly powerful headphone amp that can drive my high impedance sennheiser hd 650 open back professional. The ifi micro idsd usb dac did a commendable job driving a popular upper end pair of magnetic planar headphones, and did not disgrace itself in comparison to a dac nearly three times the price. Depending on your setup and tastes, the idac could fit the bill perfectly, particularly if you want to use it to directly drive larger headphones. Well most dacs nowadays strive for neutrality and clarity, the original idac was a great piece of kit, it was incredibly detailed and very crisp.
The ipurifier has ifi audios purepurification technology that is said to remove unwanted emi from usb, removes dc offset and rebalances the usb audio for topnotch digital signal transmission. The idac is a usb da converter, or in other words a dac that sports only one inputa usb port. Two sets of outputs are provided with signalpower and power for single lead usb cables and dual lead cables such as the ifi audio gemini. I became interested in computer audio almost by accident.
It is a totally new design that has drawn upon the widespread praise garnered by the nano idsd and micro idsd. Nobody can say that ifi dont keep up with the latest technology. The asynchronous idac from ifiaudio is the latest, and to be honest we could start wondering if these usb dacs arent what we call in england much of a muchness i. The burrbrown chipset has become an integral part of the ifi audio dna.
With an spdif output the micro idac2 is able to receive a usb signal and then convert and output a digital spdif signal to another device such as sonos streamer or an av amplifier with an onboard dac. But the idac2 is more pleasurable to listen to due to its more natural sound. Use with a desktop computer, laptop, digital audio player, or audio system to add power and high fidelity audio in your life. My next dac from ifi was the ifi microidsd portable headphone amplifier, octaspeed dsd 512, doublespeed dxd, pcm 32bit768khz usb dacbig brother to the nano idsd. Two things going for the idac are the fact that the mydac wont play 192khz on my system i think its a driver problem and the idac comes with an asio. The only catch is the micro idsd has to be turned off for this port to work. Both my phone, my hm700 and my daughters ipad connected and charged without any issue.
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