iFi Nano iDSD portable DSD DAC/Headphone Amplifier

July 24, 2014

Chris Martens has posted a review of the iFi Nano iDSD portable DSD DAC/headphone amplifier (£165) at Hi-Fi+. His conclusions:

“n sum, when paired with appropriately revealing, accurate, and high-sensitivity transducers, the affordable Nano iDSD DAC/amp provides an amazingly versatile and sonically sophisticated high-end solution. The only caveat is that, for best results, you must avoid asking the iFi to drive ‘phones whose power demands exceed the Nano iDSD output capabilities. Just keep that one rule in mind and you will be in for a serious sonic treat, and one that comes at a ‘cheap thrills’ price. But, should you require additional clout, flip back a few pages, to iFi’s Nano iCAN…”

You can read the full review here.