“Since the advent of the CD, listeners have been deprived of the full experience of listening.” - Neil Young PonoPlayers...
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Doug Schroeder has posted a review of the iFi Micro iDSD USB DAC ($499) at Dagogo. His conclusions: “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. It...
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Lee Scoggins has posted a review of the iFi iDSD Micro headphone amplifier-DAC ($499) at Headphone.Guru. His conclusions: “At $499 the iFi iDSD Micro is a required audition if you are looking for DACs under $2K. The Micro is a perfect example of a device that is narrowing the gap between budget and reference...
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Michael Lavorgna has posted a review of the iFi Micro iDSD headphone amplifier-DAC ($499) at AudioStream. His conclusions: “OK $500 isn’t exactly chump change but the iFi Micro iDSD DAC sure does offer a lot for the money. Of greatest importance beyond all of the bells and whistles is the fact that it makes...
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Paul Mah has posted a review of the i-Fi Audio iDSD DAC ($) at Dagogo. His conclusions: “Just a few short years ago, only a few expensive digital D/A converters could deliver this high a level of sonic performance, but digital products have advanced at such a dizzying rate that now even some budget...
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Steven R. Rochlin has posted a review of the iFi Audio Micro iDSD portable headphone amplifier-DAC ($499) at Enjoy the Music. His conclusions: “The bottom line here is that it will be very hard for any such unit in the years to come to sound better while also providing so many features at this...
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Chris Martens has posted his initial impressions of the iFi Micro iDSD portable headphone amplifier-DAC ($499) at Hi-Fi+. His conclusions: “When you get right down to it, one of the reasons people either choose to buy (or not buy) iFi products involves the firm’s ‘house sound’, which is quite natural-sounding with generous helpings of...
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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...
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Michael Lavorgna has posted a review of the iFi nano iDSD DAC and headphone amplifier ($189) at AudioStream. His conclusions: “I’d say iFi nailed this one. The iDSD offers what I hear as a more fulsome, dimensional, and all around more engaging sound as compared to many of the like-competitors on the market. For...
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