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iFi Micro iDSD Black Label - DAC and Headphone Amplifier/Preamp

    Description

    • HIGH RESOLUTION AUDIO - Playback any hi-res audio format natively with our signature Dual Core Burr Brown True Native digital to analogue signal processing chip, which means media file formats and information remains unchanged for the truest sound. Now supports native PCM 384, quad DSD 256, and MQA (rendered) straight out of the box or choose high resolution audio up to PCM 768kHz and Bit Perfect Octa Speed Octa DSD 512 with a quick firmware update
    • POWERFUL AMPLIFIER - Experience the full dynamic range of high impedance headphones with an impressive dual mono headphone amp utilizing Direct Drive circuitry to deliver up to 4,000mW of power per channel, driving headphones from 16 to 600 ohms, plus three power output modes (Eco, Normal and Turbo) so power and gain can be dialed in to suit ALL headphones even making IEMs super quiet with our built-in iEMatch for sensitive in-ear monitors, or use as a preamp with your existing amplifier
    • UNIVERSAL DESIGN - Constructed with a stylish black matte finish and a durable but lightweight aircraft grade aluminium case that is unbeatable in EMI and RFI handling, a rechargeable lithium polymer battery with up to 12 hours of playback, depending on usage, and a 5V/1.5A SmartPower USB that can be used as a power source to charge another device when not in use, use the micro BL for desktop or on the move
    • TECH PACKED - 3D Matrix Plus and XBass Plus performance tuning delivers an incredible sound stage and phenomenal bass boost, while the AMR Global Master Timing precision clock system upgraded for ‘super low’ phase-noise and jitter, and built in iPurifier technology rebalances the USB signal to reduce jitter and packet errors
    • EASY CONNECTIVITY - Connect directly to your iPhone or Android, Digital Audio Player (DAP) or tablet using the male USB input (Apple Camera Connection Kit or Android OTG cable required, sold separately) then plug in your headphones (1/4 inch adapter included), or at home use the included USB 3.0 cable to connect your PC or Mac and the RCA line out to connect with active speakers or an amp; more inputs include SPDIF Coaxial + Optical, 3.5mm aux line in plus a digital coax output

    Features

    Doubling the DAC chips results in 3dB lower noise floor and better channel separation. Together with power supply advancements and advanced channel interleaving, the noise floor has been halved.

    All of this equals stellar sonic performance.
    As with many other iFi audio products, we’ve incorporated a custom OV Series operational-amplifier. This top-notch component contributes to the extremely low noise, low distortion (0.0001%) and wide bandwidth.

    Panasonic OS-CON caps totaling 5,410uF give very-low Equivalent Series Resistance (ESR), excellent noise reduction capability and frequency response characteristics. In addition, OS-CONs have a long-life span and its ESR changes little even at low temperatures since the electrolyte is solid.

    They are not often found in products costing <US$1000.

    3D+ Holographic® delivers an immersive, deep soundstage. Check it out here.

    XBass+® delivers a deep, tighter bass sound. Discover the details.
    With output power up to 4,100mW, this headphone amplifier drives all headphones with ease. It has 3 power modes – Eco, Normal and Turbo. Power and gain can be dialled-in perfectly to suit ALL headphones.


    Hi-res audio support is state-of-the-art with True Native® playback. It handles PCM data to 32-bit/768kHz, DSD up to DSD512 and single and double speed DXD.

    Thanks to the Burr-Brown DAC chip’s four-channel True Native design, PCM and DSD take separate pathways – this enables DSD, as well as PCM, to remain ‘bit-perfect’ in its native form right through to analogue conversion. This is not the case with all DAC devices from other brands – even if DSD compatibility is stated, many such DACs convert DSD signals to PCM.

    The Burr-Brown True Native® chipset means file formats remain unchanged or ‘bit-perfect’. This means you are listening to music as the artist intended in the format in which it was recorded.

    At iFi we use Burr Brown extensively in our products having selected it for its natural-sounding ‘musicality’ and True Native architecture. Our experience with this IC means we know how to make the most of it.

    Listen to Master Quality Authenticated audio straight out of the box. Connect to Tidal Masters and check the option to stream MQA.

    Our video tutorials on You Tube show you how.

    Enjoy high quality sound for up to 12 hours, even if you are using headphones requiring a lot of power such as the HifiMan HE-6 or as little as the Sennhesier IE-800.

    Texas Instruments low-noise ICs offer great unity-gain bandwidth, very low noise and distortion, high output drive capability, Common-mode and Power Supply Rejection Ratios of over 100 dB, wide maximum-output-swing bandwidths and high slew rates.

    Specifications

    Inputs (rear)

    USB 2.0 type A “OTG” Socket (with iPurifier® technology built-in)

    		 Compatible with computers (Apple/Win/Linux), iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and Android Devices, camera kit or USB-OTG cable required. (Full USB3.0 port compatible)
    Intelligent SPDIF® Coaxial

    3 Way combo SPDIF port (Coaxial In/Out; Optical In); Up to 192kHz PCM

    SPDIF Optical


    Outputs (rear)

    Audio RCA L+R
    Intelligent SPDIF® Coaxial  Up to 192kHz PCM

    Outputs (right side)

    SmartPower® Socket Fast charge all portable devices. Compliant with USB Battery Charging Standard 1.2 – 5V @ 1.5A


     Controls (front)

    – HP Output Audio 6.3mm Headphone Jack  
    – Volume with Power On/Off switch Precision analogue volume control <2dB Tracking error
    – 3.5mm Input Auto disable the digital section when this is in use
    – X-Bass® On/Off
    – 3D Holographic Sound® On/Off Auto-switching for Speakers® and Headphones® (two separate and distinct circuits)

    Controls (left side)

    – Power Mode Turbo, Normal, Eco Computer controlled power and gain scaling
    – Polarity Normal/Inverted
    – Filter 3 positions, 6 filters (see filter section below)


     Controls (bottom)

    – Line Direct/Preamplifier

    Preamplifier function Enable/Disable, 0/9dB gain selectable

    Fixed 2V or variable with up to 5V available

    – iEMatch®

    Perfect-matching circuit for IEMs (eliminate hiss)

    Off / High Sensitivity Headphone / Ultra Sensitivity Headphone


    DAC section

    DAC

    Dual-core DSD, DXD, PCM DAC by Burr Brown

    2-DAC Chip; 4-Channel; 8-Signals, custom interleaving for maximum SNR

    Bit-Perfect DSD processing, Bit-Perfect PCM processing

    Clock

    Ultra low jitter GMT computer controlled Femto Clock

    RMS jitter 12kHz – 1MHz < 280 Femtoseconds

    Audio Formats

    DSD 512/256/128/64

    24.6/22.6/12.4/11.2/6.2/5.6/3.1/2.8

    All native decoding, no internal hardware conversion

    DXD 2x/1x

    768/705.6/384/352.8kHz

    All native decoding, no internal hardware conversion

    PCM 768/705.6/384/352.8/192/176.4/96/88.2/

    48/44.1kHz

    All native decoding, no internal hardware conversion

     

    Filters 

    – PCM

    Bit-Perfect Processing/Minimum Phase/Standard

    Digital filters selectable

    – DSD

    Extreme/Extended/Standard Range

    Analogue filters selectable

    – DXD

    Bit-Perfect Processing

    Fixed analogue filter


    Specifications (DAC Section)

    Dynamic Range (Line)  >117db(A)
    THD & N (0dBFS Line) <0.003%
    Output Voltage (Line) >2V
    Output Impedance (Zout) < 240Ω
    Jitter (correlated) Below AP2 test set limit


    Headphone Power Output

    HP Amp Output

    Power (max)

    Power (continuous.)

    – Turbo mode

    10.0V/4,000 mW @ 16 Ohm

    >1560 mW @ 64 Ohm

    > 166 mW @ 600 Ohm

    – Normal mode

    5.5V/1,900 mW @ 16 Ohm

    > 950 mW @ 32 Ohm

    > 100 mW @ 300 Ohm

    – Eco mode

    2.0V/500 mW @ 8 Ohm

    > 250 mW @ 16 Ohm


    Specifications (Headamp Section)

    Dynamic Range (HP)

    >115dB(A) (Eco Mode, 2V Out)

    THD &N (HP 500mW/16R)

    < 0.008%

    Output Voltage (HP)

    >8V (Turbo Mode)

    Output Impedance (Zout)

    <1Ω (iEMatch not engaged)

    Maximum Output Power

    4,000mW @ 16 Ohm Load

    when using sinewave testing the micro iDSD BL may engage protection circuits

    Continuous Output Power

    1,000mW @ 64 Ohm Load

     

    Micro iDSD BL main accessories

    • 3.5mm rubber feet
    • USB A Female > B Female Cable
    • Caps for RCA sockets
    • iFi bag
    • USB3.0 A MALE > A FEMALE
    • Silicone bracelet
    • Label of battery charging
    • RCA cable
    • 6.35 > 3.5 adapter
    • 3.5 male > male cable
    • Optical Adapter
    • USB A Female > B Female Adapter
    • User manual
    • Warranty Card
    • STS card

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    iFi Micro iDSD Black Label - DAC and Headphone Amplifier/Preamp

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      £599.00 Incl. VAT

      • Dispatch today? Order within: Dec 06, 2023 14:00:00 +0000

        Description

        • HIGH RESOLUTION AUDIO - Playback any hi-res audio format natively with our signature Dual Core Burr Brown True Native digital to analogue signal processing chip, which means media file formats and information remains unchanged for the truest sound. Now supports native PCM 384, quad DSD 256, and MQA (rendered) straight out of the box or choose high resolution audio up to PCM 768kHz and Bit Perfect Octa Speed Octa DSD 512 with a quick firmware update
        • POWERFUL AMPLIFIER - Experience the full dynamic range of high impedance headphones with an impressive dual mono headphone amp utilizing Direct Drive circuitry to deliver up to 4,000mW of power per channel, driving headphones from 16 to 600 ohms, plus three power output modes (Eco, Normal and Turbo) so power and gain can be dialed in to suit ALL headphones even making IEMs super quiet with our built-in iEMatch for sensitive in-ear monitors, or use as a preamp with your existing amplifier
        • UNIVERSAL DESIGN - Constructed with a stylish black matte finish and a durable but lightweight aircraft grade aluminium case that is unbeatable in EMI and RFI handling, a rechargeable lithium polymer battery with up to 12 hours of playback, depending on usage, and a 5V/1.5A SmartPower USB that can be used as a power source to charge another device when not in use, use the micro BL for desktop or on the move
        • TECH PACKED - 3D Matrix Plus and XBass Plus performance tuning delivers an incredible sound stage and phenomenal bass boost, while the AMR Global Master Timing precision clock system upgraded for ‘super low’ phase-noise and jitter, and built in iPurifier technology rebalances the USB signal to reduce jitter and packet errors
        • EASY CONNECTIVITY - Connect directly to your iPhone or Android, Digital Audio Player (DAP) or tablet using the male USB input (Apple Camera Connection Kit or Android OTG cable required, sold separately) then plug in your headphones (1/4 inch adapter included), or at home use the included USB 3.0 cable to connect your PC or Mac and the RCA line out to connect with active speakers or an amp; more inputs include SPDIF Coaxial + Optical, 3.5mm aux line in plus a digital coax output

        Features

        Doubling the DAC chips results in 3dB lower noise floor and better channel separation. Together with power supply advancements and advanced channel interleaving, the noise floor has been halved.

        All of this equals stellar sonic performance.
        As with many other iFi audio products, we’ve incorporated a custom OV Series operational-amplifier. This top-notch component contributes to the extremely low noise, low distortion (0.0001%) and wide bandwidth.

        Panasonic OS-CON caps totaling 5,410uF give very-low Equivalent Series Resistance (ESR), excellent noise reduction capability and frequency response characteristics. In addition, OS-CONs have a long-life span and its ESR changes little even at low temperatures since the electrolyte is solid.

        They are not often found in products costing <US$1000.

        3D+ Holographic® delivers an immersive, deep soundstage. Check it out here.

        XBass+® delivers a deep, tighter bass sound. Discover the details.
        With output power up to 4,100mW, this headphone amplifier drives all headphones with ease. It has 3 power modes – Eco, Normal and Turbo. Power and gain can be dialled-in perfectly to suit ALL headphones.


        Hi-res audio support is state-of-the-art with True Native® playback. It handles PCM data to 32-bit/768kHz, DSD up to DSD512 and single and double speed DXD.

        Thanks to the Burr-Brown DAC chip’s four-channel True Native design, PCM and DSD take separate pathways – this enables DSD, as well as PCM, to remain ‘bit-perfect’ in its native form right through to analogue conversion. This is not the case with all DAC devices from other brands – even if DSD compatibility is stated, many such DACs convert DSD signals to PCM.

        The Burr-Brown True Native® chipset means file formats remain unchanged or ‘bit-perfect’. This means you are listening to music as the artist intended in the format in which it was recorded.

        At iFi we use Burr Brown extensively in our products having selected it for its natural-sounding ‘musicality’ and True Native architecture. Our experience with this IC means we know how to make the most of it.

        Listen to Master Quality Authenticated audio straight out of the box. Connect to Tidal Masters and check the option to stream MQA.

        Our video tutorials on You Tube show you how.

        Enjoy high quality sound for up to 12 hours, even if you are using headphones requiring a lot of power such as the HifiMan HE-6 or as little as the Sennhesier IE-800.

        Texas Instruments low-noise ICs offer great unity-gain bandwidth, very low noise and distortion, high output drive capability, Common-mode and Power Supply Rejection Ratios of over 100 dB, wide maximum-output-swing bandwidths and high slew rates.

        Specifications

        Inputs (rear)

        USB 2.0 type A “OTG” Socket (with iPurifier® technology built-in)

        		 Compatible with computers (Apple/Win/Linux), iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and Android Devices, camera kit or USB-OTG cable required. (Full USB3.0 port compatible)
        Intelligent SPDIF® Coaxial

        3 Way combo SPDIF port (Coaxial In/Out; Optical In); Up to 192kHz PCM

        SPDIF Optical


        Outputs (rear)

        Audio RCA L+R
        Intelligent SPDIF® Coaxial  Up to 192kHz PCM

        Outputs (right side)

        SmartPower® Socket Fast charge all portable devices. Compliant with USB Battery Charging Standard 1.2 – 5V @ 1.5A


         Controls (front)

        – HP Output Audio 6.3mm Headphone Jack  
        – Volume with Power On/Off switch Precision analogue volume control <2dB Tracking error
        – 3.5mm Input Auto disable the digital section when this is in use
        – X-Bass® On/Off
        – 3D Holographic Sound® On/Off Auto-switching for Speakers® and Headphones® (two separate and distinct circuits)

        Controls (left side)

        – Power Mode Turbo, Normal, Eco Computer controlled power and gain scaling
        – Polarity Normal/Inverted
        – Filter 3 positions, 6 filters (see filter section below)


         Controls (bottom)

        – Line Direct/Preamplifier

        Preamplifier function Enable/Disable, 0/9dB gain selectable

        Fixed 2V or variable with up to 5V available

        – iEMatch®

        Perfect-matching circuit for IEMs (eliminate hiss)

        Off / High Sensitivity Headphone / Ultra Sensitivity Headphone


        DAC section

        DAC

        Dual-core DSD, DXD, PCM DAC by Burr Brown

        2-DAC Chip; 4-Channel; 8-Signals, custom interleaving for maximum SNR

        Bit-Perfect DSD processing, Bit-Perfect PCM processing

        Clock

        Ultra low jitter GMT computer controlled Femto Clock

        RMS jitter 12kHz – 1MHz < 280 Femtoseconds

        Audio Formats

        DSD 512/256/128/64

        24.6/22.6/12.4/11.2/6.2/5.6/3.1/2.8

        All native decoding, no internal hardware conversion

        DXD 2x/1x

        768/705.6/384/352.8kHz

        All native decoding, no internal hardware conversion

        PCM 768/705.6/384/352.8/192/176.4/96/88.2/

        48/44.1kHz

        All native decoding, no internal hardware conversion

         

        Filters 

        – PCM

        Bit-Perfect Processing/Minimum Phase/Standard

        Digital filters selectable

        – DSD

        Extreme/Extended/Standard Range

        Analogue filters selectable

        – DXD

        Bit-Perfect Processing

        Fixed analogue filter


        Specifications (DAC Section)

        Dynamic Range (Line)  >117db(A)
        THD & N (0dBFS Line) <0.003%
        Output Voltage (Line) >2V
        Output Impedance (Zout) < 240Ω
        Jitter (correlated) Below AP2 test set limit


        Headphone Power Output

        HP Amp Output

        Power (max)

        Power (continuous.)

        – Turbo mode

        10.0V/4,000 mW @ 16 Ohm

        >1560 mW @ 64 Ohm

        > 166 mW @ 600 Ohm

        – Normal mode

        5.5V/1,900 mW @ 16 Ohm

        > 950 mW @ 32 Ohm

        > 100 mW @ 300 Ohm

        – Eco mode

        2.0V/500 mW @ 8 Ohm

        > 250 mW @ 16 Ohm


        Specifications (Headamp Section)

        Dynamic Range (HP)

        >115dB(A) (Eco Mode, 2V Out)

        THD &N (HP 500mW/16R)

        < 0.008%

        Output Voltage (HP)

        >8V (Turbo Mode)

        Output Impedance (Zout)

        <1Ω (iEMatch not engaged)

        Maximum Output Power

        4,000mW @ 16 Ohm Load

        when using sinewave testing the micro iDSD BL may engage protection circuits

        Continuous Output Power

        1,000mW @ 64 Ohm Load

         

        Micro iDSD BL main accessories

        • 3.5mm rubber feet
        • USB A Female > B Female Cable
        • Caps for RCA sockets
        • iFi bag
        • USB3.0 A MALE > A FEMALE
        • Silicone bracelet
        • Label of battery charging
        • RCA cable
        • 6.35 > 3.5 adapter
        • 3.5 male > male cable
        • Optical Adapter
        • USB A Female > B Female Adapter
        • User manual
        • Warranty Card
        • STS card

        Read more

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