Product ReviewsiFi Audio Micro iDSD BL Headphone Amplifier and USB DAC - Black Label

This works as both a DAC and a headphone amp.

I attached this via USB to my Macbook Pro (2015 - 15in) There was an immediate change in the headphone sound. It seems that my Macbook puts out a noisy signal through one USB port, so I could only use the other. Good volume. Fuller bass and highs. It works great with my Hifiman HE 400s phones. It also works as a DAC to put line out to a Schiit Vali 2 headphone amp.
It sounds even better with a USB line filter. I bought a iFi iPurifier 2 USB 3.0 Type A Digital Audio Filter, which makes the unit sound even better, especially the high frequency.Read full review...

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If you want to do DSD512 on a budget, this is it

I really like the iDSD BL. I bought it so that I could try DSD512 with Roon and HQPlayer. I have to say, this little device takes computer audio to another level in my system. It want make a bad recording sound good, but if you feed it quality hi-rez files, it has a very wide soundstage and decent depth. What I really like is the air around instruments and the pace of live music. An example of this is the Keystone Corner Stan Getz, Moments In Time DSD128 file converted to DSD512. Stan's sax has the bite and breathiness that you expect from this instrument. The beginning piano accompaniment has a natural ring and decay of the notes and chords. When the bass and drum come in, you get the wood of the bass and the shimmer at the intro of the drums. The bass has good depth and you get the resonance of the bass cavity, but the bottom end is a little loose as compared to my Mytek Brooklyn. But the Brooklyn is also 4X more than what I paid for the iDSD BL.
I have not been able to get the iDSD BL to work with HQPlayer, but I am able to use the DSP in Roon. I have a ticket with iFi to resolve this.
Bottom line, if you are looking for a reasonably priced device to play all of your hi-rez files, the iDSD BL is a great choice. Very highly recommended.Read full review...

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Great headphone DAC Amp

I have a denon desktop dac amp that runs my computer speakers. It's great for my speakers but couldn't sufficiently run my Audio Technica m70x 50 ohm headphones. The Micro ISD does it with ease in echo mode with the gain less than half way up. Using it as an amp and Dac it sounds great running hi res files off my computer.

Hooking it up to my Astell & Kern AK70 didn't work out for me. I tryed hooking it up through usb to us the AK as a media player & the IFI as a dac amp. No sound. Hooked it up through analog out to use as an amp. Distorted sound.It's probably no fault of the IFI though, the AK is finicky. I just thought I'd mention it in case someone wanted to buy it for that setup.

Overall I'm very happy with the micro DSD.Read full review...

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Excellent sounding DAC/AMP

Awesome features. Great sounding DAC. Which they would include an OTG cable,

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The product is good

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Excelente sonido, soporte no muy bueno

La guia o manual de instrucciones es muy limitada, batallé mucho para poder obtener sonido al conectarlo a mi preamplificador, la ayuda del sitio fue muy escasa, después de mover botones, cambiar cables e invertir la polaridad de los mismos, pude lograrlo.
El sonido es excelente, tal como lo esperaba por las reseñas que leí en varios sitios de internet.
Me gustó su tamaño pues lo hace muy portátil así como su batería interna. Muy satisfecho, lo recomiendo.Read full review...

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