[rickyleelee]

The inside looks retty full of pats. no spaces anywhere. i was worried they would hide the micro ican se in there with itube or sometihng.

 

[Whitigir]

The inside looks retty full of pats. no spaces anywhere. i was worried they would hide the micro ican se in there with itube or sometihng.

The inside look damn good, and every resistors appeared to be high-end stuff. I am not surprised at the price, and it looked to be the size of IPad mini ?

 

[JWahl]

The inside looks retty full of pats. no spaces anywhere. i was worried they would hide the micro ican se in there with itube or sometihng.

Nope, one thing that's always impressed me is how they utilize the maximum of the given space.  Same with the iDSD Micro, the enclosure is packed to the brim.  Some great PCB engineering going on.  From the video, it seems at least the long top board is dedicated to power supply duty.

 

[hugoboss]

one thing surprise me, in the back i see hdmi port in the video of unboxing i pro can.
is it hdmi i2s input?
if its hdmi i2s input then it will be so damn great, can it be used as dac?

 

[technobear]

one thing surprise me, in the back i see hdmi port in the video of unboxing i pro can.
is it hdmi i2s input?
if its hdmi i2s input then it will be so damn great, can it be used as dac?

No. It is the socket for the electrostatic adaptor.

 

[Trogdor]

No. It is the socket for the electrostatic adaptor.

Of course that begs the question now what the SR-009 will sound like with it. Could this be a Blue Hawaii killer?

 

[rickyleelee]

Nope, one thing that's always impressed me is how they utilize the maximum of the given space.  Same with the iDSD Micro, the enclosure is packed to the brim.  Some great PCB engineering going on.  From the video, it seems at least the long top board is dedicated to power supply duty.

Do you know any circuitry? Is there any way this is iCAN se with itube thrown in there? I would be pissed if they did that. After all this time and they just threw two existing pcbs together

 

[Whitigir]

Do you know any circuitry? Is there any way this is iCAN se with itube thrown in there? I would be pissed if they did that. After all this time and they just threw two existing pcbs together

I think the Itube is Single Ended on the input and the Output as well, where as the Pro Ican has balanced connection. Therefore, the preamp and amp stages are designed different, possibly with different components and power support as well....that means it is a different product

 

[Topspin70]

I'm using the iCan SE + iTube. They don't have balance in and out, nor selectable tube hybrid or SS like the iCan Pro does.

 

[Whitigir]

Here is the Itube picture, which contains single tube and not Dual tube like Pro ICAN. Also as confirmed above. This is a problem when there is demand for Transportable device with proper Balanced connections.....and it is still not made by IFI. Sad !

 

[KmanChu]

Do you know any circuitry? Is there any way this is iCAN se with itube thrown in there? I would be pissed if they did that. After all this time and they just threw two existing pcbs together

What would make you think that this is the case here? Are any of the nano and micro lines exactly the same?
 
I have heard the Pro and the SE/iTube next to each other at an Avatar demo table, and they are certainly not the same. They SE is nice enough for what it is, but the Pro is leaps and bounds better, in completely different league.

 

[Whitigir]

What would make you think that this is the case here? Are any of the nano and micro lines exactly the same?

I have heard the Pro and the SE/iTube next to each other at an Avatar demo table, and they are certainly not the same. They SE is nice enough for what it is, but the Pro is leaps and bounds better, in completely different league.

It should be as the price that it is

 

[bmoura]

Do you know any circuitry? Is there any way this is iCAN se with itube thrown in there? I would be pissed if they did that. After all this time and they just threw two existing pcbs together

That's not the case according to iFi: 

      1.  A comparison of the PCBs between the machines shows they are totally different!
      2.  The functionality is not the same either – Studio grade headphone amp+Audiophile line stage in the Pro iCAN
 
eg. The Pro iCAN runs to 14,000mW and is fully-balanced. The iCAN and iTUBE are single-ended. Totally different circuitry.

 

[Topspin70]

Good heavens. 14000mw! My iCan SE is 'only' 4000 and I use it at mid gain.

 

[rickyleelee]

That's not the case according to iFi: 

holy cow then this machine is a BEAST. Now let's audition. I am researching more this for my hard core hk headphone philes friends on local forum. I have the retro and it keeps the wife and girl happy.