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iFi iDSD Micro DSD512 / PCM768 DAC and Headphone Amp. Impressions, Reviews and Comments.
Oct 18, 2016 at 12:29 AM Post #6,931 of 9,047
goldsmith83 said:
 
3D effect is also present in iCan nano and micro. It definitely looks promising.
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My understanding is that the 3D works similar to 'openback' headphones but geared towards 'closed back'. So if you are using a closed back headphone it will give a more 3D sound. I personally don't use it because my primary headphone are LCD-X which already has plenty of air and depth :)
 
Oct 18, 2016 at 8:19 AM Post #6,932 of 9,047
potkettleblack said:
  Has anybody compared the mojo to the idsd micro?
 
I have just put my idsd micro up for sale because I wont be using it for a long while and was curious for the future if I should re-purchase or go with the Mojo.
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I have and wasn't impressed with the Mojo. SQ-wise they were too close for me to discern between the two during my short stint with it. I returned the mojo very quickly, because it could not work as a desktop DAC for me - it would overheat and turn itself off regularly when used while being charged at the same time. Granted, I was testing it during the summertime, but that was a huge issue for me, one that was never pointed out in any of the reviews I had read beforehand.
Another problem I had with the Mojo was the volume controls. I consider micro's way of handling volume levels vastly superior to the color scheme employed by Chord. During my first few days with the Mojo, when I wasn't used to reading the colors properly, I haphazardly plugged in my ciems to it after listening to LCD-2F on it the night before and blasted my ears for a split second. This has never happened with the micro.
 
Oct 18, 2016 at 10:05 AM Post #6,933 of 9,047
guzmanatm said:
  My understanding is that the 3D works similar to 'openback' headphones but geared towards 'closed back'. So if you are using a closed back headphone it will give a more 3D sound. I personally don't use it because my primary headphone are LCD-X which already has plenty of air and depth :)
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In my case I'm bound to the closed back since unfortunately my home is not very silent and I can't stand to hear the environmental noises while I'm listening to my music; so 3D will be perfectly suitable to me.
 
Oct 18, 2016 at 4:17 PM Post #6,934 of 9,047
goldsmith83 said:
guzmanatm said:
 
My understanding is that the [COLOR=333333]3D works similar to 'openback' headphones but geared towards 'closed back'. So if you are using a closed back headphone it will give a more 3D sound. I personally don't use it because my primary headphone are LCD-X which already has plenty of air and depth :)[/COLOR]
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In my case I'm bound to the closed back since unfortunately my home is not very silent and I can't stand to hear the environmental noises while I'm listening to my music; so 3D will be perfectly suitable to me.
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It is, as you surmised, very good with movies.
 
Oct 20, 2016 at 1:17 AM Post #6,935 of 9,047
I would like to thank ifi for their quick response to my MSDS query. Brilliant customer service on their behalf. This is my second ifi product and won't be the last.

The iDSD Pro looks tempting but I'll have to audition one before I go ahead at that price.
 
Oct 22, 2016 at 8:34 AM Post #6,936 of 9,047
@guzmanatm: regarding ifi idsd and mojo:

I have had them both for about a year. And eventually sold the ifi.
The ifi has more power. And has so many options that it is a fun device to play with.
But I draw the conclusion that the mojo is a better dac. (This is my personal opinion of course)
 
Oct 22, 2016 at 10:13 PM Post #6,937 of 9,047
cav1sa said:
I have and wasn't impressed with the Mojo. SQ-wise they were too close for me to discern between the two during my short stint with it. I returned the mojo very quickly, because it could not work as a desktop DAC for me - it would overheat and turn itself off regularly when used while being charged at the same time. Granted, I was testing it during the summertime, but that was a huge issue for me, one that was never pointed out in any of the reviews I had read beforehand.
Another problem I had with the Mojo was the volume controls. I consider micro's way of handling volume levels vastly superior to the color scheme employed by Chord. During my first few days with the Mojo, when I wasn't used to reading the colors properly, I haphazardly plugged in my ciems to it after listening to LCD-2F on it the night before and blasted my ears for a split second. This has never happened with the micro.
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lieshout said:
@guzmanatm: regarding ifi idsd and mojo:

I have had them both for about a year. And eventually sold the ifi.
The ifi has more power. And has so many options that it is a fun device to play with.
But I draw the conclusion that the mojo is a better dac. (This is my personal opinion of course)
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I would concur with both opinions. The Mojo sounds like a tiny better DACs but it just has too many usability problems. For me, it's the heat problem that turns me off the most. But in the end, if you're going to use these 2 as dac-amp combo, the difference is not huge.
 
Oct 25, 2016 at 12:16 PM Post #6,938 of 9,047
i'm thinking of buying DSD music...i hear the pickings are relatively slim to what you'd get via flac downloads. etc.
...but i have iDSD (and mojo) and thought, what the hell: might as well explore that music.
 
can anyone point me to some good sites to buy from, please?
 
bottom line:
I'm trying to get off of streaming (or at least have a more balanced approach) and get more into 
better produced cds, flac and dsd.
 
Oct 25, 2016 at 12:38 PM Post #6,939 of 9,047
canali said:
  i'm thinking of buying DSD music...i hear the pickings are relatively slim to what you'd get via flac downloads. etc.
...but i have iDSD (and mojo) and thought, what the hell: might as well explore that music.
 
can anyone point me to some good sites to buy from, please?
 
bottom line:
I'm trying to get off of streaming (or at least have a more balanced approach) and get more into 
better produced cds, flac and dsd.
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nativedsd.com
 
streaming is (usually) a plague but a good mp3 or flac pre-rendered to DSD512 on the fly are just as good as DSD imo.
 
Oct 25, 2016 at 1:04 PM Post #6,940 of 9,047
youurayy said:
  nativedsd.com
 
streaming is (usually) a plague but a good mp3 or flac pre-rendered to DSD512 on the fly are just as good as DSD imo.
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great...thanks...
streaming has opened me up to alot of new music...so it's great for that.
but with having good equipment i just want to take advantage of their capabilities.
just ordered a while ago 2x 24/196 flac downloads from 7 digital...so i'm getting there...albeit slowly :wink:
 
now just have to read up on how to do such (pre-render)...
have ipod touch 6 as storage (with chord mojo)...using ifi micro at home from laptop
 
Oct 26, 2016 at 10:51 AM Post #6,943 of 9,047
canali said:
   
great...thanks...
streaming has opened me up to alot of new music...so it's great for that.
but with having good equipment i just want to take advantage of their capabilities.
just ordered a while ago 2x 24/196 flac downloads from 7 digital...so i'm getting there...albeit slowly :wink:
 
now just have to read up on how to do such (pre-render)...
have ipod touch 6 as storage (with chord mojo)...using ifi micro at home from laptop
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Edit: removing my comments as they may cause an unwanted debate here so in an effort to not do so I'm proactively removing my comments.
 
Oct 26, 2016 at 11:18 AM Post #6,944 of 9,047
sonic defender said:
  Before you spend a ton of money why don't you get a friend to help you test if there is any real audible difference with higher resolution material? Get two albums one high rez version, level match and do multiple blind listening trials and see if you can tell the difference. I would be curious if you can or not. I never could.
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It's very personal and in my case the answer is also "no". That said, I'm like a mid-fi guys with no pair of headphones worth more than 400. The only times I broke that barrier were with the RS1i and PS500 but I sold both already.
 
Oct 26, 2016 at 11:25 AM Post #6,945 of 9,047
williamleonhart said:
  It's very personal and in my case the answer is also "no". That said, I'm like a mid-fi guys with no pair of headphones worth more than 400. The only times I broke that barrier were with the RS1i and PS500 but I sold both already.
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Edit: removing my comments as they may cause an unwanted debate here so in an effort to not do so I'm proactively removing my comments.
 
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