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iFi iDSD Micro DSD512 / PCM768 DAC and Headphone Amp. Impressions, Reviews and Comments.
Feb 13, 2017 at 6:00 PM Post #7,489 of 9,047
tjphysicist said:
  So I finally got back from my trip to Asia and was able to return my faulty idsd micro (there was too much hiss and so on, it was unbearable). Haven't been able to listen to good music for almost a month (honestly the macbook headphone out is not very good to my ears). FINALLY got it exchanged (different seller on amazon for the second piece). And this one doesn't even start up. Rapidly blinking green/blue. I plug it in and about a 1/2 hour later it completely turns off, then i unplug and plug it back in again...rinse and repeat. (As per directions on the ifi site).
 
P.S, if @iFi audio  is reading this, your site says "In rare cases (actually so far only theoretical, we have not been able to provoke this in practice) the battery may be depleted so much that after the expiry of the 30 minutes for “flat battery provision” the battery can still not be charged normally.", you may want to check this out because I definitely proved that in practice.
 
Frankly at this point I'm thinking of cutting my losses and just buying a chord Mojo...only reason I bought the idsd over the mojo was price, but this isn't worth it.
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yup, that's the case of a battery as flat as a pancake. Please take a look here: http://ifi-audio.com/audio_blog/smartpower-please-feed-the-meaty-monster-part-1/
 
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Feb 16, 2017 at 5:14 PM Post #7,490 of 9,047
Just an update.

I received my new Black Label, and everything is working as designed. I must say I am absolutely blown away how crystal clear this thing sounds and love the XBass/3D sound as well for some songs. It has definitely added more depth to my Nighthawks and easily powers my T50rp's. I have coupled it with the iPurifier 2 and highly recommend this duo, its phenomenal how much cleaner the purifier has made the audio, any hint of noise is gone.

Hope to get many years out of these products.
 
Feb 17, 2017 at 10:38 AM Post #7,491 of 9,047
ifi audio said:
   
yup, that's the case of a battery as flat as a pancake. Please take a look here: http://ifi-audio.com/audio_blog/smartpower-please-feed-the-meaty-monster-part-1/
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If you noticed that exact site is linked in my post, so obviously I know about it and have thus tried it all. Anyway I returned this particular unit. But still have my original one as I had to travel and couldn't return it within 30 days. (It has really bad high frequency noise and lots of bleeding in said frequency making any rock song unbearable to listen to, hurts my ears after a few hours).
 
All in all, I am VERY dissapointed and would honestly love suggestions for something else to buy that is of equal quality/price range (a 1/4" out would help ofc). Note that due to the idsd micro, I am now DEATHLY afraid of the words "treble splash" so chrome mojo is a no go as well. 
 
I tried contacting ifi support, someone either here or another forum mentioned how bad it was, and I have to agree, they just keep emailing me questions I have already answered or suggestions I have either tried and said I have or suggestions so obvious they should not be mentioned after 5 emails in the chain (e.g. "make sure you have a good quality audio file"...well obviously..I did say "the exact same setup works amazingly WITHOUT the idsd micro but onboard soundcard instead").
 
Feb 17, 2017 at 11:09 AM Post #7,492 of 9,047
tjphysicist said:
ifi audio said:
 

yup, that's the case of a battery as flat as a pancake. Please take a look here: http://ifi-audio.com/audio_blog/smartpower-please-feed-the-meaty-monster-part-1/
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If you noticed that exact site is linked in my post, so obviously I know about it and have thus tried it all. Anyway I returned this particular unit. But still have my original one as I had to travel and couldn't return it within 30 days. (It has really bad high frequency noise and lots of bleeding in said frequency making any rock song unbearable to listen to, hurts my ears after a few hours).

All in all, I am VERY dissapointed and would honestly love suggestions for something else to buy that is of equal quality/price range (a 1/4" out would help ofc). Note that due to the idsd micro, I am now DEATHLY afraid of the words "treble splash" so chrome mojo is a no go as well. 

I tried contacting ifi support, someone either here or another forum mentioned how bad it was, and I have to agree, they just keep emailing me questions I have already answered or suggestions I have either tried and said I have or suggestions so obvious they should not be mentioned after 5 emails in the chain (e.g. "make sure you have a good quality audio file"...well obviously..I did say "the exact same setup works amazingly WITHOUT the idsd micro but onboard soundcard instead").
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Is it under warranty? If so, send it in for repair.
 
Feb 18, 2017 at 7:26 PM Post #7,493 of 9,047
I was suspecting iFi Micro iDSD driver issues so I uninstalled it via the control panel.  Now, when I try to install it again the installer says it is already installed.  I'm guessing the uninstall from the control panel did not remove everything.  How can I install the driver fresh again?  Any clues would be most appreciated.
 
Feb 18, 2017 at 7:34 PM Post #7,494 of 9,047
audiotweaker said:
  I was suspecting iFi Micro iDSD driver issues so I uninstalled it via the control panel.  Now, when I try to install it again the installer says it is already installed.  I'm guessing the uninstall from the control panel did not remove everything.  How can I install the driver fresh again?  Any clues would be most appreciated.
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have you checked the installation directory ? Reset your pc and try it again
 
C: / Program Files / IFI / USB_HD_Aduio_Driver / Unistall.exe
 
Feb 19, 2017 at 6:46 AM Post #7,496 of 9,047
hello .I use IDSD as a simple dac in my audio system , USB imput RCA output to my preamplifier and then I choose on the device the Direct function and not the other (preamp). It is possible or convenient to play with filters or other options like Power or IMatch I see that such functions are kept active despite my selection 
 
Feb 19, 2017 at 7:19 PM Post #7,497 of 9,047
quino05 said:
hello .I use IDSD as a simple dac in my audio system , USB imput RCA output to my preamplifier and then I choose on the device the Direct function and not the other (preamp). It is possible or convenient to play with filters or other options like Power or IMatch I see that such functions are kept active despite my selection 
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Power, 3D, XBass and IEMatch only works on Pre-amp or through the headphone jack of the iFi. For DAC, there's polarity and filter to play with :wink:

Hope it helps
Bilson
 
Feb 19, 2017 at 9:28 PM Post #7,499 of 9,047
I have just finished testing black label in my hi end sound sistem and I must said that BL sound quality are much better than idsd micro. I'm I extremely satisfied with the performance of the BL even compared to my dac Ps audio
 
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