Hi - longtime audio fan and til now only a casual headphone user. I picked up an iFi Micro Signature and HD-6xx as my semi portable system as I use it inside and out on the deck at a vacation house where I don’t have a proper listening room. Sounds good but feel I’m missing something (also...

Hi all, my desktop setup at home is Topping E30 → Topping A50s → Balanced Cable → Aeon RT. I sometimes listen to my music fairly loud and don't like it when I have to crank an amp all the way up to get to the volume I want. Question is whether anybody has the Aeon and can tell me whether the...

So I am thinking about a bit more desktop setup that could also sometime travel with me when I stay somewhere for a longer period of time. Since idac2 is still available just like ican micro se and ifi said that idac2 is closer to Pro than idsd bl (and it is also better one despite some...

Ordered the Audioquest Dragonfly COBALT today. Will be comparing how it stacks up to my iFi Micro iDSD Black Label. Obviously, the iFi will trounce it but how will it stack up? I had the DFR and it was sort of sibilant with edgy treble. The COBALT will have the new ESS ES9038Q2M DAC chip...

This is a ShootOut review of some of iFi's most recent line-up – namely the two black labels and the two new "x" products. Before I start however, I thought worth setting out a few ground rules and my method, followed by a dive into scoring. Slightly differently to normal, I have given my...

Hey guys. Question about the black label iDSD micro. You guys are angels. Can someone explain? (EDM Mainly) Is the light supposed to turn solid green (not flashing) when you turn it on/when it’s on? (or is it supposed to be blue?) because mine turns green i’m also havingng trouble but mainly...

Hey guys. Question about the black label iDSD micro. You guys are angels. Can someone explain? (EDM Mainly) Is the light supposed to turn solid green (not flashing) when you turn it on/when it’s on? (or is it supposed to turn blue?) What do you guys recommend for 1)Polarity + or - 2) off...

Disclaimer: I don't intend this post to be the ultimate "mid-price" buying guide. It will only include my very own impressions about the DAC/amp mentioned, there will be no graphs nor detailed reviews – many great head-fiers have done that before me. The idea only stemmed from my sudden...

Micro iDSD Black Label. Back in Black     Introduction We have updated this thread with the 2016 micro iDSD Black Label.   The original iDSD set a new benchmark for portable DAC/Headamps in the US$500 sector. Nothing came close to its sonics, flexibility and outright power...