[pekingduck]

   
Would anyone else like OTW#2 today?

No.
 
 
J/k 

Very eager to know more about the adaptive/intelligent gain feature.

 

[guglia72]

I managed to put together (almost) all info on iDSD micro provided by iFi
I might have missed a couple of things
This is the index (with reference page in this huge thread!)
I'm actually formatting the big doc; I'll share it with you as soon as it's ready (hoping it can be of some interest for you all!!!)
 
INDEX
 
p. 38 The Final Countdown
p. 24 18th April - Specifications announcement
p. 16 Sabres (at the) ready?
 
1. Super Duper features
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1.1. p. 40 The Dual-Core Burr-Brown DACs
1.2. p. 42 Different Strokes for Different Folks (Filters for different formats)
1.3. p. 43 The Intelligent SPDIF port
1.4. p. 44 Femto Clocks – Picky about Phase Noise
1.5. p. 49 Direct/Pre-Amp output
1.6. p. 49 3D Holographic for Headphones(i)/Speakers(ii)
1.7. p. 50, 52 Smartpower
1.8. p. 54 The 3.5mm analogue input
1.9. p. 58 Signal Polarity +/- (Digital input only)
 
2. Outta This World
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2.1. -
2.2. -
2.3. p. 50 Turbo Power mode
 
3. Tech Talk with Thorsten
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3.1. p. 3 Part 1
3.2. p. 5 Part 2
3.3. p. 10 Part 3
 
4. Designer’s Diary
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4.1. p. 22 Number 1
4.2. p. 28 Number 2
 
5. Technical notes
--------------------------
5.1. -
5.2. -
5.3. p. 47 Cherry-Picking the Chipset: Going to the nth degree
5.4. -
 
6. Measurements Matter (Not!)
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6.1. p. 45 Part I of III – Hearing a fly fart at 20 feet
6.2.  -
6.3.  -
 
7. Software Design Team’s Notes
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7.1. p. 35 iFi-XMOS solution: all out 8-Core CPU and Ground-Up Coding
7.2. p. 36 XMOS Programming - Star Clocking Scheme
7.3. p. 43 Microprocessor and Automated extras
7.4. p. 56-57 DSD – No ordinary DSD
 
8. Other contributions from iFi
-----------------------------------------
8.1. p. 57 Why not "more modern and or better spec chip's?"

 

[guglia72]

   
Would anyone else like OTW#2 today?

 
OMG of course.. YESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jexby]

  I managed to put together (almost) all info on iDSD micro provided by iFi
I might have missed a couple of things
This is the index (with reference page in this huge thread!)
 

 
whoa, stellar information consolidation!
 
If you couple please make this a share-able Google Doc it would make for a very important summary of the product.
Thanks if so.

 

[analogsurviver]

  Super Duper feature 1.9
 
Signal Polarity +/- (Digital input only)
 

Background
Sometimes referred to as "inverting phase," different people have different opinions on this subject, for example:
 
http://www.absolutepolarity.com/
http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue1/cjwoodeffect.htm
http://www.polaritylist.com/
http://www.recordingmag.com/resources/resourceDetail/263.html
http://www.6moons.com/industryfeatures/polarity/polarity.html
http://www.herronaudio.com/images/Polarity.pdf
 
 
Explanation
Some people hear an improvement with the polarity adjusted, some people don’t. There is no right or wrong. It is your subjective preference.
 
From AMR's experience, this feature is enjoyed more in the North American market compared to Europe or the rest of the world.
 
 
How this benefits the listener
From recording to recording, try the polarity switch.
 
If you hear a difference, wonderful. The polarity switch means greater enjoyment to you.
 
If you cannot hear a difference, don’t worry, you are not in the minority, leave the polarity switch to its default “+”, non-inventing position.
 
At iFi, we let the listener dial-in the last few percent. So go ahead, flick that button and see if it is your cup of tea. We hope you like it.

It is nice to see the inclusion of the absolute polarity switch - although only trough digital input. One has to take care of the appropriate absolute polarity for the analog input at the analog source.
 
I wanted to participate during the design phase - but as always, one is stuck with the current standards regarding connector(s). We are basically stuck with RCA (which is horrible) and TRS (even more horrible). I do absolute phase reversal entirely mechanically, at the very end - at the headphone connector. It of course requires 4 contacts and no common ground - rulling out the TRS. XLRs or mini XLRs ( or at the very least  TRRSs ) could be used - but as it requires surgery on connector end of practically all headphones in existance that conform to TRS, and requires much more space to accomodate TWO 4-contact headphone connectors ( wired in parallel, but one reversed in polarity ) in order to be able to change the polarity as required. After seeing the general outlay/size of the micro, I decided to postpone that post.
 
Perhaps in Mini>Midi>Maxi 

 ?

 

[guglia72]

   
whoa, stellar information consolidation!
 
If you couple please make this a share-able Google Doc it would make for a very important summary of the product.
Thanks if so.

That's my idea. I'm still formatting the doc for a nice consistent layout.
Will be online very soon

 

[audiofrk]

1. No room.

2. It would run down the battery very quickly.

3. USB power would not be enough to run it.

4. The iTUBE gets hot - almost too hot to touch in summer. The battery would not like it and nor would any attached player or phone.

That makes sense for the micro idsd (was planning on using it as a desk top solution so forget it's suppose to be portable too), but what about the mini idsd? Maybe i should elaborate on my question does the dsd1793 need the tube in the ic stage or will there be sonic improvements if the tube is in the preamp or amp?

 

[audiofrk]

All in good time. All in good time! 

Is it possible we will see the dsd1792a in the mini idsd?

 

[jexby]

   
Would anyone else like OTW#2 today?

 
aww tick tick tick tock... feels like OTW#2 is not to be revealed today, but fingers crossed for 19 June!

 

[guglia72]

It's just few weeks away from official launch.... I want it... I need it!

 

[tf1216]

Come on peeps'!  Maybe if more folks say 'yes' to OTW #2 the new would come out 

 

[roamling]

Come on peeps'!  Maybe if more folks say 'yes' to OTW #2 the new would come out 

they must be all watching the world cup, adios spain

 

[audiofrk]

I want otw#2

 

[audiofrk]

i tried to preorder from Sonic Culture in San Diego and was told they aren't taking any preorders just making a list of interested customers.

 

[kugino]

  i tried to preorder from Sonic Culture in San Diego and was told they aren't taking any preorders just making a list of interested customers.

isn't that what a preorder is?