[alamakazam]

1 = 6.3mm
2 = SMC
3 = 3.5mm
4 = XLR

 

[Faber65]

Let's try...
 
1 = 6.3mm
2 = SMC
3 = 3.5mm
4 = XLR

 

[songmic]

1=6.3mm (Furutech CF-763(R), to be precise)
2=SMC
3=3.5mm
4=XLR

 

[diamondears]

1=6.3mm
2=SMC
3=3.5mm
4=XLR

 

[BaNky]

1 = 6.3mm
2 = SMC
3 = 3.5mm
4 = XLR

 

[igndenny]

1 = 6.3mm
2 = SMC
3 = 3.5mm
4 = XLR

 

[diamondears]

Micro iDAC2: Class A and DSD256

[COLOR=0070C0]Revolutionary Hi-Res DAC for the desktop/home[/COLOR]

Southport, UK – 1^st July 2015



Riding the wave of the stunning micro iDSD

Just like a best-selling book which enjoys a new edition, the micro iDAC2 is just that: an all-new ‘Mark II’ design of the original iDAC based upon the successful nano/micro iDSD platform. With the famous True Native® Burr-Brown processor at the heart – the iFi cutting-edge audio tradition continues to break new barriers.
 


 


 


[COLOR=FF0000]SPECIAL LAUNCH BUNDLE[/COLOR]: for the first 500 sold worldwide, the iDAC2 includes an iPurifier at a special bundle price of US$379 (ex-tax) or Euro429/£315 (incl VAT).





[COLOR=1F497D]True native DSD2[/COLOR][COLOR=1F497D]56[/COLOR] [COLOR=1F497D](11.2/12.4MHz), PCM 384kHz[/COLOR] [COLOR=1F497D]and DXD[/COLOR]
[COLOR=1F497D]Class A high-end DAC with 350mW Headamp[/COLOR]

• Audio Outputs (to high-end audio system)
• 3.5mm headphone output
• Analogue volume control stage

• Bit-Perfect/Minimum Phase/Standard filters
• USB 3.0 type A input
• ZeroJitter® SPDIF Output

Quad-Speed all the way

• Burr Brown True Native chipset: Quad-Speed 11.2MHz DSD256/ DXD/PCM384 kHz
• 6 Filters:        PCM: Bit-Perfect Processing/Minimum Phase/Standard digital filters selectable

                                DSD: Extreme/Extended/Standard Range analogue filters selectable      

• Ultra-Powerful Headphone amplifier: 2.4V/350mW
• ZeroJitter® to drastically reduce jitter
• Military-Grade Active Noise Cancellation® (ANC) circuit with high-grade ELNA SILMIC II Capacitors combined with TDK C0G capacitors
• Class A operation on RCA output: discrete, Class A buffer that combines an N-Channel J-FET and a PNP bi-polar transistor that allows this buffer to handle loads of even 600 Ohms
• SPDIF® Coaxial Output

The retail price of the micro iDAC2 is US$349 (ex-tax) or Euro395/£275 (incl VAT).

The first 500 units are part of the ‘launch bundle’ which includes the iPurifier at US$379 (ex-tax) or Euro429/£315 (incl VAT). 

Does the micro iDAC2's RCA output, being Class A, better than the micro iDSD's RCA output (not being Class A)?

 

[VilMo]

1 = 6.3mm
2 = SMC
3 = 3.5mm
4 = XLR

 

[Lupino]

1 = 6.3mm
2 = SMC
3 = 3.5mm
4 = XLR

 

[Wfojas]

1=6.3mm
2=SMC
3=3.5mm
4=XLR

 

[dmormerod]

Like everyone else :
 
1=6.3mm
2=SMC
3=3.5mm
4=XLR

 

[technobear]

• 1=6.3mm
• 2=SMC
• 3=3.5mm
• 4=XLR

 

[dapla]

This was an update I have been waiting for, along with any forthcoming reviews. I have been planning to spring for the nano idsd (then recently considering the new nuprime udsd which is in that range), but with headphone amp not being a real concern to me was drawn to this when it was first announced.
 
It busts my $200 budget range pretty hard (as does the Schiit Bifrost USB 2 uber which I have been drawn to for over a year--admittedly while unheard on my end). I would miss out on the bundle, which is a very sweet deal from ifi. I'm also not strongly invested in the DSD capability yet, but do see the possibility of finding myself there soon enough.
 
Also, in the years since I left the audio business, I usually try to wait to make any new audio purchases until after CES if it's within a few months of my buying window---just to see if something new that's a genuine move forward is being announced.

 

[Asanden]

1 = 6.3mm
2 = SMC
3 = 3.5mm
4 = XLR
Lets try

 

[h1f1add1cted]

1=6.3mm
2=SMC
3=3.5mm
4=XLR