iFi Audio asks... What was your first piece of iFi Gear?

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Time for some new fun and maybe a little Nostalgia!!

Just for fun, let us know what was the first piece of iFi Gear you ever bought, or had given to you? Maybe it was a simple enhancer? Perhaps it was a DAC/AMP. Maybe it was a form of Power supply.

Post a pic if you are still using it! Whether you are new to iFi or have original gear, lets have some fun and share our stories!

I'll go...

Back in the day (not to long ago) I was looking for a very simple but good desktop DAC, and at the time I was extremely interested in getting true MQA decoding (yes I said that, lol) I came across many positive comments and reviews of this little DAC The Zen DAC V1, and decided to give it a try. Needless to say I loved it! Now many years later I work for iFi and love that as well, but the ZDV1 was my first step!

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Still here, still sounds great!

Cheers!!
 
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Jun 3, 2024 at 1:44 PM Post #2 of 53
Time for some new fun and maybe a little Nostalgia!!

Just for fun, let us know what was the first piece of iFi Gear you ever bought, or had given to you? Maybe it was a simple enhancer? Perhaps it was a DAC/AMP. Maybe it was a form of Power supply.

Post a pic if you are still using it! Whether you are new to iFi or have original gear, lets have some fun and share our stories!

I'll go...

Back in the day (not to long ago) I was looking for a very simple but good desktop DAC, and at the time I was extremely interested in getting true MQA decoding (yes I said that, lol) I came across many positive comments and reviews of this little DAC The Zen DAC V1, and decided to give it a try. Needless to say I loved it! Now many years later I work for iFi and love that as well, but the ZDV1 was my first step!

1717431932051.jpeg
Still here, still sounds great!

Cheers!!
Same, my first IFI device was the Zen DAC V1 !
It really changed the way everything sounded back then for me.
 
Jun 3, 2024 at 2:40 PM Post #3 of 53
iFi Nano Black Label was my introduction to iFi.


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It was notable upgrade from the pocket-size Fiio DACs I'd been using up until that point. I was in high school and had just joined this site. It was a pivotal part of my hi-fi journey. :)
 
Jun 3, 2024 at 3:54 PM Post #6 of 53
iFi Micro-iCAN Headphone Amplifier. It was awesome with a Beyerdynamic DT880 600 Ohm.
 
Jun 3, 2024 at 5:17 PM Post #7 of 53
Bought them together: IFI Zen Phono and IFI Zen Stream. Still use them both. The Zen Phono is the best bang for the buck audio gear that I have and, as far as it works, it won't ever leave my hands. I've tried to upgrade it for something more expensive with no luck until today (I didn't try many, but I've tried some units that cost more than 10 times the Zen Phono and sounded worst in my system).
 
Jun 3, 2024 at 5:39 PM Post #8 of 53
I have many pieces of iFi gear but the very first was the micro iCAN and yes, I still have it and yes, it's still brilliant!
 
Jun 3, 2024 at 7:02 PM Post #11 of 53
nano iDSD Black Label

I miss it...
 
Jun 4, 2024 at 12:42 AM Post #13 of 53
I bought a Hip Dac as my first foray into the headfi world, I bought it on a runout sale from Addicted to Audio, with some birthday money from my grandparents.
originally bought it to use with my Fiio JH3 IEMs, and Sennheiser Momentum headphones. now I use it to drive everything from Elegias to original Yamaha HP-1s
 
Jun 4, 2024 at 12:44 AM Post #14 of 53
A secondhand iBasso DX90. I can't even remember what it sounded like - maybe a bit dark? It was quite slow even then so let it go for a shiny new DX220 with AMP8EX.
 
Jun 4, 2024 at 2:27 AM Post #15 of 53
A secondhand iBasso DX90. I can't even remember what it sounded like - maybe a bit dark? It was quite slow even then so let it go for a shiny new DX220 with AMP8EX.
That's nice but what was your first piece of iFi gear?
 

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