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Specs aren't everything. They're just a guide on paper. For me, I will be testing this and what matters the most, is the "sound quality" with a variety of headphones and IEMs.
Can you give any more specifics here? Like what those different audiences and needs might be? The cost difference is obvious, so why would anyone grab the xcan for example if the blu is available?
I hope you guys would have a giveaway or promo for this!
Except in Australia, apparently.
Euros, Pounds and Greenbacks are often the same whole number but us poor Canucks and those poor Ozzies alway get exchange rated..... We do not benefit from our over inflated dollars.
How do we know its the correct VRMS? or should we not pay too much attention to that?
1ohm output impedance. price? If the price is right then no MQA is very welcome indeed
Will it connect to a Samsung led TV from 2016 in Bluetooth mode?
Battery question has been answered...must return to ifi, not user replaceable. Haven't heard about firmware updates yet
Any word on the batteries? Can they be easily replaced? Is it firmware upgradable? Cool design. Like a matchbox.
Nice, thank you. Looking forward to watch movies with itSee reply above! Batteries can be replaced if they're sent into us.
You are mistaken. This new device has a Cirrus Logic DAC, not the Burr-Brown DAC in almost all other iFi units.If I'm not mistaken Btr5 is akm, 5k is Ess, and iFi is BurrBrown. So you can not be considered completionist without this.
Cool, thanks a lot for the insides! Could you write something about the sound characteristics XDSD vs Go Blu? Since they use different DAC chips...This general consensus is...
xCAN and xDSD were our first Go (pun intended) at a Bluetooth device. Price generally trickles down over time, as does our R&D - one of the many reasons outside of production reasons the Go Blu is cheaper than both.
The xCAN still provides more power than the Go Blu, and is more meant for users that range from IEMs to full-sized headphones that need a bit more juice and aren't wired in.
The xDSD provides much of the same of the xCAN, but is meant for people who want the best of both world being desktop and portable, allowing them to use the xDSD for things like higher resolution playback and MQA support.
The Go Blu is the more entry-level of those two options (but not to be discarded at all for being entry-level) and provides an incredible deal, form factor, and features we are known for in the analog domain which are generally unheard of for this size.
We may, you never know!
Exactly this - unfortunately we do not control the cost of the dollar.
I'd personally say it's something you should not pay too much attention too - it isn't as important in the grand scheme of things considering what the Go Blu will be usually be powering.
199!
It should work with anything that has two-way Bluetooth.
Yes, firmware updates will be provided!
That’s — sound characteristic comparisons — are largely what reviews are for. There really isn’t a “good” official answer if they are not identical.Cool, thanks a lot for the insides! Could you write something about the sound characteristics XDSD vs Go Blu? Since they use different DAC chips...
Can it be plugged into Diablo to feed Diablo with a Bluetooth source?