[littlenezt]

Thanks, I'll take a look.

so... any update on this?

 

[imacaverage]

king among bluetooth dacs - hm901r
there is already a normal sound, unlike qudelix and go blu

 

[marekm]

Do you get a backpack with this unit or do you have to buy your own

 

[slashvanyoung]

A cautionary tale… tldr: Go Blu dying after about 1.5 years and potentially turning into a fire/explosion hazard.

Bought my Go Blu in January 2022 and used it almost daily. It has never been dropped or been exposed to extreme weather. For the last months I noticed battery life getting worse and the device not charging to full capacity.

Now I know why: Apparently the battery is expanding. It has even pushed the case apart. Internet research tells me I’m not alone with this problem… and since there’s only a one year warranty, I guess I’m f’ed.

Severly disappointed… I have tons of @iFi audio gear and I’m fully aware that a product with a fixed battery won’t last forever. But at that price point I would have honestly expected more. Guess I’ll have to throw this thing out before it burns down the house…

 

[shuto77]

A cautionary tale… tldr: Go Blu dying after about 1.5 years and potentially turning into a fire/explosion hazard.

Bought my Go Blu in January 2022 and used it almost daily. It has never been dropped or been exposed to extreme weather. For the last months I noticed battery life getting worse and the device not charging to full capacity.

Now I know why: Apparently the battery is expanding. It has even pushed the case apart. Internet research tells me I’m not alone with this problem… and since there’s only a one year warranty, I guess I’m f’ed.

Severly disappointed… I have tons of @iFi audio gear and I’m fully aware that a product with a fixed battery won’t last forever. But at that price point I would have honestly expected more. Guess I’ll have to throw this thing out before it burns down the house…

You should reach out to ifi customer service to see if they can do anything for you.

 

[slashvanyoung]

You should reach out to ifi customer service to see if they can do anything for you.

I will. I don’t have much hope though seeing that I’m out of warranty.

I just think it’s generally fair and a good idea to raise awareness for this, since there are multiple people reporting this problem across different platforms (Amazon, Reddit etc.).

Never had a problem with my other iFi gear… and that was one of the main reasons actually for me choosing the Go Blu over competing products. So yeah… just disappointed.

 

[EdgarBear]

Hi,
I got the ifi go blue few years ago, I was never a fan, actually hated this device from first listen, it has a hiss with almost any sensitive iem, but even with not very sensitive like VE Phonix, which usually I listen on high gain , and I own iPhone and this device refused to work with any otg cable giving error message like “device is pulling too much current “,

I bought lately some fancy otg cables named mfi 7 of ddHifi and mfi 9 newest, and these are not chip, when trying with mfi9 which is newer, the error happened, so I tried with mfi7 with my beast Noble audio Kublai khan , these babies are very hard to drive , and with mfi 7, it’s working perfect, sound is decent, bass is incredible as has bone conduction , finally I found a use to this little guy, so it’s not for every iem but they do sound good with the kublai khan

 

[Mr BubbaHyde]

What HiFi says, The GO Blu is among the 6 highly recommended DACs!!

https://www.whathifi.com/features/we-recently-tested-15-dacs-and-here-are-6-we-highly-recommend

https://ifi-audio.com/products/go-blu/

Cheers!!

 

[Bondrewd]

Im thinking of buying ifi go blu over qudelix 5k (can get it for a similar price now) , but my main concern is lack of proper PEQ. Is there a way to fiddle with the firmware to get an EQ profile on there? More importantly, is there anything going on with customizing the firmware?

Also if anyone had experience with Akoustyx S6 or Tinhifi P1 Max on it, I would be glad if he shared it. Would there be hiss?

 

[mainguy]

Made a short video about using the iFi Go Blue with the PS5, a match made in heaven in my opinion. I've tried Mojo 2, Shanling H5, Qudelix 5k, even a DAP, nothing else works with the PS5 apart from the Go Blu (wired) !!

 

[Mr BubbaHyde]

Made a short video about using the iFi Go Blue with the PS5, a match made in heaven in my opinion. I've tried Mojo 2, Shanling H5, Qudelix 5k, even a DAP, nothing else works with the PS5 apart from the Go Blu (wired) !!

Thanks so much for sharing your video! Much appreciated, well done!

Cheers!!

 

[YiGiii]

Kinda torn between getting the go blu or the qudelix.. just concerned about seeing numerous reports of the battery on the ifi going pear shaped (literally).. I’m uk based so it’s not like it will be used in an overly hot environment. Any thoughts/opinions on the two of them?

 

[Cheradenine]

Kinda torn between getting the go blu or the qudelix.. just concerned about seeing numerous reports of the battery on the ifi going pear shaped (literally).. I’m uk based so it’s not like it will be used in an overly hot environment. Any thoughts/opinions on the two of them?

I bought my Go Blu a couple of weeks after it was released, I use it daily and usually until the battery runs out, I sometimes use it while its charging and I don't do anything to try and keep the battery in good condition, I get about the same runtime as when it was new, no issues at all. I mostly use IEMs and get about 12 hours runtime using LDAC. I have several portable DAC/amps though not the q5k, I find the Go Blu the most engaging by far. I didn't buy a q5k as I don't use EQ and don't want to spend time tinkering with a phone app, the q5k is obviously a great choice if you think you'll use EQ.

 

[slashvanyoung]

Kinda torn between getting the go blu or the qudelix.. just concerned about seeing numerous reports of the battery on the ifi going pear shaped (literally).. I’m uk based so it’s not like it will be used in an overly hot environment. Any thoughts/opinions on the two of them?

As I described earlier in this thread, I used my GoBlu almost daily but with very good care until the battery started to push open the housing. At this point I was already wondering for many weeks as of why my battery was getting worse and worse and wouldn't charge to capacity anymore.

iFi has replaced the battery but it's just now getting sent back to me - after two months!

In the meantime, I got myself a Qudelix 5k... and tbh, I don't see the GoBlu getting that much use in the future... maybe if I need the 4.4 mm jack... but that's about it. (And I hope it won't turn into a fire hazard again.)

 

[YiGiii]

As I described earlier in this thread, I used my GoBlu almost daily but with very good care until the battery started to push open the housing. At this point I was already wondering for many weeks as of why my battery was getting worse and worse and wouldn't charge to capacity anymore.

iFi has replaced the battery but it's just now getting sent back to me - after two months!

In the meantime, I got myself a Qudelix 5k... and tbh, I don't see the GoBlu getting that much use in the future... maybe if I need the 4.4 mm jack... but that's about it. (And I hope it won't turn into a fire hazard again.)

Yeah think I’m erring on the side of the q5k.. you’d have thought companies regardless of their location would be a bit more safety conscious after the chaos Samsung caused when their phone batteries went pop.