[drwlf]

I doubt that there are any smartphones, past or present, that support USB microphones. That's not to say that it couldn't be done but it's unlikely to happen. Further the phone USB implementation has to be powerful enough to support two devices on a hub - a sound device and a microphone. It would mean extra hardware in the DAC/amp to add a USB hub and to digitise the microphone input and transmit it.

Well, there's this: http://www.studiosixdigital.com/audio-hardware/itestmic2/

 

[technobear]

Well, there's this: http://www.studiosixdigital.com/audio-hardware/itestmic2/

LOL, yeah, but that only works with the app and probably won't work for phone calls. Don't quote me on that though. Usually hands free systems work over Bluetooth and not via USB.

 

[ezekiel77]

Nice colour! Balanced 3.5mm seems a bit out though

 

[karloil]

Balanced 3.5mm seems a bit out though

You can just get an adapter for your BL cables. Was planning on doing the same thing if ever i purchase this.

 

[banco-sg]

I wonder, will the pre-out works at the same time when i plugged in the headphone as well?

 

[FranTBW]

Well, Zeppelin is a very nice place with friendly helpful staff and they also have BLU2/DAVE. But the listening facilites are almost as bad there as at Stereo.
They are running a cafe´ in the same room with a noisy coffe machine and sometimes loads of people talking loud and slamming chairs and things around in a completely barren non cushioned environment.
Neither of the two are suitable for any serious auditioning with LARGE dynamic range classical music material.
I have had a few lucky breaks there with at least some "relative silence" for a few minutes at times. But even when empty there is probably 30-40 dB of ambient noise just from the very noisy A/C.
The ONE AND ONLY really good listening room I know of in Singapore is AVI at Millenia Walk, they have a soundproofed very well isolated special big listening room with very good speakers and amps and the top of the range MOON AUDIO dacs.
But no iFi or Chord dacs.
If you know of any other really good ones do let me know.
Most of the places at the Adelphi are also subpar with open doors and lots of noise and electronics of all kinds all over the place in unsuitable listening rooms.
Cheers Christer

You are looking at two completely different things, and I'd suggest either you go at a quiet time, or jsut take into account ambient noise. There are other customers besides yourself in places like Stereo and Zepp.

 

[FranTBW]

These are the suggested uses of the filtering options, not too sure how different they are.

It might be just me, but I barely heard any difference between the two modes. Then again, I'm not a super analytical listener, I just press play and enjoy the music.

Does it come with a cable that allows you to plug it to a Macbook or Laptop via USB?

Yes, it comes with that. it's a big blue USB female to USB male.

Could you do a quick comparison between the new nano iDSD BL and the Mojo?

Mojo seems to be slightly warmer, but just slightly. Staging on the Mojo isn't as good as the iDSD from memory, but it retains a lot of detail. I think they sound quite similar. The Mojo, however, suffers from being a tad bit noisier than the iDSD nano BL, which had a black background with several iems I tried. Overall, the iDSD is about a third of the price of a Mojo at MSRP, so I'd go with the ifi instead of the Chord.

 

[tim0chan]

It might be just me, but I barely heard any difference between the two modes. Then again, I'm not a super analytical listener, I just press play and enjoy the music.



Yes, it comes with that. it's a big blue USB female to USB male.



Mojo seems to be slightly warmer, but just slightly. Staging on the Mojo isn't as good as the iDSD from memory, but it retains a lot of detail. I think they sound quite similar. The Mojo, however, suffers from being a tad bit noisier than the iDSD nano BL, which had a black background with several iems I tried. Overall, the iDSD is about a third of the price of a Mojo at MSRP, so I'd go with the ifi instead of the Chord.

Any thoughts on the mids an upper regions as well as the detailing?
Just need to be sure abt this as i do want a new dac amp.
Also, comparison to oppo ha2?

 

[FranTBW]

Any thoughts on the mids an upper regions as well as the detailing?
Just need to be sure abt this as i do want a new dac amp.
Also, comparison to oppo ha2?

I'll need a second listen, I wasn't really putting much thought into it the last time I a/b'ed the two. Oppo HA2 is comparatively brighter for sure, more neutral imo. BL sounds slightly warm/u shaped, relative to the HA2. It's a good buy at the price, better value than the Mojo for sure, or at least, in my humble opinion. You do lose out on the marbles, but you get a sleek looking thing to carry around.

 

[Demo3]

As far as the 3.5mm goes... a simple cable like the one I use for my line out on my FiiO III to my Project Ember works great. http://www.audioquest.com/bridges-falls/big-sur


I sure hope this shows up on Amazon soon, I just returned the DragonFly Red to them today and will be waiting to order this.

 

[coolcrew23]

For those who use with Tidal Desktop app.

Do you disable software decode on MQA playback?

It seems to be a MQA renderer like the Dragonfly Red so I leave that toggle.

 

[musicfan145]

Fully analogue volume control?

Did anyone figure out what kind of volume control this has?
Edit: I did see in the “Tech Notes” on the iFi website that it lists “Analogue volume control potentiometer for best sound quality.” But nothing more specific than that.

 

[abesh]

Noob here ! Recently acquired a Beyerdynamic DT880 (250 ohm) and a Fiio A5 to drive it. Was looking at other amps to experiment a bit. I don't need a DAC yet but was pointed to this. Would this have enough power to drive the 250 ohm beyers ?

 

[coolcrew23]

Noob here ! Recently acquired a Beyerdynamic DT880 (250 ohm) and a Fiio A5 to drive it. Was looking at other amps to experiment a bit. I don't need a DAC yet but was pointed to this. Would this have enough power to drive the 250 ohm beyers ?

Powered hd650 easily. I think this could power that.

 

[abesh]

Powered hd650 easily. I think this could power that.

Awesome! Thanks so much!