[iFi audio]

My Pro IDSD has about 80h playtime and its even better, with my Pro ICAN with WE396A tubes is pure dead end-game, gorgeous sound.
Thank's to IFI for make such great stuff, brilliant job!

Thank you and enjoy!

 

[jacofman]

Is the iFi Pro iDSD DAC Roon Ready? In other woads, if I install Roon on my MacBook Pro, will the iFi Pro iDSD read music files from the Roon software platform?

 

[iFi audio]

Is the iFi Pro iDSD DAC Roon Ready? In other woads, if I install Roon on my MacBook Pro, will the iFi Pro iDSD read music files from the Roon software platform?

It's not Roon ready on its own. Just recently we launched a handy tool that allows Pro iDSD to be used as a Roon endpoint, but this software works on Win only.

 

[jacofman]

It's not Roon ready on its own. Just recently we launched a handy tool that allows Pro iDSD to be used as a Roon endpoint, but this software works on Win only.

So what does "on its own" mean? I gather that what you're saying is that if I bought the Roon software and installed it on my MacBook Pro, it would not work with the ifi Pro iDSD. What would I need to do to make it work? When will your software work on a Mac? Thanks for your help in advance.

 

[xiamen]

It's not Roon ready on its own. Just recently we launched a handy tool that allows Pro iDSD to be used as a Roon endpoint, but this software works on Win only.

Where can I get this handy tool?

 

[iFi audio]

So what does "on its own" mean? I gather that what you're saying is that if I bought the Roon software and installed it on my MacBook Pro, it would not work with the ifi Pro iDSD. What would I need to do to make it work? When will your software work on a Mac? Thanks for your help in advance.

It means that Pro iDSD wasn't developed as a Roon endpoint product, but now we have a software that allows this product to be one. However this handy little program works only in Windows and it's unlikely we'll have it for Mac platforms.

Where can I get this handy tool?

 

[gerb0075]

@iFi audio

I just received two iDSD Pro units a couple of weeks ago. Frankly, I am highly disappointed with the considerable amount of noise/hash/hiss that both units exhibit. After extensively analyzing every piece of my setup and researching the two Head-Fi forums, It is obvious to me that this noise emanates from within both of the iDSD Pros and is most likely due to a poor implementation of the WiFi subsystem.

I have never experienced any noise or interference with any of my other iFI products (iCan Pro, micro iDSD BL, Mercury 3.0 USB cable, iPurifier 2, iPurifier 3). I deliberately waited before purchasing my iDSD Pro to get a unit with the 4.4mm Pentaconn headphone output AND in hopes that all of the bugs that had been reported by early adopters were resolved.

This noise is quite significant. I hear it from both the iDSD Pro’s headphone outputs when used standalone, as well as the iCan Pro’s headphone outs when fed by the iDSD Pro as a DAC. The noise is best described as an amalgamation of noise, hum, and hiss — whose character changes and is modulated when digital filters, DSD remastering, and input settings are adjusted. It also appears related to the OLED display, as the spectral content of the noise changes with graphical changes in the display while some of the noise disappears when the display is fully shut off. Regardless of what I do, there is always noticeable background noise even when both iDSD Pro units are just “idling” (i.e., no music is being played) and is present across all three (SS, Tube, Tube+) operational modes. The noise is present with multiple headphones, none of which are highly sensitive IEMs.

Ultimately, the situation is particularly disturbing — and ironic — given the years of development work and focus on noise reduction put forth by iFi on this TOTL product.

Do you have any suggestions for eliminating the noise? Is there more noise exhibited by the newer, 4.4mm units, versus the older 2.5mm units? I have really loved my iFI products up to this point and greatly appreciate your contribution toward elevating the head-fi experience over these past several years.

 

[Sound Eq]

@iFi audio

I just received two iDSD Pro units a couple of weeks ago. Frankly, I am highly disappointed with the considerable amount of noise/hash/hiss that both units exhibit. After extensively analyzing every piece of my setup and researching the two Head-Fi forums, It is obvious to me that this noise emanates from within both of the iDSD Pros and is most likely due to a poor implementation of the WiFi subsystem.

I have never experienced any noise or interference with any of my other iFI products (iCan Pro, micro iDSD BL, Mercury 3.0 USB cable, iPurifier 2, iPurifier 3). I deliberately waited before purchasing my iDSD Pro to get a unit with the 4.4mm Pentaconn headphone output AND in hopes that all of the bugs that had been reported by early adopters were resolved.

This noise is quite significant. I hear it from both the iDSD Pro’s headphone outputs when used standalone, as well as the iCan Pro’s headphone outs when fed by the iDSD Pro as a DAC. The noise is best described as an amalgamation of noise, hum, and hiss — whose character changes and is modulated when digital filters, DSD remastering, and input settings are adjusted. It also appears related to the OLED display, as the spectral content of the noise changes with graphical changes in the display while some of the noise disappears when the display is fully shut off. Regardless of what I do, there is always noticeable background noise even when both iDSD Pro units are just “idling” (i.e., no music is being played) and is present across all three (SS, Tube, Tube+) operational modes. The noise is present with multiple headphones, none of which are highly sensitive IEMs.

Ultimately, the situation is particularly disturbing — and ironic — given the years of development work and focus on noise reduction put forth by iFi on this TOTL product.

Do you have any suggestions for eliminating the noise? Is there more noise exhibited by the newer, 4.4mm units, versus the older 2.5mm units? I have really loved my iFI products up to this point and greatly appreciate your contribution toward elevating the head-fi experience over these past several years.

man reading this does not relate to mine what so ever and i adore the ifi idsd pro, what noise are you even talking bout, r u using iems with ifi idsd pro, man for iems i think its always best to use a dap, any way my idsd pro rocks and i adore it

 

[vonBaron]

I just recived very good linear PSU for my IFI combo and results is great, sound is more dynamic, better detali, more air, blacker background.

 

[gerb0075]

man reading this does not relate to mine what so ever and i adore the ifi idsd pro, what noise are you even talking bout, r u using iems with ifi idsd pro, man for iems i think its always best to use a dap, any way my idsd pro rocks and i adore it

No, I am using Denon AH-A100 and Denon D7000. I haven’t yet plugged in any of my iems — really. Perhaps both of my units are defective, but noise has been mentioned on a number of occasions here on Head-Fi, especially in the iDSD Pro “Official - New Firmware” forum. It has also been mentioned in some professional reviews.

 

[Sound Eq]

No, I am using Denon AH-A100 and Denon D7000. I haven’t yet plugged in any of my iems — really. Perhaps both of my units are defective, but noise has been mentioned on a number of occasions here on Head-Fi, especially in the iDSD Pro “Official - New Firmware” forum. It has also been mentioned in some professional reviews.

that is strange

 

[xiamen]

that is strange

May be you can re-flesh the firmware to same or different version to see if it makes any difference.

 

[Sound Eq]

May be you can re-flesh the firmware to same or different version to see if it makes any difference.

my comment was a reply to gerb0075 who has noise issues, while mine works perfectly and its strange that gerb0075 has all this noise issue

 

[iFi audio]

Perhaps both of my units are defective, but noise has been mentioned on a number of occasions here on Head-Fi, especially in the iDSD Pro “Official - New Firmware” forum. It has also been mentioned in some professional reviews.

We're investigating this and thank you fro your feedback. Can you please open up a ticket here and let us know what is exacly wrong: http://support.ifi-audio.com/

Thanks!

 

[jacofman]

It means that Pro iDSD wasn't developed as a Roon endpoint product, but now we have a software that allows this product to be one. However this handy little program works only in Windows and it's unlikely we'll have it for Mac platforms.

Would using the Roon Nucleus work with the iFi Pro iDSD?