[sdolezalek]

   
So far all reports appear to come from users of one specific (and obscure) playback software on a specific OS. 
 

I assume that your reference to the "obscure" playback software is to HQ Player.  Obviously it is important that users of HQ Player do submit support tickets so that you can verify and hopefully address any issues.  I also want to note that iFi has been terrific in working with users on maximizing useability of their hardware!
 
My only reason for responding is to note that among those who have done the most robust testing of playback software, HQ Player seems to be truly head and shoulders above the rest in terms of sound quality.  Getting there isn't necessarily easy as the software leaves a lot to be desired in terms of its library functions and learning to correctly apply the various filtering choices provided takes additional learning (and I often default to the easier to use JRiver, Audirvana or Amarra), but if your ultimate desire is to get the best possible listening experience from digital music files, then figuring out how to make the iFi DSD Pro work well with HQ player should be well worth the effort. 

 

[Franatic]

+1...love HQ Player, occasionally I get stoppages during playback with my micro idsd. I was not sure of the cause.

 

[money4me247]

was there a price announced for this product?

 

[ClieOS]

  was there a price announced for this product?

No final price, but official estimate is aroung 1.5k

 

[kugino]

  was there a price announced for this product?

$1500 is the last one i saw...don't know if that has changed, though.

 

[kurb1980]

Have the final spec's been announced?

 

[AxelCloris]

Very interesting. I quite liked the iCan so the iCan Pro is intriguing.

 

[EVOLVIST]

"All Quiet on the iFi Front" by Erich Maria No Remarque

 

[Franatic]

"Shhhh.....we're huntin' wabbits".................................."What's up doc??"

 

[Jimi Zine]

Hi Ifi Audio, can you bring us up to speed on both the upcoming Ifi iDAC2 & the Ifi idsd Pro, final specs, pricing, release dates etc?

Regards

 

[BTD III]

Is the iDAC2 a desktop DAC (with no amp) under the new PRO series? 

 

[technobear]

Is the iDAC2 a desktop DAC (with no amp) under the new PRO series? 

Yes and no.

It has its own thread:

http://www.head-fi.org/t/754820/idac2-is-a-coming-internal-discussions

 

[Panagiotis]

Hello to you all.

Are there any news yet about the release date of ifi dac pro?

 

[zephex]

Not sure about the ifi dac pro, but i guess the IDAC 2 is the successor to the IDAC one and a new one won't be coming so soon?

 

[MLGrado]

HQPlayer?  I don't see the big deal.  Its best sound quality is in native mode.  All its other features require conversion to PCM.  I don't care what Miska or anyone else says, to do DSP on DSD requires changing the fundamental nature of the format.  And it doesn't matter what the sample rate is.  It has to be filtered, therefore there will be many, many redundant samples, making the higher sample rate just a great big waste of space, quite honestly.  Also, quite honestly, the filter performance of the DSP may not be any better than DXD.  
 
If you need volume control on DSD, stick with analog.  Like iFi has been saying all along.