[jacofman]

Just wanted to let you all know that I purchased the Sbooster 15-16 volt external power supply for the iFi Pro iDSD. When it worked, it sounded great. But it’s performance was so unpredictable and it often would not work, or worked problematically. So I am sadly returning it for a refund. I’m no technical wizard, but my guess is that it’s rated performance (15-16 volts and 2.5 amps) is simply a mismatch for what the iFi Pro iDSD needs. I thought I should write and save you all the trouble of experimenting with that particular power supply.

After receiving the unit back, they checked it’s internal settings and said one of the adjustable settings was set incorrectly. When asked if I wanted to try it again, I decided to pass. So now it’s left to someone else to try it out and see if it works with the iFi Pro iDSD. Please let us all know what you find.

 

[audiomonkey777]

Hi guys, anyone tried iFi's new Powerstation with the their Pro gear yet? Or with anything else? Just wondering as I can't find much on it yet.

 

[Baten]

Hi guys, anyone tried iFi's new Powerstation with the their Pro gear yet? Or with anything else? Just wondering as I can't find much on it yet.

well it barely just released you see.

 

[iFi audio]

well it barely just released you see.

True that, but numerous materials will start showing up soon.

 

[jacofman]

So here is my take on the Pro iDSD:
https://www.soundperfectionreviews.com/2019/07/review-ifi-audio-pro-idsd.html

Could you please post your entire review here on this thread for everyone to see? Your link won’t take me there for some reason. Thank you!

 

[iFi audio]

Could you please post your entire review here on this thread for everyone to see? Your link won’t take me there for some reason. Thank you!

...or even better, here in the official Pro iDSD product page: https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/ifi-audio-pro-idsd-standalone-streamer-dacamp.23234/reviews

Also folks, not sure if you've seen it, but we're currently running a very simple competition with cool prizes here: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/show-us-your-vipers-nest.913722/

 

[ostewart]

Could you please post your entire review here on this thread for everyone to see? Your link won’t take me there for some reason. Thank you!

I will be putting it up here on head-fi, for the meantime whilst I migrate my website across to a new platform you can find it here: https://soundperfectionreviews.wordpress.com/2019/07/31/review-ifi-audio-pro-idsd/

 

[audiomonkey777]

well it barely just released you see.

Okay - see some stuff popping up here: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/ifi-audio-powerstation-the-official-thread.912090/
Thanks all.

 

[iFi audio]

Folks, BIG NEWS!

Good people from NativeDSD shared with us something special, to now share it with you!

The following 5 tracks in DSD1024 are available now in this dropbox folder, delivered directly by NativeDSD's mastering engineer Tom Caulfield.

• JL003 Counting Frogs
• JL009 The Sweetest Sounds
• JL002 Short People
• 40318 Vivaldi - Winter II. Largo
• 40719 Paganini - III. Rondo: Allegro spirituoso – Un poco più presto

These files are humongous, but surely worth the effort! Enjoy!

 

[holzohr]

Folks, BIG NEWS!

Good people from NativeDSD shared with us something special, to now share it with you!

The following 5 tracks in DSD1024 are available now in this dropbox folder, delivered directly by NativeDSD's mastering engineer Tom Caulfield.

• JL003 Counting Frogs
• JL009 The Sweetest Sounds
• JL002 Short People
• 40318 Vivaldi - Winter II. Largo
• 40719 Paganini - III. Rondo: Allegro spirituoso – Un poco più presto

These files are humongous, but surely worth the effort! Enjoy!

How to play them with the Pro iDSD, natively? Will be DSD1024 possible via its USB some day?

 

[iFi audio]

How to play them with the Pro iDSD, natively? Will be DSD1024 possible via its USB some day?

We stand corrected. Not possible to play them natively. We'll double-check with our tech team.

 

[aterville]

Pro iDSD handles DSD1024 files natively. It will handle them with no data manipulation along the road via USB.

Does not work with Foobar in USB its tops at DSD 256 ;-( any idea

 

[iFi audio]

Does not work with Foobar in USB its tops at DSD 256 ;-( any idea

You need a software capable of going higher.

 

[holzohr]

Pro iDSD handles DSD1024 files natively. It will handle them with no data manipulation along the road via USB.

Wow! Could you please describe how you have managed this? Do I need a Windows system for DSD1024? I use Linux (Euphony Stylus and HQPlayer). DSD512 is the maximum here.

 

[iFi audio]

Wow! Could you please describe how you have managed this? Do I need a Windows system for DSD1024? I use Linux (Euphony Stylus and HQPlayer). DSD512 is the maximum here.

OK, we mixed a thing or two. We'll get back to this subject shortly.