[alexeyi]

Hi Guys,

I just received my Pro IDSD. I just want to ask if it is ok to leave the screen on at all time?

Thanks in advance.

Considering it's an OLED display, always-on will probably affect it because of the specific technology burn-in issues.

 

[EMINENT]

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[BattousaiX26]

Considering it's an OLED display, always-on will probably affect it because of the specific technology burn-in issues.

Thanks

 

[adydula]

Soekris 2541

 

[BattousaiX26]

Really happy with this pairing!

So detailed and clean, yet very musical and smooth.

 

[adydula]

Really happy with this pairing!

So detailed and clean, yet very musical and smooth.

I have the same pairing and its indeed very good. The Soekris 2541 is as good and may be better to some....I switch between both every few weeks...I think the Soekris from a sound perspective to my ears and my headphones is the winner by a small lead...

 

[TooFrank]

Really happy with this pairing!

So detailed and clean, yet very musical and smooth.

Have the same pair in the “old” version, but I am sooo happy Don’t want to hear what is improved….

 

[BattousaiX26]

Have the same pair in the “old” version, but I am sooo happy Don’t want to hear what is improved….

Old pairing is still very good

 

[practikl]

Have the same pair in the “old” version, but I am sooo happy Don’t want to hear what is improved….

Maybe just look at upgrading the power of the Pro iDSD to a iPower Elite 15V, it's a good upgrade

 

[adydula]

I swapped my elite around it makes not discerable difference in sound here....
YMMV

 

[Sebastien Chiu]

Really happy with this pairing!

So detailed and clean, yet very musical and smooth.

Thanks very much! Appreciate the love What's your favorite headphone to pair with it?

 

[BattousaiX26]

Thanks very much! Appreciate the love What's your favorite headphone to pair with it?

From my personal collection, everything can sound amazing because of how you can tweak sound with tubes/filters/xbass.

From the headphone store which I was able to demo with almost same setup(amplifier was pro ican and not signature one), Meze Empyrean and Hifiman Susvara had a very good pairing with the ifi pro stack

 

[Spedinfargo]

Wowsers, that noise sounds like electrical issues. I’m no expert, but maybe @iFi audio or @Sebastien Chiu has some ideas?

If the noise only occurs in tube or tube+ mode, I’d suspect the tubes themselves. If you open up the units, you could switch out the tubes and also find out if there’s any dust or other build-up inside the unit or the tube sockets.

To paraphrase a favorite movie quote, "let's not start scratching each others' backs just quite yet" but I did get a chance to swap out the tubes and it appears that the problem may have been with stock tubes. I had purchased a pair of WE 396A for this unit anyway, so if that's the case, I hope I'm fine. I've been listening on Tube+ all day and have not had the problem crop up yet.

Onward and upward (hopefully).

Looking to the future, I also posted this in the iCAN thread: If a guy gets the iPower Elite (15v as mentioned earlier in the thread) and connects it to the iDSD Pro first, where do you get the "daisy chain" cable that goes from the output of the iDSD Pro to the iCAN Pro? In the picture on Amazon, it doesn't look like it comes with that cable by default...

 

[TooFrank]

To paraphrase a favorite movie quote, "let's not start scratching each others' backs just quite yet" but I did get a chance to swap out the tubes and it appears that the problem may have been with stock tubes. I had purchased a pair of WE 396A for this unit anyway, so if that's the case, I hope I'm fine. I've been listening on Tube+ all day and have not had the problem crop up yet.

Onward and upward (hopefully).

Looking to the future, I also posted this in the iCAN thread: If a guy gets the iPower Elite (15v as mentioned earlier in the thread) and connects it to the iDSD Pro first, where do you get the "daisy chain" cable that goes from the output of the iDSD Pro to the iCAN Pro? In the picture on Amazon, it doesn't look like it comes with that cable by default...

I bought this:
https://www.thomann.de/gb/ebs_ebs_dc2_90f_flat_daisy_chain.htm
It works fine. Have been in doubt though, if the quality matters. I use the standard power supply to the pro ids and the the daisy to the ICAN

 

[Benno1988]

Anyone compared the iDSD as a DAC to a Spring 3?