[adydula]

Bloom Audio is great to deal with!
Congrats on the new iFi iDSD Pro dac...its a SWEET unit for sure!!

 

[David222]

+1 on Bloom Audio. Great operation and candy selection.

 

[talmadge]

+2 on Bloom Audio. just bought my ICAN Signature from them. Great customer service!

 

[Andrew DiMarcangelo]

Thanks to all of you for the kinds words!

 

[SeeSax]

Bloom Audio is great to deal with!
Congrats on the new iFi iDSD Pro dac...its a SWEET unit for sure!!

Thanks Dude. It's nice to have a lot of options with solid state, tube, tube+, etc. and it's a solid benchmark in audio performance. I know this one will be with me for a long time.

+1 on Bloom Audio. Great operation and candy selection.

Yup! Although the last few purchases, the candy has been stolen from me by the kids. Sort of softens the blow when the wife figures out how much I'm spending though. Andrew is the man!

-Collin-

 

[Sebastien Chiu]

I've been a long time user of the Ifi iDSD Pro and immediately regretted selling it a few weeks back. There was a shift in my listening to where a portable DAP made a little more sense and I could use the desk space, but I've come full circle back to the iDSD Signature this time and I love it. I didn't have them at the same time, so I cannot really provide any meaningful comparison unfortunately. I will say, however, that the Signature sounds incredible with all my gear and I love the tube setting (which is still incredibly resolved, detailed and clear-sounding). The new power supply oozes quality and I appreciate the new gold accents on the device. All my listening is done on high-end IEMs, for which this device is probably overkill for, but damn does it sound good with Legend Evo and Unique Melody Mason FS.





Huge thanks to @Andrew DiMarcangelo over at Bloom Audio for getting this beauty to me quickly, with outstanding customer service as always. Super, super happy with this...and well done @iFi audio!

-Collin-

Thanks Dude. It's nice to have a lot of options with solid state, tube, tube+, etc. and it's a solid benchmark in audio performance. I know this one will be with me for a long time.



Yup! Although the last few purchases, the candy has been stolen from me by the kids. Sort of softens the blow when the wife figures out how much I'm spending though. Andrew is the man!

-Collin-

Wonderful. So glad to hear you are in the proc camp now and loving your Signature.

Hope you are well bud!

 

[Gippy]

A Canadian dealer finally has the Pro iCAN Signature. $3700 (USD $3000) after 13% tax. I mean, I'll still pull the trigger if they're able to let me demo it and I like it, but compared to the USA price (USD $2250) we're getting screwed.

 

[adydula]

A Canadian dealer finally has the Pro iCAN Signature. $3700 (USD $3000) after 13% tax. I mean, I'll still pull the trigger if they're able to let me demo it and I like it, but compared to the USA price (USD $2250) we're getting screwed.

Remember this when u vote !!@

 

[tawmizzzz]

Signature finally arrived and although I can’t do a direct A/B to the original, from memory, I do notice a tighter, blacker background. Bass is slightly more dynamic as I felt OG was pretty soft down low. Staging also pushes on depth behind my ears impressively with the Traillii. Love the tube with Traillii which adds smoother, warmer transients without sacrificing technicality. Not a huge fan of EVO with tube, but sounds great from SS.

Hopefully will get into HPs soon and looking forward to how it pairs with the LCD5

 

[cglin222]

I don't like the gold either but just ordered one...iFi give me a cosmetic upgrade kit to change the color to silver or black.

How did you get a the upgrade kit from them, or where did you ordered? I wonder if I can get a black upgrade kit too Thanks

 

[adydula]

How did you get a the upgrade kit from them, or where did you ordered? I wonder if I can get a black upgrade kit too Thanks

Sorry there is no upgrade kit...I was chiding iFi to give us one!

Having it here now the gold is just fine!

 

[cglin222]

Sorry there is no upgrade kit...I was chiding iFi to give us one!

Having it here now the gold is just fine!

hahaha, ok, I wanted a black so bad, I didn't realize... alright guess silver/gold will do after all it's what inside counts haha

 

[RonPlata]

wasn't a big fan of the gold accents in the renders but looking at real pictures here it looks sexy ngl; my original looking kind of plain hehe.

 

[srkbear]

It's all OK. We can't possibly please everyone, but we pay attention to all feedback from this community!



This would imply that our products didn't do that before

Actually, they didn’t.

You often seem to have this slick way of gaslighting away the feature protests and requests of the good folks on this forum who are clearly flooding your company with piles of cash—and instead of blowing them off with the glib smiley emoticons, you should be listening to their feedback. You aren’t cute.

Back to my point. Your priciest offerings, the Pro iDSD and it’s Signature version, still have no hardware bass or presence enhancement options. Similarly, your premium tier Signature Zen series, the Diablo and the Neo iDSD all conspicuously lack your xBass or TrueBass technology, which makes sense to no one ever. And this isn’t just a purist issue—it’s about the predisposition of audiophiles for open-backed headphones, which almost always benefit from the subtle bass enhancement that your xBass is supposed to be FOR.

The fact that you include these extremely popular features only on your lower-tier products highly suggests that you think that true audiophiles must only be devotees of the most austerely patrician classical or prestige (read: white) jazz genres, and that this must somehow be a class issue. And that condescending mistake is uninformed not only because it’s classist (and in the case of R&B and hip hop, arguably racist), but because you’re turning away an enormously lucrative market share.

Perhaps I’m being a bit harsh. But please understand that I have 15+ of your products in my studio, and I’ve been waiting patiently to buy more. Waiting and waiting. I waited for a refresh of the Signature Zen Can to use with my planar headphones, and instead of one with xBass, I got one outrageously niche version with faux “HD6XX” Sennheiser 6 series EQ tweaks and another with “HFM” for the HifiMan fans. Really?

Then I waited for a Pro iDSD refresh, again in hopes of a bass enhancement for my planar headphones, and instead of TrueBass, I got a retread of the old one—only now in Trump White House Toilet Gold.

I’m at a loss for an emoji for that.

 

[iFi audio]

Actually, they didn’t.

Cosiderigng how our products usually sound like, many people would argue with you on this, but let's agree to disagree

You often seem to have this slick way of gaslighting away the feature protests and requests of the good folks on this forum who are clearly flooding your company with piles of cash—and instead of blowing them off with the glib smiley emoticons, you should be listening to their feedback. You aren’t cute.

We'd like to keep this place civilized and friendly, so please mind your tone

We listen to everyone and we take into account all requests no matter how odd or unrealistic they are, but please understand that meeting all expectations isn't possible. As a manufacturer we pick the best routes we can to please as many our customers out there. To some our design decisions still won't be ideal or logical, which is fair, but that doesn't mean that we don't listen. Cute or not, we do

Your priciest offerings, the Pro iDSD and it’s Signature version, still have no hardware bass or presence enhancement options.

On Pro iDSD's (and its Signature version's) priority list there were things more important than bass enchancements. Those are DACs in the first place that cleverly incorporate their line drivers for headphone amplification, so bass boosters aren't mandatory for them. Pro iCAN (and its Signature version) on the other hand is a headphone amp and as such it has that feature.

As for XBass in general, we applied it in those products that could have it and remain on the same quality level. This of course doesn't mean that you have to agree with those decisions, but it is what it is. Sorry!

nd this isn’t just a purist issue—it’s about the predisposition of audiophiles for open-backed headphones, which almost always benefit from the subtle bass enhancement that your xBass is supposed to be FOR.

I hear you, but XBass in our specific products really isn't a common request considering all the feedback we've been getting.