[technobear]

The problem is that it has the broken sound while connected to pc. Before it was perfectly working.
Now only amp section does the job, seems the usb, dac section is broken.

First you say it doesn't work when connected to a PC...

It would not be worth sending it to them but at list they could tell us how would this be possible: broken usb socket after connecting to smartphone via a Hama otg cable.

...then you talk about connecting to a smartphone.

I'm confused. Which is it?

Problems with USB connection to a PC usually come down to one of two things:

1) You messed with the iFi driver settings and changed the USB Streaming Mode or the ASIO Buffer Size to values that don't work;

2) It's the cable (99% of all such cases are eventually boiled down to a faulty cable).

The USB inlet on the iDSD can be a bit wobbly, even with iFi's own supplied cable on which I wrap tape around the plug for a more secure fit.

Try it with another cable and the supplied adapter.

 

[LightBlue77]

Ok, the story is this: it was perfectly working as usb dac for pc with own supplied cable. I bought a hama otg to usb-c cable. I connected ifi micro to smartphone with this new cable. It was detected by the phone and music plays but it is bad. Since then sound is bad while also connected to pc with ifi cable. So most likely this otg cable broke some pins or some electronic piece inside usb or dac section, but i assume the usb socket was damaged.

 

[cobrabucket]

Hey guys. Long, rambling, detailed question to follow: I currently use 2 different DACs 1. SMSL SU-8 for Hi-Res and DSD and 2. Schiit Modi Multibit [Mimby] for 16 bit. I have BH Crack Tube amp, a Stax srm-t1 electrostatic tube amp and a THX 789. The nicest phones I own are the Koss 950, followed by Sennheiser 6XX and Argon Mk3. I want to know if you think it would be worth it to upgade my DAC. Ideally, I'd like to use 1 DAC for everything. I have heard videos comparing a Chord Qutest with RME ADI DAC2 and really like the thicker, fuller sound of the Qutest. How similar does the 2Cute sound to the Qutest? Would the Denafrips ARES be good at the Hi-Res audio? I know it could play it, just like the Mimby can play Hi-Res, but the Mimby doesn't really seem to give it anything "special" above that for technological reason I can't explain but have seen people discuss on the Mimby thread here. I think I saw somewhere that the ARES uses a 20-bit ladder. Is this right? If so, does that mean it would have diminishing reurns when dealing with Hi-Res PCM? Someone mentioned I might like the Ifi Micro iDSD BL, but it comes with an amp and I don't really need an extra amp. Someone else said the RME ADI2 DAC would be a good fit, but it also has an amp that I don't seem to need and in the videos referenced above, the Qutest seemed to sound better to me. Also seen someone saying SMSL VMV D1 should be considered. I do like the nice multibit bass sound of the Mimby but also like the clean, detailed sound of the SU-8. Maybe there is a best of both worlds? Would any of this even matter at the Mid-Fi level of equipment I am at? Would I be better served by saving up to get some upgraded phones [Aeolus, HD820 or Stax L700]? My head is spinning. I want it all, but must choose wisely. Need Guidance... Thanks!

 

[technobear]

TLDR: what DAC should I get?

It's no good spamming various threads on the WRONG forum. That won't get you an answer.

STOP! Post your "Help!", "Recommendations", "Looking for..." and other question threads in the new
http://www.head-fi.org/f/7840/introductions-help-and-recommendations , not here.

 

[cobrabucket]

It's no good spamming various threads on the WRONG forum. That won't get you an answer.

Thanks for the help!

 

[mozartino]

Ciao ragazzi, sono nuovo di questa comunità, I would like to know the behavior by connecting it to the PC through toslink. Better or worse than the USB input? Thanks a lot

 

[Tex Irie]

@iFi audio are there any issues with firmware 5.30? For some reason I'm not seeing DSD 512 or sampling rates higher than 384 Khz in Roon on my Windows PC.

 

[technobear]

@iFi audio are there any issues with firmware 5.30? For some reason I'm not seeing DSD 512 or sampling rates higher than 384 Khz in Roon on my Windows PC.

Correct! You will need to revert to firmware 5.20 for those things (along with Bit Perfect operation).

 

[Tex Irie]

Correct! You will need to revert to firmware 5.20 for those things (along with Bit Perfect operation).

Thank you @technobear. I'm loving the Micro iDSD BL with the Hifiman Ananda's.

 

[iFi audio]

It would not be worth sending it to them but at list they could tell us how would this be possible: broken usb socket after connecting to smartphone via a Hama otg cable.

It's difficult to diagnose remortely what's wrong. We'd try different cables, associated devices etc., but ideally we'd point towards our support platform: http://support.ifi-audio.com/index.php

 

[iFi audio]

Correct! You will need to revert to firmware 5.20 for those things (along with Bit Perfect operation).

 

[LightBlue77]

It's difficult to diagnose remortely what's wrong. We'd try different cables, associated devices etc., but ideally we'd point towards our support platform: http://support.ifi-audio.com/index.php

true, i guess there are 2 possible scenarios, either usb pins were broken by otg cable, or some internal piece got burned...hopefully is the first one

 

[iFi audio]

true, i guess there are 2 possible scenarios, either usb pins were broken by otg cable, or some internal piece got burned...hopefully is the first one

One of the two, but that's a guess at this stage. You opened a ticket, rrrrrright?

 

[normanl]

1. Does firmware 5.3c play DSD files natively and automatically 8X oversample DSD files with Micro iDSD BL?
2. There are lots of click sound when I played DSD256, but not DSD64. Any solution for the DSD256 Problem?

 

[Tex Irie]

1. Does firmware 5.3c play DSD files natively and automatically 8X oversample DSD files with Micro iDSD BL?
2. There are lots of click sound when I played DSD256, but not DSD64. Any solution for the DSD256 Problem?

I can confirm downgrading the firmware to version 5.20 fixes the sample rate issue.