[Sound Eq]

ok i need ur help guys i bought the denon da10, which is a headphone dac/amp is the idsd an upgrade to the denon if someone can check its specs and even u don't own maybe from the specs does the idsd look like an upgrade 

 

[BillsonChang007]

ok i need ur help guys i bought the denon da10, which is a headphone dac/amp is the idsd an upgrade to the denon if someone can check its specs and even u don't own maybe from the specs does the idsd look like an upgrade 

On paper, the Micro iDSD is better but it's not just all about paper when it comes to sound

 

[Incognito73]

Surely enough, It must be that iDSD Micro is design by someone with a good ear for music! These days finding remotely musical DAC within such price bracket is a challenge indeed. I don't want to bash other brand, but in good faith I'm somewhat pleased  that I didn't opt for Geek Pulse hype ... as I believe that Micro offers so much more for much less outlay.
 
It's wonderful pairing with HD600 by the way! I can't remember when was the last time that I fall asleep with the headphones on. I was using my HTC One as source and that's ultimately huge Micro advantage - portability! You can simply unhook it from the main system and take the same wonderful sonic signature with you and wherever you fancy.
 
XBass is so useful for low volume listening and really helpful for bass shy headphones. 3D is still a bit puzzling for me. It's properly designed spatialization effect and it's very effective with some sources but then again it may introduce fatigue (treble namely) with some other sources, but it's huge fun nevertheless. Have to test it a bit more. If anyone is using PC for gaming, 3D + XBass are amazing when paired, by the way!

 

[diamondears]

I love warm sound signatures, but since I want to be transportable I guess the idac will not work for me as it does not have a battery and so I can not use it on the go

I am open to add an amp to the idsd but is the ican micro suitable for this, and does the ican micro have a battery I guess not ?

now I bought the hugo as I mentioned before and then I bought the denon da-10 and in my last purchase I was disappointed  so not I am in the hunt for a warm lush sound am/dac and I hope idsd will meet those needs, and what I like most is that it has the bass boost which in some song I need more bass

any bad things or negatives I should know ahead before jumping into buying it and using it with my ipod and audeze lcd2rev2

also if I may ask again tunring on the bass on in idsd does it really make a big difference in bass as that is really important for me to know, as I mentioned I am a bass lover and I find most dac/amp lack in bass quantity

I have the nano iDSD now and it's bass is very sufficient for me, and the nano has no bass boost. So what more of there is? This experience of mine is the reason why I'm planning to get the micro iDSD.

Still interested in others' replies to you though.

Cheers.

 

[iFi audio]

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[GradoSound]

How does it pair with the X2? Thinking of picking up a pair or possibly the nad HP50, or akg q701 any thoughts?

I have been using micro with NAD HP50 for two weeks now and the match is wonderful. Excellent detail and very musical bass (if you need unusually/artificially strong bass NAD may not be your can)
 
My typical listening volume is around 11am-12pm, power=eco, IEmatch=off

 

[hifi25nl]

I have just ordered the Micro iDSD.
I would like to connect my Metrum Octave DAC to digital output and use iDSD mainly for DSD.
 
Do you have some experiences with s-pdif output? Do you think that I could expect the same quality about jitter for example? Or s-pdif encoding could make it worse?

 

[maricius]

  I have just ordered the Micro iDSD.
I would like to connect my Metrum Octave DAC to digital output and use iDSD mainly for DSD.
 
Do you have some experiences with s-pdif output? Do you think that I could expect the same quality about jitter for example? Or s-pdif encoding could make it worse?

SPDIF and Coaxial is limited to PCM 24/192. If you want native DSD all throughout (no conversions to PCM), your iDSD has to be connected to your source via USB. 
 
Regarding jitter, iFi posted a while back that their USB and SPDIF/Coaxial jitter is equally and very very low. 

 

[hifi25nl]

Perfect! My iDSD will always be connected to USB and my Metrum Octave is 24/192.
 
What I would like to know also is if the analogue output of micro iDSD is disconnected when spdif output is connected to external DAC.
Or is it capable of playing at the same time from spdif output using external DAC and analogue output using internal DAC?
If not, switching off the external DAC would output the analogue signal out with spdif cable connected?

 

[maricius]

I actually don't know. 

 

[iFi audio]

  I have just ordered the Micro iDSD.
I would like to connect my Metrum Octave DAC to digital output and use iDSD mainly for DSD.

 
Do you have some experiences with s-pdif output? Do you think that I could expect the same quality about jitter for example? Or s-pdif encoding could make it worse?

Hi,
 
The iDSD outputs SPDIF whenever the USB connection is playing a PCM stream between 44.1 & 192kHz.
 
Simply connect the output to your DAC.
 
The analogue output from the iDSD remains fully operational if the SPDIF output is used.
 
As the iDSD includes the "Bitperfect" filter for PCM, which operates in a fashion similar (if not exactly equal) to the early 80's non-oversampling employed by your DAC you may wish to specifcially compare the iDSD in bitperfect mode with your DAC.
 
This also answers the other question!

 

[CriticalTodd]

I have been using micro with NAD HP50 for two weeks now and the match is wonderful. Excellent detail and very musical bass (if you need unusually/artificially strong bass NAD may not be your can)

My typical listening volume is around 11am-12pm, power=eco, IEmatch=off

+1 though I don't make it past 10am or so on the volume. It's a great pairing.

 

[vo_obgyn]

 

Show a little leg...can you guess what "it" is?​

We took our time as “it” needs to look and feel special. Over the last few months, We went through nearly a hundred or so versions.​

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At iFi, we don’t do things by half. Well, we think we have accomplished our objective – and then some.​

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What is it?​

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http://ifi-audio.com/audio_blog/iclub-show-a-little-leg/​

 
 
So, what does the HeadFi community think this might be? I'm not sure. It looks like a credit card.

 

[Ookazi]

If I remember correctly there was a driver update released for the iClub members only. Is it still in the beta (for normal costumers) or did I miss something?

 

[Dixter]

   
 
So, what does the HeadFi community think this might be? I'm not sure. It looks like a credit card.

I'm not sure what it is but I'm hoping it to be a cradle or something that mates the iphone 6 plus with the micro to give the iphone a support platform for micro use...