[Amalek6]

I have a 2018 MBP and I was unable to update my iDSD Micro BL. I would get this error straight away firmware-fail-mac.png. After a couple attempts I said screw it and ended up updating it on my son's Windows 10 laptop.

Same here ! Thanks for the respond !

 

[Promenadeplatz]

Just received my brand new micro iDSD non-BL from an authorized vendor, wanted to register on ifi's website but there is no option. Dont you @iFi accept registrations for non-BL micro iDSD any longer?

 

[Baten]

Just received my brand new micro iDSD non-BL from an authorized vendor, wanted to register on ifi's website but there is no option. Dont you @iFi accept registrations for non-BL micro iDSD any longer?

Was wondering about this too. Mine came with a warranty card that had seemingly no serial no. ?

 

[Promenadeplatz]

I put mine directly to charging but I think there is a label on the downside of the iDSD with something that looks (to me) like a serial nr.

 

[iFi audio]

Just received my brand new micro iDSD non-BL from an authorized vendor, wanted to register on ifi's website but there is no option. Dont you @iFi accept registrations for non-BL micro iDSD any longer?

If you purchased it, then we'll handle it, no worries. Products discontinued (such as silver micro iDSD) are subject to one year warranty.

 

[dharma]

just tried to visit www.ifi-audio.com, but result with different browsers was just 'www.ifi-audio.com’s server IP address could not be found' or 'Unable to determine IP address from host name www.ifi-audio.com'.
Hope it's just small problem in 'www' or 'website maintaining'...

 

[technobear]

If you purchased it, then we'll handle it, no worries. Products discontinued (such as silver micro iDSD) are subject to one year warranty.

If it was brand new from an authorised vendor, then under EU law it is warranted for 2 years by the vendor.

 

[Promenadeplatz]

In B2C business only the starting 6 months the vendor having to prove the malfunction was NOT there from the beginning, thereafter customer has to prove it, which is often impossible, so only 6 months real warranty in EU.

 

[EJ102]

Check the box, i believe the serial number is on the back of it.

 

[technobear]

I've been having a hard time with my system lately. It's been sounding off. Lacking air and separation, even to the point that busy mixes sound harsh and confused. There has been a lack of involvement and boogie factor. I've checked all the connections and warmed everything up and still this persists. After a few tracks I want to stop listening and do something else as opposed to the usual just one more track and suddenly it's 3:00 in the morning. What could be wrong?

Then I remembered that I flashed all the iFi DACs with firmware 5.3C with the much lauded Gibbs Transient Optimised Digital Filter. Could that be the cause?

So I reflashed firmware 5.2 onto my iDAC2 (checking the filter switch was on Bit Perfect (NOS)) and normal service was instantly resumed. All the above mentioned complaints went away and the music returned in all it's fully separated, airy, involving glory.

So here is my review of 5.3C:

The GTO filter is pants. Long live Bit Perfect (NOS) - and not by a small amount!

Now I must reflash the others...

 

[hamachan]

I've been having a hard time with my system lately. It's been sounding off. Lacking air and separation, even to the point that busy mixes sound harsh and confused. There has been a lack of involvement and boogie factor. I've checked all the connections and warmed everything up and still this persists. After a few tracks I want to stop listening and do something else as opposed to the usual just one more track and suddenly it's 3:00 in the morning. What could be wrong?

Then I remembered that I flashed all the iFi DACs with firmware 5.3C with the much lauded Gibbs Transient Optimised Digital Filter. Could that be the cause?

So I reflashed firmware 5.2 onto my iDAC2 (checking the filter switch was on Bit Perfect (NOS)) and normal service was instantly resumed. All the above mentioned complaints went away and the music returned in all it's fully separated, airy, involving glory.

So here is my review of 5.3C:

The GTO filter is pants. Long live Bit Perfect (NOS) - and not by a small amount!

Now I must reflash the others...

Is that so? I flashed the firmware to 5.3C for my iDAC2 since I had a good result for my new portable device xDSD, though the effect is small (at least my gear/ear). GTO filter is noticeable only when I listen to CD grade source, not Hi-Res. And I used to use Bid-Perfect position on 5.20, while I switched to Minimum Phase on 5.30C for iDAC2.
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/ifi-audio-xdsd-the-official-thread.873787/page-63#post-14501613

 

[Baten]

I've been having a hard time with my system lately. It's been sounding off. Lacking air and separation, even to the point that busy mixes sound harsh and confused. There has been a lack of involvement and boogie factor. I've checked all the connections and warmed everything up and still this persists. After a few tracks I want to stop listening and do something else as opposed to the usual just one more track and suddenly it's 3:00 in the morning. What could be wrong?

Then I remembered that I flashed all the iFi DACs with firmware 5.3C with the much lauded Gibbs Transient Optimised Digital Filter. Could that be the cause?

So I reflashed firmware 5.2 onto my iDAC2 (checking the filter switch was on Bit Perfect (NOS)) and normal service was instantly resumed. All the above mentioned complaints went away and the music returned in all it's fully separated, airy, involving glory.

So here is my review of 5.3C:

The GTO filter is pants. Long live Bit Perfect (NOS) - and not by a small amount!

Now I must reflash the others...

5.3c oversamples the bitperfect no more NOS sound

 

[tinnitize]

Hi Technobear,

it's a pitty that you failed to upgrade 5.3c properly!

I wonder why just you being techno versatile don't assume that there must have been a faulty upgrade proceeding because many and most others don't have any problems doing so. I invite you to look back at my post Nov 5, 2018 at 2:13 PM #8583 and the following two where I describe my impressions while listening to my music and gear (, BL) via GTO filter upgrade. So I'd like to ncourage you to try it another time, and if you failure again just open a ticket...

Ifi won't develop something not being able to work the way it should do, will they?

Good luck and cheers, yours since early

Tinntize

 

[aerosuffly]

Hi. I need a clarification on firmware 5.3c on the silver iDSD. With the upgrade, the iDSD will only have and use GTO filter, so it does not matter which filter you are selecting, correct?

 

[WilliamLeonhart]

I've been having a hard time with my system lately. It's been sounding off. Lacking air and separation, even to the point that busy mixes sound harsh and confused. There has been a lack of involvement and boogie factor. I've checked all the connections and warmed everything up and still this persists. After a few tracks I want to stop listening and do something else as opposed to the usual just one more track and suddenly it's 3:00 in the morning. What could be wrong?

Then I remembered that I flashed all the iFi DACs with firmware 5.3C with the much lauded Gibbs Transient Optimised Digital Filter. Could that be the cause?

So I reflashed firmware 5.2 onto my iDAC2 (checking the filter switch was on Bit Perfect (NOS)) and normal service was instantly resumed. All the above mentioned complaints went away and the music returned in all it's fully separated, airy, involving glory.

So here is my review of 5.3C:

The GTO filter is pants. Long live Bit Perfect (NOS) - and not by a small amount!

Now I must reflash the others...

Was 5.2 the one it shipped with? I got my iDAC2 in 2015, sold it to a friend in 2016 and just got that very unit back last month