iFi iPurifier 2 - Reviews, Impressions and Discussion Thread

[coolmingli]

Does anyone know where I can buy a micro USB version of the iPurifier 2?
 
Thanks

 

[technobear]

Does anyone know where I can buy a micro USB version of the iPurifier 2?

Thanks

As far as we know, it's not available yet.

Adapters are available and cheap.

 

[coolmingli]

As far as we know, it's not available yet.

Adapters are available and cheap.

Thank you, do you know when are they going to be available? I don't like to use the adapters.

 

[technobear]

As far as we know, it's not available yet.


Adapters are available and cheap.

Thank you, do you know when are they going to be available? I don't like to use the adapters.

http://support.ifi-audio.com/

 

[iFi audio]

http://support.ifi-audio.com/

 
As per usual, you're exceptionally helpful! 

 

 

[coolmingli]

   
As per usual, you're exceptionally helpful! 

 

I don't want to open a ticket just for product inquires, thanks technobear.

 

[Faber65]

As far as we know, it's not available yet.


Adapters are available and cheap.

Thank you, do you know when are they going to be available? I don't like to use the adapters.

Last Saturday I asked the same question to iFi guys at the Shanghai International Audio Video exhibition and they were not able to answer.
Anyhow it seems that iFi has other accessories that are going to a launched imminently.





Maybe the iPurifier2 with the USB C connector is amongst those.
In the meantime I am absolutely fine to wait and use an adapter, even if as per principle, I did not like it so much.

 

[furllan]

I've been using the ipurifier 2 together with the regen, so my chain was: regen -> ipurifier 2 -> DAC

However, I discovered that, at least in my system, to my ears, is better to have the ipurifier BEFORE the regen. It made the sound more pleasant, mainly the mids, that were a bit too harsh with the ipurifier after the regen.

So, for those who, like me, have them both in the chain, try to put the ipurifier before the regen, you may find out that way sounds better than otherwise. It's not night and day difference, but made my system noticeably more pleasant to listen to.

 

[HondoMUC]

Hi all, also the iPurifier is rock-solid, I do not trust it beeing directly hooked to USB B port of my Fostex HP A4. It's in there a bit crooked and might push the connectors when moved. Is there a good, small USB B extension cable?
The cable going in the iPurifier is a o,5m Supra USB B cable. It should be about the same qulity. Thanks!

 

[twiceboss]

So basically this smoothing the sound?

 

[superuser1]

I tried looking for an answer but couldnt find it.

Is there a side by side comparision with:
ipurifier 2, iDefender3 and iSilencer3

 

[wushuliu]

Maybe a dumb question but can the Ipurifier be used with external drives like ssd or cdrom, etc?

 

[gr8soundz]

I tried looking for an answer but couldnt find it.

Is there a side by side comparision with:
ipurifier 2, iDefender3 and iSilencer3

The iDefender AFAIK is mainly for ground loop issues but I've yet to see any real reviews for it or the iSilencer.

Maybe a dumb question but can the Ipurifier be used with external drives like ssd or cdrom, etc?

Not sure if the iP2 is fully bi-directional but it passes through both power and data so it could work with other USB hardware. Also not sure it would have any noticeable effect with them.

EDIT: Just tried a thumb drive with my iP2 to and it worked fine.

 

[wushuliu]

I tried looking for an answer but couldnt find it.

Is there a side by side comparision with:
ipurifier 2, iDefender3 and iSilencer3

If you mean user review I have all 3 now. All 3 I found effective but in different ways. The iSilencer improved usb dac sound quality. I tried with both Dragonfly Red and a cheap Signstek. iDefender combined with an external power supply to my ear lowered noise floor and the music had an improved natural presentation compared to just the external power by itself. Ipurifier added a better sense of space between instruments and micro detail. All this was primarily for 2 channel listening. Headphones via Sennheiser 599 also could hear the difference but not as prominent as through my speakers.

All 3 come to less than an iUSB 3. So although it's a silly looking chain, it's worth the savings. The iSilencer is absolutely worth getting at the very least.

That's my .02

 

[Jazmanaut]

This really got my attention, and i went to product site to see, what does this praised little thingy is actually doing?!?

"The iPurifier does one job and one job only; it cleans and filters audio + power at the end of the digital chain;
just prior to the digital signal entering the DAC ."

USB audio goes as 0 & 1:s And its DAC that converts that bitstream to audible audio again. So how can this thing know, what is in those bits?
Its not an digital to analog converter. So how it can filter anything from audio signal?
Correct me if im wrong, but thats just imposible.