iFi micro iDSD Black-Label - In-Depth Review
Mar 7, 2018 at 3:44 AM Post #167 of 1,056
Dont know but when you put it on the sub bass kicks hard without messing up the mids and treble.
That's the beauty of it!

Yeah, I kinda feel that, I just feel that the effect is stronger when listening to the music at low volume.
If the boost is a fix number, it means that the bass boost will have a different bass/mids/treble ratio depending on the volume level.
Not necessarily a bad thing, but just a note as I feel that the implementation of the bass boost is excellent!

I think the XBass is the most useful extra features of the unit!
 
Mar 7, 2018 at 4:03 AM Post #168 of 1,056
Yeah, I kinda feel that, I just feel that the effect is stronger when listening to the music at low volume.
If the boost is a fix number, it means that the bass boost will have a different bass/mids/treble ratio depending on the volume level.
Not necessarily a bad thing, but just a note as I feel that the implementation of the bass boost is excellent!

I think the XBass is the most useful extra features of the unit!

Well, it took us quite a while to get this done right.
 
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Mar 7, 2018 at 7:32 AM Post #170 of 1,056
Here is my review:
https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/ifi-audio-micro-idsd.20201/reviews#review-19997

btw, can anyone please verify about the the rubber feet? I just realized that other unit has none installed.

Previous units came with no feet installed :)

Yeah, I kinda feel that, I just feel that the effect is stronger when listening to the music at low volume.
If the boost is a fix number, it means that the bass boost will have a different bass/mids/treble ratio depending on the volume level.
Not necessarily a bad thing, but just a note as I feel that the implementation of the bass boost is excellent!

I think the XBass is the most useful extra features of the unit!

I also love that X-Bass feature, it tunes some of my headphones to a better signature for my ears :)

NEver been a basshead, but I love some deep bass when it is asked for! I need the whole sound to be perfect, and for a ligther headphone, the X-Bass does hit a sweet spot

BTw, I agree with your review, iDSD BL is not pocketable, it is transportable. I always used a side back and wouldn't place this in a pocket, but it is like, the best transportable thing if you want a large DAC/AMP with a ton of powaaaah, so it does tick some boxes just right for me :)
 
Mar 7, 2018 at 8:15 AM Post #171 of 1,056
Previous units came with no feet installed :)



I also love that X-Bass feature, it tunes some of my headphones to a better signature for my ears :)

NEver been a basshead, but I love some deep bass when it is asked for! I need the whole sound to be perfect, and for a ligther headphone, the X-Bass does hit a sweet spot

BTw, I agree with your review, iDSD BL is not pocketable, it is transportable. I always used a side back and wouldn't place this in a pocket, but it is like, the best transportable thing if you want a large DAC/AMP with a ton of powaaaah, so it does tick some boxes just right for me :)
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3 hrs on the go, walking, trains, buses, and taxis. With TH900 headphone plus 4 basketballs, coned and extra clothes. In 53 yrd old I can do this 4 days each week.
 
Mar 7, 2018 at 10:30 AM Post #172 of 1,056


3 hrs on the go, walking, trains, buses, and taxis. With TH900 headphone plus 4 basketballs, coned and extra clothes. In 53 yrd old I can do this 4 days each week.

I like the way you roll....

With all due respect to the Nano Black Label, who said the Micro Black Label isn't portable?

 
Mar 7, 2018 at 12:34 PM Post #174 of 1,056


3 hrs on the go, walking, trains, buses, and taxis. With TH900 headphone plus 4 basketballs, coned and extra clothes. In 53 yrd old I can do this 4 days each week.

Whoa, that's fabulous looking pocket and attitude! We salute you!
 
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Mar 7, 2018 at 1:09 PM Post #175 of 1,056


3 hrs on the go, walking, trains, buses, and taxis. With TH900 headphone plus 4 basketballs, coned and extra clothes. In 53 yrd old I can do this 4 days each week.

You must be :)

1. Taller than me

2. Wearing larger clothes than me

I can't fit something like this in my pockets would be literally impossible

Xiaomi Mi max 2 is already a big strain and I generally wear a wallet on a jacket or a different bag, maybe my jeans are too tight XD

This is the most I could do, but this is amazingly good for me. I am using this same purse for every single DAP I am using and I consider that nothing connected with a wire can be pocketable, be it smartphone or something else. I do keep things in my jacket pockets, but never in jeans pockets. Most of times by jeans pockets would easily snap a wire from tension alone...

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Mar 7, 2018 at 4:21 PM Post #176 of 1,056
You must be :)

1. Taller than me

2. Wearing larger clothes than me

I can't fit something like this in my pockets would be literally impossible

Xiaomi Mi max 2 is already a big strain and I generally wear a wallet on a jacket or a different bag, maybe my jeans are too tight XD

This is the most I could do, but this is amazingly good for me. I am using this same purse for every single DAP I am using and I consider that nothing connected with a wire can be pocketable, be it smartphone or something else. I do keep things in my jacket pockets, but never in jeans pockets. Most of times by jeans pockets would easily snap a wire from tension alone...

IMG_20170428_133537.jpg

This will do too!
 
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Mar 9, 2018 at 10:49 AM Post #177 of 1,056
Hello. Please forgive any intrusion, I'm new to this product. I just purchased the Micro iDSD BL and am wondering if it's possible to connect a standard Toslink Cable to it. There is some sort of adaptor included with the device, but I'm hard-pressed to know how to use it. Obviously, there's no Toslink input on the micro iDSD, but I've read many places that it can be used with optical input sources such as Toslink - but how?
 
Mar 9, 2018 at 11:26 AM Post #178 of 1,056
Goes in the coax in w the adapter
 
Mar 9, 2018 at 12:07 PM Post #180 of 1,056
Thanks for your quick reply. Are you saying this adaptor goes into the Coax input, with the Toslink cabe attached to it? See picture.
 

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