[tan.phan.vt]

Has anyone tried pairing the iFi iDSD BL with the HE-1000 V2?

Any impressions would be greatly appreciated.

Im using the HE560, and if we are comparing specs, my 560 is harder to drive than the HEX v2...
And my newly bought BL is driving it just fine on turbo mode, so yea i think it can drive the HEX v2.

 

[iFi audio]

And my newly bought BL is driving it just fine on turbo mode, so yea i think it can drive the HEX v2.

Agreed!

 

[tan.phan.vt]

Agreed!

Hi, yesterday i installed the ifi USB audio class 2 driver on windows 10, and now i cannot choose 32bit/384khz anymore, but limited to 192khz instead. Is there sth wrong with my hardware?.
My macbook pro is running fine, it automatically run at 32bit/768khz right off the bat, but i cannot control the volume, since its disabled, so i use the volume knob to control it.

 

[iFi audio]

Hi, yesterday i installed the ifi USB audio class 2 driver on windows 10, and now i cannot choose 32bit/384khz anymore, but limited to 192khz instead. Is there sth wrong with my hardware?.
My macbook pro is running fine, it automatically run at 32bit/768khz right off the bat, but i cannot control the volume, since its disabled, so i use the volume knob to control it.

In short that's Win10 limitation.

 

[tan.phan.vt]

In short that's Win10 limitation.

well thats sad to know. Good thing i can still listen to music on my mac.
Is there any work around for this?

 

[iFi audio]

well thats sad to know. Good thing i can still listen to music on my mac.
Is there any work around for this?

That's up to Win developers

 

[kuutan]

Ok so you guys got me really curious. I'm also running an ultrabook on wins 10 at 32 bits and 192khz with my IFI Micro BL. Is there really that much of a difference, that's audible, between 192khz 384khz and 768khz?

 

[iFi audio]

Ok so you guys got me really curious. I'm also running an ultrabook on wins 10 at 32 bits and 192khz with my IFI Micro BL. Is there really that much of a difference, that's audible, between 192khz 384khz and 768khz?

To some it is, to some it's not, but it also comes down to how well recorded music you listen to is. Nice Redbook files can sound subjectively better than lousy hi res file and vice versa.

 

[kuutan]

To some it is, to some it's not, but it also comes down to how well recorded music you listen to is. Nice Redbook files can sound subjectively better than lousy hi res file and vice versa.

Thank you for responding, I know it's probably a debated and controversial topic.

 

[cj3209]

Dude, th

Ok so you guys got me really curious. I'm also running an ultrabook on wins 10 at 32 bits and 192khz with my IFI Micro BL. Is there really that much of a difference, that's audible, between 192khz 384khz and 768khz?

Dude, this is Head-fi: the higher the number, the better the sound.

Lol

 

[kuutan]

Dude, th

Dude, this is Head-fi: the higher the number, the better the sound.

Lol

You're right. Silly of me to ask that question. It goes hand in hand with I've learned ever since joining head-fi- The higher the $ amount, the better the sound.

 

[Sound Eq]

hi can i ask whats the difference between minimum phase , standard and bit perfect

 

[mikeana]

Hi. I have a hearing problem and have to boost up the high frequencies. I returned a Sony WM1A which sounded quite good, but got a little distorted when I applied EQ effects, and seemed a little underpowered which limited my choice of headphones.
I am looking at the iDSD black, and would like to confirm that sound will be better using a Cowon R DAP as digital output into iDSD black.
The PR has jet effects which I thought better than the DSD EQ in WM1A.
(1) Has anyone owned the WM1A who could give their experience and confirm that I am going in the right direction ?
(2) If I apply jet effects with the PR will they be transfered to the digital output before being procesed by the black or will it only receive the original digital file?
Thanks

 

[jmills8]

Hi. I have a hearing problem and have to boost up the high frequencies. I returned a Sony WM1A which sounded quite good, but got a little distorted when I applied EQ effects, and seemed a little underpowered which limited my choice of headphones.
I am looking at the iDSD black, and would like to confirm that sound will be better using a Cowon R DAP as digital output into iDSD black.
The PR has jet effects which I thought better than the DSD EQ in WM1A.
(1) Has anyone owned the WM1A who could give their experience and confirm that I am going in the right direction ?
(2) If I apply jet effects with the PR will they be transfered to the digital output before being procesed by the black or will it only receive the original digital file?
Thanks

That Sony is ok with iems and you must use it with a 4.4 balanced. No need to use the Cowon, just use a phone with the ifi and through your phobe use the cowon ap to eq the ifi.

 

[tan.phan.vt]

@iFi audio Hi, recently i've noticed that my micro idsd BL is running abnormally hot, its way above my room temp, possibly my own body temp on the shell. i was wondering if the culprit is the new firmware or not, so i downgraded from 5.30c to 5.2, and its running cooler once again, along with the return of the lukewarm and full fulfilling sound that has disappeared after the upgrade before. Whats going on with the new firmware i wonder? Is there any extra processing in the new firmware that cause overheating?
I'm not playing any mqe, just 24bit/96khz lossless and gaming.