Most powerful portable bal dac/amp

[Andyong558]

Hi, I am looking around for a portable dac/amp with balanced output to drive demanding headphones like Arya and HD800S. So far my research points to the new Xduoo XD05 Bal which gives 1w at 32ohm with a 4.4mm. Any other recommendation out there for consideration?

 

[jmwant]

Ifi iDSD Signature.

 

[Andyong558]

Any other options for comparison?Bump

 

[Mightygrey]

Topping DX7 pro, Klipsch Heritage, Monolith/Monoprice THX DAC/amp, Burson Conductor 3X to name a few.

 

[Andyong558]

Topping DX7 pro, Klipsch Heritage, Monolith/Monoprice THX DAC/amp, Burson Conductor 3X to name a few.

Thanks! But those are not portable.

 

[pbui44]

Woo Audio WA8 and WA11 (carefully look at all specs, first ):

https://wooaudio.com/amplifiers-all

 

[Mightygrey]

Thanks! But those are not portable.

Ah yes, I should have read more carefully. As someone mentioned earlier, the iDSD Signature is probably your best bet - also check out their Diablo.

 

[hireshead]

Xduo X5 Balance, Xduoo X5 Plus, Ifi idsd diablo, and some of the DAC/AMP brand from china

 

[silent-circuit]

If you're looking for something more compact than the iFi offerings (which tend to be... Large.) the Ultrasone Panther may be worth a look. It's on my short list.

 

[Andyong558]

If you're looking for something more compact than the iFi offerings (which tend to be... Large.) the Ultrasone Panther may be worth a look. It's on my short list.

This is a good one, didn't know it exists… thanks!

 

[Andyong558]

Ah yes, I should have read more carefully. As someone mentioned earlier, the iDSD Signature is probably your best bet - also check out their Diablo.

Thanks! Didn't know Diablo is launched, shall take a deeper look

 

[iFi audio]

Thanks! Didn't know Diablo is launched, shall take a deeper look

Yup, it's out TOTL portable DAC/amp model.

 

[mammal]

I owned iFi Diablo and it is definitely the most powerful dac/amp combo. There are more powerful portable (battery powered) amplifiers, but no dac in them.

 

[iFi audio]

I owned iFi Diablo and it is definitely the most powerful dac/amp combo.

It was designed to be as powerful as our iDSD BL, but better

 

[rlanger]

The XDuoo is a great little amp, especially since I swapped the op amps for Muses02.

It also has integrated Bluetooth, which most other portable amps are lacking, but not sure that's important to you.

I'd really love to try the Diablo, but that's also nearly twice the price of the XDuoo.