xCAN
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Big system power, now in your pocket.
Supercharge your DAC with our portable, balanced amplifier. With 18 hours of playtime, 1,000mW output, and optional Bluetooth functionality, the xCAN is the perfect solution for those craving powerful performance on the go.
Key Features
With a separate power input (USB Type C) to charge the internal battery, it does not draw from your smartphone or playback device.
Playback time is 12 (via Bluetooth® as input) to 18 (as analogue amplifier only) hours.
This unit features the iFi Cyberdrive® headphone amplifier stage. You won’t find it in Star Wars or Star Trek. Unravel its mysteries here.
Extensive jitter-eradication technologies are applied to the digital stage, including our GMT (Global Master Timing) femto-precision clock and intelligent memory buffer. This represents a total ‘out-of-the-box’ systematic digital solution that solves jitter once and for all.
Our new XBass Ⅱ® adds even more musical satisfaction. The XBass Ⅱ® analogue bass correction system corrects headphone bass response to deliver a more natural sound to the upper bass frequency band. More here.
Makes your music better
The xCAN enhances your music with superior Bluetooth performance, thanks to its ESS Sabre Hyperstream DAC and jitter elimination technology. Enjoy clearer, richer, and more immersive sound, whether you're listening wirelessly or via a wired connection.
Blinding Bluetooth
The xCAN delivers CD-Quality Bluetooth via AAC, aptX and aptX LL with added iFi magic. Stream wirelessly from your smartphone. Bluetooth from your TV to the xCAN. No need for wires. Just plug your headphones into the xCAN at your side. Give soundtracks extra energy. Add oomph to your gaming! Hear the whoosh of an arrow or the full throttle of F1 car in all their glory.
Clever. Curvy.
The xCAN smart battery provides up to 18 hours of playback time (analogue) or 12 hours (Bluetooth) depending on your choice of headphones. That’s one very long train journey!
And finally, check out the curvy chassis and lush LEDs. The xCAN is one lovely lady.
Wicked wiring
Connect via analogue 2.5/3.5 connection. iFi’s exclusive S-Balanced technology means that you gain the advantages of a balanced connection even when using an unbalanced one. On headphones this means lower distortion, less interference and less crosstalk.
And it enables you to take advantage of the growing number of balanced sources, such as high-end DAPs.
A pure power house
The xCAN is a dual-mono headphone amplifier with a maximum power output of 1000mW per channel. It will happily drive your favourite headphones. And we added our signature sonic extras as well.
3D+® opens up your music to give you the spaciousness of a live-concert atmosphere.
The XBass Ⅱ® analogue bass correction system corrects headphone/speaker bass response to deliver a more natural sound to the midrange frequencies.
Bluetooth but not as you know it....
For the xCAN and xDSD, we developed a unique solution where the SOC handles only reception, ensuring no conversion or amplification. It supports aptX and AAC codecs for top audio quality with iDevices (AAC), Android devices, laptops, and more (aptX).
The SOC signal, rife with jitter, is sent to an ESS Sabre Hyperstream DAC with Time Domain Jitter Elimination and a discrete oscillator to remove jitter before analogue conversion. This ensures exceptional Bluetooth performance.
Specifications
| DIMENSIONS | 95 (l) x67 (w) x19 (h) mm |
| FREQUENCY RESPONSE | < 2Hz – > 200kHz (-3dB) |
| GAIN | -95dB to +18dB adjustable in 114 1dB steps (using volume control) |
| INPUT | Wireless: ESS Sabre 44.1/48k 16-Bit (AAC, aptX, aptX LL and SBC)(@ 3.8V)
Wired: 3.5mm (TRS or TRRS S-Balanced*) and 2.5mm (TRRS) *ONLY found in iFi components such as nDSD BL. Do NOT feed using normal TRRS Balanced output sources. No USB audio input |
| LIMITED WARRANTY | 12 months |
| MAXIMUM INPUT LEVEL | S-Balanced: 3V RMS
Balanced: 6V RMS |
| MAXIMUM OUTPUT POWER | S-Balanced: > 3.8V / 45 mW (@ 300 Ohm)> 3.5V / 380 mW (@ 32 Ohm)> 3.1V / 600 mW (@ 16 Ohm
Balanced: > 7.6V / 90 mW (@ 600 Ohm)> 7.2V / 800 mW (@ 64 Ohm)> 5.7V / 1,000 mW (@ 32 Ohm) |
What's in the Box
1x xCAN
1x USB C- USB C & USB A- USB C Cable
1x Quick Set-up guide
1x Warranty Card
Frequently Asked Questions
These are the most frequently asked questions about this product. For more product information please contact us through Contact
Does it work with Apple Lossless Streaming software
Yes, you can
Could I use single-ended input but balanced output?
Yes, the 2.5mm output is always balanced, regardless of input. Like the iCan Pro, unbalanced signals are converted to balanced.
What is the DAC chip used inside the xCan?
As the xCan connects via Bluetooth it needs a DAC, for this reason, an ES9023 Ess Sabre chip is used.
How do I burn in the xCan?
As the xCan is balanced, if you really want to “burn-in” the complete circuit then run balanced when possible.
If you have an iEMatch 2.5mm this can be left in the 2.5mm port and the balanced input should be used.
How do I toggle between modes?
The xCan has 2 possible input modes, and 1 output mode:
- Input modes: Wired / Wireless.
- Output mode: Headphones.
To select the mode you want (input) hold down the centre rotary knob, then let go on the colour that corresponds to the input mode – it will cycle between blue/green for as long as your holding it down.
- Green = Wired
- Blue = Wireless
When in Blue (Bluetooth mode), you then need to pair it with your smart device (phone/tablet), all you do is push and hold in the ‘gear/BT icon’, until the centre rotary knob cycles to blue/red, once paired it will change to the ‘volume level’.
To cycle between 3D/XBass just press the ‘gear/BT icon’.
To power off the device just hold the centre rotary knob until it becomes white then let go.
How long does battery last on Bluetooth?
We’ve tested a moderately used xCan for operation time on battery, using Fostex T50 on single-ended port playing at elevated listening levels.
On Bluetooth with aptX we got up to 12 hours whilst using 3.5mm was up to 18 hours.
Is the iEMatch built into the xCan?
No, it uses the same technology as the xDSD. It has lower noise on the 3.5mm singled ended output than earlier iFi devices.
Further question: I seem to hear some white noise of xCan with any IEMs?
It depends on the IEM, specifically the sensitivity and also the volume setting. As the xCan has up to 18dB gain with the volume turned up all the way this would produce a lot of noise when using sensitive IEM’s.
Further question: Wouldn’t you say that 2.5mm balanced is noisier than 3.5mm unbalanced?
Balanced circuits involve two amplifier circuits instead of one. This allows double the output voltage and up to four times the power of single-ended connections but also produces twice the noise. With a given IEM or headphone, the balanced connection will thus have double the noise.
Will it work with 21 ohm output device?
The “constant current drive grove” is a 21 Ohm resistor, as shown by JA measurements in Stereophile:
“Although Apogee describes the Groove’s output impedance as variable and depending on the load, I measured a value of 21 ohms at all audio frequencies into loads ranging from 20 to 600 ohms (footnote 1).”
Read more at https://www.stereophile.com/content/apogee-electronics-groove-da-headphone-amplifier-measurements#TfvvQE60FmtqSm2H.99
And yes, a device with 21 Ohm constant output impedance can be connected to the xCan using 3.5mm connections without issues.