Are iPurifier 3 & iUSBPower Micro the same as the iUSB3.0?
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That is correct. The iUSB 3.0 can do everything the iPurifier 3 + iUSBPower Micro combination can do and then some. The iPurifier 3.0 + iUSBPower Micro, when set up…
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Are there any compatibility problems with USB?
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General
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The iPurifier 3 is basically “device agnostic”. It acts as a USB repeater, and is as such, not “aware” of the signals passing through it. If there are compatibility problems,…
Read moreCan it extend the USB cable run?
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A standard 10 metre USB cable will not carry the audio signal properly (it will not work well) but by adding the iPurifier 3, it will actively repeat the signal…
Read moreDoes it affect signal levels?
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The iPurifier 3 does not affect audio signal levels at all (it cannot).
Read moreDoes it draw power?
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Yes, the iSilencer draws some extra power as it has active noise cancellation, around 22mA (exact amount depends on power voltage). Further question: Is it possible to use with a…
Read moreHow much latency will the iPurifier 3 introduce?
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The iPurifier 3 will introduce additional latency in the region of a few 100 microseconds or say around 0.3 milliseconds give or take a little. For music production etc. the…
Read moreHow much power does this draw?
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Operation Power
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The iPurifier 3 draws probably around 120mA as it runs a complete USB 2.0 reclocker/repeater.
Read moreI added the iPurifier 3 with the original iUSBPower Micro, but why?
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The iPurifier 3 was designed to work at the end of the chain but in the case of the iUSBPower Micro to replicate the performance of an iUSB3.0, then use…
Read moreIs the USB iPurifier bi-directional?
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USB is always bi-directional (works both ways). USB defines host and device or in terms of direction upstream (communications from device to host) and downstream (communication from host to device).…
Read moreIs the USB iPurifier compatible with 1.0 connections?
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USB 2.0 is required to offer 100% compatibility with USB 1.0 and 1.1. So yes, all iFi USB products are compatible with USB 1.0.
Read moreREclock, REgenerate, REbalance, it all makes the difference!
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Features
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REclock, REgenerate, REbalance all clean up the signal and restore it to a near-ideal signal (so “bits are bits”). The hub repeater chip is only the starting point for us.…
Read moreWhat happened to the iPurifier 3 type C and Micro products?
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Our intentions was to create the 4 USB connections however we found that type C and micro USB connection maybe too fragile therefore the type A iPurifier 3 can be…
Read moreWill the iPurifier 3 work with other USB data transfer devices?
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The iPurifier 3 will mainly help devices that use the isochronous transfer (audio & video in essence), it may (or may not) help with devices that use bulk transfer (hard-drives…
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