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3D, is it a cross feed?

Analogue DAC General Lifestyle
Aurora micro iCAN SE micro iDSD micro iDSD Black Label Pro iCAN Pro iCAN Signature Retro Stereo 50 xCAN xDSD ZEN DAC
Here is some information regarding the 3D effect inside our products; The bottom line is that all classic ‘cross-feed’ systems produce, with well-recorded music and with a natural rendering of…
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Apple Lossless

DAC Digital General Softwares
Android Apple - iOS Apple - OSX Digital Features General MQA (Master quality audio) Quality Sound Technical Windows
Aurora hip-dac iDSD Diablo micro iCAN SE micro iDAC micro iDSD NEO iDSD Pro iCAN Pro iDSD Pro iESL xCAN xDSD ZEN Air Blue ZEN Air DAC ZEN Blue ZEN Blue V2 ZEN CAN Signature 6XX ZEN DAC ZEN DAC Signature ZEN DAC Signature V2 ZEN DAC V2
Our products will work with the new Apple Lossless streaming software.
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How do I burn in the xCan?

Analogue
General
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…
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How do I toggle between modes?

Analogue
General Operation
xCAN
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…
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How long does battery last on Bluetooth?

Analogue
Bluetooth
xCAN
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…
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Is the iEMatch built into the xCan?

Analogue
General Operation
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…
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Is XBass & 3D mode, DSP or ASP?

Analogue
Operation
xCAN
XBass, XBass II and 3D/3D+ are all analogue domain processing (ASP). We generally prefer to use analogue systems for volume, frequency response corrections and any other processing. XBass/XBass II are…
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Shall I use one input per time?

Analogue
General Operation
xCAN
Only one input should be used per time, though both 3.5mm and 2.5mm headphone connections are always active and can be used in parallel (though different headphones will naturally have…
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Why does my virus software flag the driver as a potential threat

Softwares
hip-dac hip-dac Gold hip-dac2 iCAN Phantom iDSD Diablo iDSD Diablo-X micro iCAN SE micro iDAC micro iDAC2 micro iDSD micro iDSD Black Label micro iDSD Signature nano iDSD nano iDSD Black Label nano iDSD LE nano iGalvanic3.0 nano iOne NEO iDSD NEO Stream Pro iCAN Pro iCAN Signature Pro iDSD Pro iDSD Signature xCAN xDSD xDSD Gryphon ZEN Air Blue ZEN Air CAN ZEN Air DAC ZEN Blue ZEN Blue V2 ZEN CAN ZEN CAN Signature ZEN CAN Signature 6XX ZEN CAN Signature HFM ZEN CAN Signature MZ99 ZEN DAC ZEN DAC Signature ZEN DAC Signature V2 ZEN DAC V2 ZEN One Signature ZEN Signature Set 6XX ZEN Signature Set HFM ZEN Signature Set MZ99 ZEN Stream
Firstly, it should be stated that ifi’s USB driver is a safe and reliable software that will not cause any adverse malfunctions to your computer. There are generally three situations…
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Will it work with 21 ohm output device?

Analogue
General Operation
xCAN
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…
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