For iDSD Pro and the Pro iDSD Signature, use a hardline network for playing High-Res. Wifi is not that reliable in this case. The iDSD Pro and Pro iDSD Signature…
In the Pro iDSD/Pro iDSD Signature we are running 4 actual DACs in parallel with interleaving, meaning the net result is closer to 8 bit via multi-bit. That means the…
Bit-perfect+ is only available for sample rates of 96kHz or lower. If the PC sent a different sample rate (e.g. 192kHz) there is no Bit-perfect+ option.
I have an iFi device that is powered by the iPower but might it be possible to use a different power supply that is not dependent on bridge rectifiers (AC…
The Pro iDSD/Pro iDSD Signature can be affected by packet errors the same way any USB device can. It is not, however, affected by noise on the USB power (it…
All iFi MQA compatible DACs can do the last MQA unfold, thus fully unfold MQA master tracks. MQA renderer DACs do the last unfold and require Tidal etc. to do…
As MQA controls the time and supersonic frequency-domain behaviour of the system all the way to the analogue output, there are no options for filtering or up-sampling available, as they…
The Pro iDSD Signature can process MQA over WiFI using the MConnect HD App and playing from Tidal. The Linkplay module receives the wifi signal and sends undecoded MQA to…
When playing music through the device’s USB input, the laptop freezes up after 1/2 hour or so of play and requires a hard boot to restart. By process of elimination,…
There is no “headphone amplifier” in the Pro iDSD / Pro iDSD Signature. Just a gain stage/line driver that is sufficiently powerful to drive many headphones directly, however, doing so…
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By its very functional principle, DSD has RFI of twice the maximum level of the audio signal and four times the nominal DSD “0dB” point between, 1.4MHz and 2.8MHz. DSD…
The whole Wi-Fi subsystem has its own firmware. It outputs audio via I2S to XMOS. Other than turning the thing on/off WiFi module operates “standalone” on its own software. If…
Some SSD/USB memory sticks will work powered from the Pro iDSD/Pro iDSD Signature “A” (host) interface, however, this cannot be guaranteed, as some drives require as much as 1A. If…
Does the fixed output bypass the analog pot completely, and does the tube get used on the DAC’s output stage, or is it for the amp stage only? Answer: Yes…
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All iFi DSD playing DACs have a -3dB point for around 75kHz / 90kHz (depending on the precise model) if the sample rate is > 96khz. At sample rates lower…
The interval between music changes, it has a lot to do with the speed of the network, the router is connected to the mobile phone, and the router is connected…
In solid state mode, the tubes are turned off (heater off) and disconnected from the circuit. In tube mode the tubes are active and the solid-state device is disconnected from…
No, oveninzing a crystal merely reduces long-term thermal drift (over periods of minutes to hours) which is inconsequential to audio playback. We employ a high quality miniaturized 10MHz discrete crystal…
No, in the Pro iDSD/Pro iDSD Signature we operate it very differently. We use a suitable isolation barrier between the digital (noisy) section with XMOS, WiFi/Networking and the Chrysopeia and…
OFS is a valid state of MQA indication for when a device receives an MQA signal already decoded by an upstream piece of hardware or software. As signals decoded upstream…