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Are the LS 3.5 horn loaded?

Lifestyle
General
Retro LS3.5
The tweeter is horn-loaded, not the bass. The bass loading is a variant on the “double chamber reflex” system. The earliest note of this comes from P.G.A.H. Vogt, but it…
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Are Thunderbolt ports compatible?

Digital
General
micro iUSB3.0
Our devices comply with the USB specifications. Interoperability between Thunderbolt and USB needs to be checked with the hardware vendor of the Thunderbolt device. Our understanding is that on Mac,…
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Are virtual machines supported?

Operating systems
Windows
We do not support virtual machines. If the driver installs correctly on the machine running Windows it means the hardware and software works. Any support regarding the use of virtual…
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Battery – How does it work?

nano iDSD nano iDSD LE
You can run and power the device straight from your PC taking from the USB power line, however you must connect the unit then switch on, whilst the on board…
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Bit-perfect+ not present?

DAC
General Operation
Pro iDSD Pro iDSD Signature
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.
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Bluetooth is not working / pairing.

Retro Stereo 50
With regards to the Bluetooth can you try the following; 1) Manually delete the connection from your smart device. 2) Turn off the Retro and smart device. 3) Restart the…
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Bridge rectifiers power supplies (AC to DC)

Accessories Analogue DAC Digital General Lifestyle Power
Operation Power
Aurora DC iPurifier2 iPower iPowerX micro iCAN SE micro iPhono2 micro iTube2 nano iUSB3.0 Pro iCAN Pro iCAN Signature Pro iDSD Pro iDSD Signature Pro iESL ZEN Blue ZEN Blue V2 ZEN DAC
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…
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Burn-in: Is it a myth or for real?

Lifestyle
General
Retro Stereo 50
Our own experiences with “burn-in” (that is a material parameter change in electronic components over the early hours of being operated in a circuit after being manufactured, or inactive for…
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Can I invert the polarity?

Accessories
Operation
DC iPurifier2
The provided inverter inverts the wire connections. If you have a centre negative power supply unit and a centre negative device, two inverters are needed. One before DC iPurifier 2…
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