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Does it operate in Class A at all times?

Analogue
General Operation
micro iCAN SE
As my Micro iCan SE powers a 300 ohm HD800S, would that mean it’s operating at class A? Answer: With headphones having an impedance greater than around 100 ohm, the…
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Does it run Class A?

DAC
Operation
nano iDSD Black Label
For high impedance headphones or low impedance headphones at low signal levels – Yes.
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Does it support aptX HD?

xDSD
The current generation xDSD does not include aptX HD, only “general aptX”. This delivers CD-quality audio over Bluetooth and has comparably low latency, low enough to, for example, avoid lip-sync…
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Does it work with a Chromebook?

General
Chromebook and similar netbooks/tablets such as Microsoft Surface are somewhat vague about whether or not they are USB Audio Class 2.0 compliant. We have not tested the Chromebook – it…
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Does it work with PS5?

ZEN Air DAC ZEN DAC ZEN DAC V2
Yes, the Zen DAC will work if powered separately by a 5v power supply. Connect the DAC to the USB port on the front of the PS5. Depending on which…
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Does it work without a battery?

iDSD Diablo micro iDSD Black Label micro iDSD Signature xDSD Gryphon
By taking out the battery, the device will continue pushing power into the board instead of the battery, which will cause the device to malfunction.
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Does my phone support bluetooth lossless?

As of July 2023, these are the phones that currently support bluetooth lossless: https://www.aptx.com/product-listing?product_category=11&aptx_type=981&created[min]=2019/09/31&created[max]=2023/06/31&sort_by=created&sort_order=DESC
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Does REclock really make a difference?

Digital
Features General
micro iUSB3.0
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.…
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Does the capacitance selector work for MM?

Analogue
General
micro iPhono2
Input capacitance switch is for MM input only. It is inoperative at MC. Most MM cartridges need a defined (and significant) load capacitance to have good high-frequency extension. Too little…
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Does the driver contain a virus?

Operating systems
Windows
No virus is contained within our drivers. This is a false positive. Please disable your anti-virus for 5 minutes whilst you install the driver. In fact here is a customer…
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Does the GO blu go into sleep mode?

DAC General Operating systems Power
Bluetooth General Operation
GO blu
In pairing mode, shown by the top LED flashing blue and red, the GO blu is searching for a device to pair with. It will go to sleep if one…
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Does the iDefender3.0 isolate or suppress?

Accessories
Operation
iDefender3.0
The iDefender breaks ground/earth loops. It does not “isolate” in the way that the iGalvanic does. It will, however, stop noise loops through the USB cables and also noise from…
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