Post by Owen Y on Dec 30, 2018 20:52:04 GMT 12
At US$399, this is iFi's much more affordable version of their flagship US$2499 iFi Pro iDSD DAC.
Reviewed by The Absolute Sound's Steven Stone:
" Compared with my current reference headphone amplifier, the Sony TA-ZH1ES ($2399), the xDSD’s output sounded similar with most headphones, but not identical. "
" While on a purely subjective pleasure level there is something special about listening to music through the Dennis Had-designed Dragon Inspire IHA-1 (US$1600), the xDSD delivered fuller, yet tighter and more incisive bass when connected to the HiFiMan HE1000 V2 headphones... "
Reviewed by The Absolute Sound's Steven Stone:
" Compared with my current reference headphone amplifier, the Sony TA-ZH1ES ($2399), the xDSD’s output sounded similar with most headphones, but not identical. "
" While on a purely subjective pleasure level there is something special about listening to music through the Dennis Had-designed Dragon Inspire IHA-1 (US$1600), the xDSD delivered fuller, yet tighter and more incisive bass when connected to the HiFiMan HE1000 V2 headphones... "
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