iFi micro iDSD Black Label

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The micro iDSD Black Label is our top-rated desktop DAC and headphone amplifier. The sound of your music just got even better.

Whether listening at home with your speakers or at work with your headphones, connect the micro iDSD Black Label to your computer and instantly hear the quality of your music be taken to the next level.

The Burr-Brown True Native® chipset means file formats remain unchanged. Listen to music as the artist intended in the format in which it was recorded.

Doubling the DAC chips results in 3dB lower noise floor and better channel separation. Together with power supply advancements and advanced channel interleaving, the noise floor of the micro iDSD BL has been halved.

All of this equals stellar sonic performance.

Hi-Res True Native® playback for all music formats from MP3 to DSD512, PCM768 and 2xDXD.

3D+ Holographic® delivers an immersive, deep soundstage. Check it out here.

XBass+® delivers a deep, tighter bass sound. Discover the details.

With output power at 4,000mW, this headphone amplifier drives all headphones with ease. It has 3 power modes - Eco, Normal and Turbo. Power and gain can be dialed-in perfectly to suit ALL headphones.

iFi always uses the best components possible. These OS-CON™ capacitors provide excellent noise reduction and have a long life span. They are not often found in products costing <US$1000.

Read more about how they benefit sound improvement here.

This OV series operational amplifier is another example of an top-notch component used to get the best sound quality out of our products.

Learn more here.

Enjoy high quality sound for up to 12 hours, even if you are using headphones requiring a lot of power such as the HifiMan HE-6 or as little as the Sennhesier IE-800.

User manual: https://c4w4s3k2.stackpathcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/nano_iDSD_BL_Manual.pdf

Specifications

Item	Description	Remarks
Inputs/Outputs
Inputs (rear)	USB 2.0 type A “OTG” Socket (with iPurifier® technology built-in)	Compatible with computers (Apple/Win/Linux), iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and Android Devices, camera kit or USB-OTG cable required. (Full USB3.0 port compatible)
	Intelligent SPDIF® Coaxial	3 Way combo SPDIF port (Coaxial In/Out; Optical In); Up to 192kHz PCM
	SPDIF Optical
Outputs (rear)	Audio RCA L+R
	Intelligent SPDIF® Coaxial	Up to 192kHz PCM
Output (right side)	SmartPower® Socket	Fast charge all portable devices. Compliant with USB Battery Charging Standard 1.2 – 5V @ 1.5A
Controls
Controls (front)
– HP Output	Audio 6.3mm Headphone Jack
– Volume with Power On/Off switch	Precision analogue volume control	<2dB Tracking error
– 3.5mm Input		Auto disable the digital section when this is in use
– X-Bass®	On/Off
– 3D Holographic Sound®	On/Off	Auto-switching for Speakers® and Headphones® (two separate and distinct circuits)
Controls (left side)
– Power Mode	Turbo, Normal, Eco	Computer controlled power and gain scaling
– Polarity	Normal/Inverted
– Filter	3 positions, 6 filters	(see filter section below)
Controls (bottom)
– Line Direct/Preamplifier	Preamplifier function Enable/Disable, 0/9dB gain selectable	Fixed 2V or variable with up to 5V available
– iEMatch®	Perfect-matching circuit for IEMs (eliminate hiss)	Off / High Sensitivity Headphone / Ultra Sensitivity Headphone
DAC section
DAC	Dual-core DSD, DXD, PCM DAC by Burr Brown	2-DAC Chip; 4-Channel; 8-Signals, custom interleaving for maximum SNR
	Bit-Perfect DSD processing, Bit-Perfect PCM processing
Clock	Ultra low jitter GMT computer controlled Femto Clock	RMS jitter 12kHz – 1MHz < 280 Femtoseconds
Audio Formats	DSD 512/256/128/64 24.6/22.6/12.4/11.2/6.2/5.6/3.1/2.8	All native decoding, no internal hardware conversion
	DXD 2x/1x 768/705.6/384/352.8kHz	All native decoding, no internal hardware conversion
	PCM 768/705.6/384/352.8/192/176.4/96/88.2/ 48/44.1kHz	All native decoding, no internal hardware conversion
Filters
– PCM	Bit-Perfect Processing/Minimum Phase/Standard	Digital filters selectable
– DSD	Extreme/Extended/Standard Range	Analogue filters selectable
– DXD	Bit-Perfect Processing	Fixed analogue filter
Specifications (DAC Section)
Dynamic Range (Line)	>117db(A)
THD & N (0dBFS Line)	<0.003%
Output Voltage (Line)	>2V
Output Impedance (Zout)	< 240Ω
Jitter (correlated)	Below AP2 test set limit
Headphone Power Output
HP Amp Output	Power (max)	Power (continuous.)
– Turbo mode	10.0V/4,000 mW @ 16 Ohm	>1560 mW @ 64 Ohm
		> 166 mW @ 600 Ohm
– Normal mode	5.5V/1,900 mW @ 16 Ohm	> 950 mW @ 32 Ohm
		> 100 mW @ 300 Ohm
– Eco mode	2.0V/500 mW @ 8 Ohm	> 250 mW @ 16 Ohm
Specifications (Headamp Section)
Dynamic Range (HP)	>115dB(A) (Eco Mode, 2V Out)
THD &N (HP 500mW/16R)	< 0.008%
Output Voltage (HP)	>8V (Turbo Mode)
Output Impedance (Zout)	<1Ω (iEMatch not engaged)
Maximum Output Power	4,000mW @ 16 Ohm Load	when using sinewave testing the micro iDSD BL may engage protection circuits
Continuous Output Power	1,000mW @ 64 Ohm Load

Micro iDSD BL main accessories

3.5mm rubber feet
USB A Female > B Female Cable
Caps for RCA sockets
iFi bag
USB3.0 A MALE > A FEMALE

Silicone bracelet
Label of battery charging
RCA cable
6.35 > 3.5 adapter
3.5 male > male cable

Optical Adapter
USB A Female > B Female Adapter
User manual
Warranty Card
STS card