The best portable DACs {year ... Full decoding of MQA is also supported by the iFi hip-dac 3, performing the full ‘three unfold’ decoding process (as opposed to just the final unfold in ...

Portable audio is one of the fastest-growing ... (Okay, I can say more than that…) The iFi hip-dac is smaller than most smartphones, measuring 4.0 x 2.8 x 0.6 inches (LxWxH) and weighing only ...

And that is rare, even among the best portable DACs we've tested. iFi hip-dac 3 is available from selected retailers from today, (October 6, 2023) at an RRP of £199 in the UK, which is roughly $ ...

Building on the legacy of the first iFi hip-dac and 2021's second-generation model ... As is becoming the trend with portable DACs, a pair of LEDs change colour to indicate the format and sample rate ...

At this level, you’re unlikely to find a portable DAC as clear, zealous, fully featured, or as downright good-looking as the iFi hip-dac 2. When a product leans quite heavily on a gimmick – i.e.

Ifi’s new $449 Go Bar Kensei takes one of the best portable headphone DAC/amps and adds two made-in-Japan technologies. Buy at Amazon On the outside, the Go Bar Kensei’s chassis is made from ...

One of the most impressive aspects of the iFi xDSD Gryphon is its versatility; the ability to go from a portable DAC/headphone amplifier to desktop preamplifier connected to a pair of active ...

And the DAC is a world first: iFi says it's the world's first wireless DAC to both receive and transmit lossless audio – which could make it a unique addition to our best portable DACs guide.

We tested six new portable headphone amps and added them ... $189 from Amazon $199 from Walmart The iFi Hip-dac 3 is a whole different animal than our other picks. It’s much bulkier, but it ...

Audio data from the USB 3.0, coaxial and optical inputs is processed by the device's 16-core XMOS chip, and users can also pair to a music source wirelessly over Bluetooth 5.0. iFi says that ...