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 ...

The original hip-dac earned our full five-star haul in 2019 ... While not battery-powered, the DragonFly’s USB-stick form makes it a more portable design than the iFi model. Sticking with iFi, the Zen ...

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 ...

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 ...

The hip-dac benefits from a Burr-Brown DAC chip and custom iFi circuitry for Hi-Res PCM and ... selected due to its noise reduction prowess. The portable audio enhancer also rocks a custom op ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...