Le constructeur japonais iFi Micro s’impose comme l’un des leaders sur le marché de produits portables haut de gamme à petit prix. Le Micro iDSD est un petit DAC équipé de deux convertisseurs de haut niveau capable de décoder des signaux numériques PCM jusqu’à 24 bits / 768 kHz et DSD 512, et d’un ampli de casques très puissant. Il est capable de s’adapter à tous types de casques des plus simples aux plus gros. Sa sortie casque 8v/4000mW en fait l’un des amplificateurs pour casques les plus puissants. Cet appareil a vocation à être associé à un ordinateur, un iPhone, un iPod touch ou un iPad (avec Camera Kit) ou tout smartphone Android compatible USB OTG. La batterie intégrée permet une autonomie de 12 h en mode éco. Le iFi Audio Micro iDSD est un puissant DAC audio portable doté de qualités audio exceptionnelles. Prix suggéré : $599.
As this month is Enjoy the Music.com’s annual Blue Note Awards, am sure you can already tell that the iFi Audio Micro iDSD has earned not just my highest of respect, but my personal fave award for best portable DAC/amp combo too! For only $499 US the ifi Audio Micro iDSD delivers and incredible value, can handle every conceivable digital music file type today and for the foreseeable future for many years to come. You also get a variety of settings for filtering, XBass, 3D Holography, variable amplification output setting, plenty of amplifier power and it can even charge your USB-powered device too! It can also serve as a headphone amplifier and as an external DAC for your high fidelity audio system. The bottom line here is that it will be very hard for any such unit in the years to come to sound better while also providing so many features at this price. In this word of disposable and cheaply made audio devices, I foresee the iFi Audio Micro iDSD unit being one of those products you will be gladly using 10 years from now. A decade from today it should still handle everything you can throw out it from modern digital music files, an external DAC, plus handle everything from custom IEMs and those hard-to-drive planar magnetic headphones too. Smart audiophiles can stop wasting their hard earned cash with typical DAC-of-the-month products and instead get a device that can keep them happily enjoying the music today and for many years to come.” — EnjoytheMusic.com
