“iFi Audio micro iDSD Black Label: Sound Quality First!” a review by earfonia on Head-Fi.

8 years ago

“Pros: Feature rich with high performance to price ratio. Multi-platform compatibility. Isolated USB and analogue ground with excellent USB EMI noise rejection.”

“Many thanks to iFi for the tour program, to let us have some experience with the new iFi micro iDSD Black Label!…The iFi micro iDSD Black Label is the improved version of the previous iFi micro iDSD…The improvement is more on the sound quality….In summary, the iFi micro iDSD Black Label is an excellent sounding, feature rich DAC & headphone amplifier….Transparency, clarity, speed and detail retrieval are still the main characteristics of the iFi micro iDSD Black Label sound signature…And iFi has improved it further in a more musical manner on the Black Label version..Besides some technical improvement from the proviso iFi micro iDSD, the sound quality improvement that I observed on the Black Label are transparency, dynamic and instrument separation. The Black Label is more transparent and realistic sounding than the already transparent sounding iFi micro iDSD….it actually sounds more musical to me….iFi micro iDSD Black Label has excellent stereo imaging, spacious and holographic with good depth. The headphone output is powerful with lightning fast transient, always giving the impression that it can drive any IEMs and headphones with ease…be the sound engineer favourite portable DAC.”