AbeShark Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 (edited) SOLD Item Condition: Used but like new Shipping Options: Pickup available but audition is not available.,Shipping is available at agreed cost. Suburb or Town: Cheltenham State: VIC Payment Method: Osko, EFT, PayPal Reason for selling: Upgraded Further information: Selling this as it’s surplus now that I’ve got my Topping D90/A90 combo. The sound is clear, liquid and smooth with this dual burr brown dac amp. Although this can be used as a portable solution it’s just as capable with desktop use, putting a full 4W into 16 ohms and drove my HiFiMan Arya with aplomb. I’m not just talking volume-wise, I’m talking dynamic range and the richness of sound from these hard to drive planars. Has 3 power levels from IEMs all the way to power hungry full sized cans and even comes with built in EQ filters that non destructively add to the sonic characters if you so prefer. Comes with the retail box and cables included. Photos: PLEASE READ If you include any reference to pricing whatsoever in this section (excluding RRP), your ad will not be approved If you are advertising multiple items, you must post one bulk price only, or post seperate ads for each item If you don't include photographs of the actual item being sold, your ad will not be approved You understand that a reasonable donation for selling fees is expected upon successful sale of your item Edited January 21, 2021 by akqrate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry J Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 11 hours ago, akqrate said: Price: $400 Item Condition: Used but like new Shipping Options: Pickup available but audition is not available.,Shipping is available at agreed cost. Suburb or Town: Cheltenham State: VIC Payment Method: Osko, EFT, PayPal Reason for selling: Upgraded Further information: Selling this as it’s surplus now that I’ve got my Topping D90/A90 combo. The sound is clear, liquid and smooth with this dual burr brown dac amp. Although this can be used as a portable solution it’s just as capable with desktop use, putting a full 4W into 16 ohms and drove my HiFiMan Arya with aplomb. I’m not just talking volume-wise, I’m talking dynamic range and the richness of sound from these hard to drive planars. Has 3 power levels from IEMs all the way to power hungry full sized cans and even comes with built in EQ filters that non destructively add to the sonic characters if you so prefer. Comes with the retail box and cables included. Photos: PLEASE READ If you include any reference to pricing whatsoever in this section (excluding RRP), your ad will not be approved If you are advertising multiple items, you must post one bulk price only, or post seperate ads for each item If you don't include photographs of the actual item being sold, your ad will not be approved You understand that a reasonable donation for selling fees is expected upon successful sale of your item 11 hours ago, akqrate said: Price: $400 Item Condition: Used but like new Shipping Options: Pickup available but audition is not available.,Shipping is available at agreed cost. Suburb or Town: Cheltenham State: VIC Payment Method: Osko, EFT, PayPal Reason for selling: Upgraded Further information: Selling this as it’s surplus now that I’ve got my Topping D90/A90 combo. The sound is clear, liquid and smooth with this dual burr brown dac amp. Although this can be used as a portable solution it’s just as capable with desktop use, putting a full 4W into 16 ohms and drove my HiFiMan Arya with aplomb. I’m not just talking volume-wise, I’m talking dynamic range and the richness of sound from these hard to drive planars. Has 3 power levels from IEMs all the way to power hungry full sized cans and even comes with built in EQ filters that non destructively add to the sonic characters if you so prefer. Comes with the retail box and cables included. Photos: PLEASE READ If you include any reference to pricing whatsoever in this section (excluding RRP), your ad will not be approved If you are advertising multiple items, you must post one bulk price only, or post seperate ads for each item If you don't include photographs of the actual item being sold, your ad will not be approved You understand that a reasonable donation for selling fees is expected upon successful sale of your item Hi there Can I ask how long you have had this and is it still under warranty? Is the DAC Roon ready? Cheers Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbeShark Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 (edited) Hi Barry, Almost a year and it’s still under warranty. I don’t use Roon so can’t talk to my personal experiences. Have a look at this page: https://roonlabs.com/partners/ifi According to this the iFi Micro DSD BL is Roon Tested. There seems to be a difference in Roon Tested vs Roon Ready, explained at the bottom of the page. Edited January 20, 2021 by akqrate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry J Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 50 minutes ago, akqrate said: Hi Barry, Almost a year and it’s still under warranty. I don’t use Roon so can’t talk to my personal experiences. Have a look at this page: https://roonlabs.com/partners/ifi According to this the iFi Micro DSD BL is Roon Tested. There seems to be a difference in Roon Tested vs Roon Ready, explained at the bottom of the page. Thanks I will have a think about it, I am also looking at Schitt Modi 3 with an amp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbeShark Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 I had the modi 3 + heresy. Good combo for the money. I bought this to replace my combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry J Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, akqrate said: I had the modi 3 + heresy. Good combo for the money. I bought this to replace my combo. what difference di you find between both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbeShark Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 (edited) Honestly, it’s a stark difference. One is an entry level dac and amp combo that punches well above its weight, one is a mid- high tier dac amp in one that is desktop grade but also portable and using well respected and proven burr brown chipset. The combo will drive cans with plenty of volume but not the depth and sonic character the way the iFi does. Not to mention there won’t be channel imbalance issues due to being an all in one unit, and EQ on top of that alongside MQA rendering if that matters to you (it definitely did to me). It’s also upgradable - the iFi didn’t have MQA at launch. For similar money or even twice the money it’d be the iFi hands down. My upgrade path from the schiit stack was to the iFi and now the upgrade from that has been the D90 MQA/ A90 combo. I kept the iFi around for a while because it was basically a great unit to just keep, even at the original price the performance you were getting was awesome, and then the added benefit of taking it anywhere! The reason why I’m selling it now is because I don’t really travel all that much anymore and already have the D90/A90 performing dual duty at home as a headphone dac and amp but also a speaker dac and preamp. Edited January 21, 2021 by akqrate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbeShark Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 Dropping price one time before putting on Fleabay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyd4 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 I will take it mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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