iFi AUDIO Nano iOne DAC for Home Entertainment Systems
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competent, nicely built, I/O options
I don't have a listening or measurement setup that would say this is the best thing since sliced bread. But it is nicely built, has good connectivity, and has blameless sound. It is small, hardly bigger than a deck of cards. B&H has a couple of DAC options at half the price - I can't really say that you would be able to hear the difference on an average desktop setup. In my belief-system, any competent DAC should be indistinguishable in... Show More
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A Swiss Army Knife Audio device ; Go online before using !
Initially, I just wasnt getting all the benefits of using this DAC ! This all changed once I went Online at Ifi-Audio scenarios it is extremely unlikely that the included setup info is going to be completely sufficient youre intending to use it with. (Unless you are Well Seasoned Computer Audio Expert of course) After getting my setup config. straightened out Im able to listen to just about any size Uncompressed music file Ive tried to li... Show More
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Capability not as advertised
The product is high quality, and using Bluetooth it performs well streaming PCM at 44.1 KHz, but nothing at higher rates .. a disappointment since the advertisement indicates otherwise. Here's what Customer Support replied to my request: "With regards to the iOne it can do DSD up to 256 via USB. Bluetooth variations haslimitations on streaming sampling rate, you can stream 44.1kHz but not 24/192kHz. You can confirm if the iOne plays these sampling rates via USB."
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Sweet little dac
Performs as it should, I use it on Linux system no problems at all connecting there. Light color on nano changes and shows what file type it's playing I think is nice touch. Definitely recommend!
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