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Armenia, Yerevan
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Review on 🎧 Revolutionize Your Audio Experience with the iFi NEO iDSD Desktop DAC, HiRes Bluetooth Receiver, and Balanced Headphone Amplifier by Carla Gallegos

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Compared to my Chord Qutest for DAC duties.

I just wrote a full review of this product on my website. This is a CAP. It's a preamp, has Bluetooth capabilities, as well as a headphone amp, all for less than $700. Looks great on paper, right? After testing this on my system of high-end components like the Pass Labs INT-250 and Dynaudio Heritage Special speakers, I got a very different performance compared to my Chord Qutest DAC, which I ended up preferring. More spacious, sweet and musical. It shocked and surprised me, but this is a great product that easily lags at double the cost of the DAC. To me it's worth it just for the DAC but when you add other features it's excellent value for money. Here, too, the DAC delivers true musical high-end sweetness.

Pros
  • Bluetooth 5.0 receiver, compatible with all codecs, streaming up to 24bit/96Hz
Cons
  • Compatibility