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Love it. A Potatoes view of the iCAN Nano! On Head-Fi " The iFi iCAN nano has been enjoyed by me for more than 100 hours by now...Amazing instrumental imaging & detail , XBass is satisfying , insane battery life...The 3D holographic is simply amazing , majority of amplifiers do not come with switches as such . it gives life to the music you're listening and make the overall listening experience really wonderful . It widens the soundstage and gave it a certain kind of clarity and more depth together with detail ....Powerful , portable , high quality construction , high quality sound " Thank you Potatoe94 of Head-Fi! Full Article here

Team iFi Designer's Diary Update Okay, we have been lying low but behind the scenes we have been really jammed out on the micro iDSD prototypes. One of these we expect to ship to Japan for the upcoming Headphone Festival 2014 Spring by FUJIYA-AVIC (10th-11th May) Then afterwards, another prototype will be at Munich High-End 2014 (15th-18th May) Here are 3 prototypes that we are running right now. Thorsten and his team have provided this update. They asked us to relay this on. Specifically, the parts quality is going to quite impressive. We can confirm: * Tantalum Oxide Thin Film thin film surface mounted resistors - these offer ultra-low noise/distortion * TDK high stability C0G surface mounted capacitors - the C0G dielectric closely approaches Teflon® (which is pretty ideal) * Panasonic PolyPhenylene Sulfide stacked film surface mounted capacitors – Panasonic has a justified and enviable reputation for great-sounding capacitors * 4-Layer Board using oxygen-free copper traces with gold-plating - pretty much the highest-quality but also a costly approach More Soon!

Exactly what I was looking for...Faber65 words about the iDAC! " Pros: Very detailed but not fatiguing, very good PRaT, tight control extended to the bass - Cons: Not found yet....I had the opportunity to try the iFi iDAC and at the first listening I understood that this was the stuff I was looking for: love at first sight. I purchased the iDAC on the spot and I completed the system by adding the iUSBPower to clean the signal, the Gemini and the Mercury cables, and the iTube as a preamp.The package makes the music flowing from my M-Audio BX5D2 powered monitor speakers in a very smooth and natural way, the PRaT is excellent and the bass firm and under control even at high volume. " Bravo Thorsten Loesch, good job iFi. Thanks Faber65 of Head-fi! Full review here

Take control of the club with Sennheiser's top-of-the-line DJ models - HD8 DJ and HD7 DJ. Acoustically inspired by the legendary HD 25; they deliver dynamic sound, focusing on the rhythm and beat matching with professionals' needs. Rigorously engineered metal pivot rings allow the user to swivel the ear cups up to 210 degrees for easy one-ear monitoring at the turntable. Soft, durable ear cushions ensure a comfortable fit even after hours of use and virtually eliminate background noise so that nothing comes between you and the music. Exclusively available at Stereo Now! Premium protective case included. Soft, durable ear cushions ensure a comfortable fit even after hours of use and virtually eliminate background noise so that nothing comes between you and the music. Elliptical, circumaural (over ear) closed back design delivers maximum comfort while isolating ambient noise in the loudest of listening environments. Rigorously engineered metal pivot rings allow the user to swivel the ear cups up to 210 Degree for easy one-ear monitoring at the turntable.

JVC HA-FRD60 features Carbon Nanotubes Micro-HD Driver Unit with carbon nanotubes diaphragm for extremely high clarity sound. Its new fitting-support structure makes wearing more comfortable and with great noise reduction. Features: Micro-HD driver similar to JVC’s higher end models. Carbon Nanotube diaphragm - makes clear and crisp high-definition sound reproduction. Built-in microphone with A and B smart switch for compatibility of both IOS and Android devices. JVC HA-FRD60 comes in Black, White and Red colors with usual price of $109 and is now having a special price promotion @ $49 while stocks last. Audition units are available in both of our stores! Hurry! Try them out now!

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Rocket in your pocket: nano iDSD review in Head-Fi What a great title - our market dept should have thought of this nugget. Well, it's a short but sweet review of the nano iDSD. "The iFi Nano iDSD may not be a looker and it may have a small package but it delivers performance you'd expect from regular desktop DACs at an unbelievable entry level price. In addition to that, if you have to think twice about getting a $600-700 portable amp/DAC that supports iDevices - go for the Nano iDSD and know that it rivals those devices at a price that is 3 times lesser." thank you exsomnis! Full Review here - Rocket in your pocket

i = interactive, fi = fidelity...About IFI Audio few words A huge and in-depth write-up of AMR/iFi heritage from Poland’s HiFi Fidelity by Dawid Grzyb. ”There will be no exaggeration to write that the AMR CD-77 is now a branded fugitive in many circles as legendary and unique in its entirety…. In my eyes IFI Audio is a company that is a step ahead of the competition, respond to market demand more quickly than others of a similar profile. It is therefore no surprise to me is how recognizable a constant. Its products play and look. “ Thank you Dawid Grzyb & High Fidelity! Translated by Google. Original Article here - Poland’s HiFi Fidelity by Dawid Grzyb

Updates from the Team iFI UK on the Mirco iDSD LATEST Specifications - micro iDSD... With new product development, things are never early, seldom on time and almost always late. Well, at iFi we really do pull out all the stops and despite Thorsten's jetting off to the Shanghai Show, his team today passed on the Specifications of the micro iDSD for us to upload. Without further ado, please see below. Note: Final specs may yet change such as the option of adjusting gain. Specifications - iDSD micro Input: USB 3.0 type B Socket compatible with iPhone,iPod, iPad and Android Devices USB-OTG camera kit or USB-OTG cable required SPDIF RCA (only PCM up to 192KHz), only active if SPDIF signal detected Outputs: SPDIF RCA (only PCM up to 192KHz), only active if USB detected Audio RCA, (variable 0 to 2V) 6.3mm Headphone socket PowerSource: USB Bus power / 3,300mAH Lithium Polymer battery Battery life: appx. 10 Hours USB playback (varies with headphone load and volume setting) Indicator Single Multicolour LED to indicate Signal and Sample Rates DAC: Dual-Core Bit Perfect DSD, PCM & DXD DAC by Burr Brown (2-DAC Chip; 4-Channel; 8-Signals) (2-DAC Chip; 4-Channel; 8-Signals, custom interleaving for maximum SNR) Audio Formats: 44.1/48/88.2/96/176.4/192/384KHz PCM 2.8/3.1/5.6/6.2MHz DSD DXD Filter: PCM: Bit-Perfect Processing and Minimum Phase/Standard digital filter selectable DSD: Extreme/Extended/Standard Range analogue filters selectable DXD: Bit-Perfect Processing, fixed analogue filter HP Volume Control: precision analogue volume control, < 2dB Tracking error HP section: Output Power: >400mW(32Ω) Output Voltage: >5V (>600Ω) HP Volume Control: precision analogue volume control, < 2dB Tracking error THD + N (line): <0.005% @ 0dBFS THD + N (HP): <0.005% @ 0dBFS SNR (Line): 117dB(A) @ 0dBFS SNR (HP): 111dB(A) @ 2V out Clock: Ultra low jitter Crystal Clock (rms jitter < 300 Femtoseconds) Audio Path passives: Tantalum Oxide Thin Film thin film surface mounted resistors TDK high stability C0G surface mounted capacitors Panasonic PolyPhenylene Sulfide stacked film surface mounted capacitors We hope you like this and we'll be adding more info in the days to come.

Updates from the Team iFI UK on the Mirco iDSD Designer's Diary (1) Hi all. It's been a tough few weeks, feasibility studies, trying to fit everything, like trying to pour two pints of Guinness into a single pint glass. It's 23.07 GMT and we've just tucked into a KFC party bucket. While we aren't having a party, we're having a ball pushing ahead with the micro iDSD. Here is pretty much the mechanical design, confirmed and in part with models built to confirm things fit. Much of the design matches what Roamling showed in the first few days, colour us impressed, we could not do much better. Starting with the front, this will mostly resemble the iCan nano in layout, with the 3D Holographic sound and X-Bass switches. The HP Jack will be 6.3mm. What you can only see on the next picture is that the Filter switch is a slider switch on the left hand side surface which will fit flush. On the back you see leftmost the SPDIF input/output. This will be very interesting, more another time. The two RCA line outputs are in the middle, then the USB input. We have built a mock-up and tested that even with modestly fat "high end" RCA connectors that just manages to fit. So, externally at least we can deliver a lot of what you all have asked for. More to come... Ciao, Thorsten

Sharing on behalf of staff and directors of team iFi UK. We have developed some exclusive attentuators for iFi customers who use very high-sensitivity IEMs with the nano iCAN, nano iDSD and micro iCAN. There are two versions: -12dB and -24dB. We are running a competition for the next 10 days (close: Saturday 10th May GMT: 21.00). Should you accept this mission, your objective is simple. i. Think of a name/names instead of "attenuator" ii. Post your suggestion/s in the below Head-Fi forum link iFi nano iCAN. "Name that Feature" competition, nano iCAN or #1 Head-Fi rated micro iCAN up for grabs! iii. The top 3 most-liked names - chosen by the iFi senior team of Thorsten et al will win: #1 micro iCAN (rrp Euro259) (Ranked Number 1 headphone amp on Head-Fi!) #2 nano iCAN (rrp Euro169) #3 nano iCAN (rrp Euro169) Best of luck to all of you!

JVC HA-FX850 has been SOLD OUT! No more pre-orders will be accepted. On the other hand, we can only take in 17 more pre-orders for JVC HA-FX750. First come, first served basis will be applied. Some images of The JVC HA-FX850 taken in Stereo Plaza Singapura.

Voted most Impressive room at L'esprit du Montréal High End by Absolute Sound! (ifi audio & AMR featured) The Tri-Art Audio and Avatar Acoustics room included an iTube / iPhono / AMR DP-777 / AMR CD-777 in the system. " Because this is a consumer audio show, I wanted to approach it as a consumer, rather than an analytical journalist. I wandered the three floors that housed the show much as one would if they were there for pleasure, listening for the rooms that caught my attention and made me visit over and over again. That’s what we are all looking for in a system, isn’t it? We want the equipment that speaks to us, that grabs ahold and refuses to let go....The most impressive room by far was the Tri-Art Audio room on the third floor." Special Thanks to Tri-Art Audio & Avatar Acoustics & Absolute Sound! Link Here L'esprit du Montréal High End by Absolute Sound

Todo Sealion in Japan takes iDSD for a stroll and gives it A+! Todo Sealion blogger reported “Let's go out for a walk with a G'zOne type-X and Nexus7 32G and iFI Audio nano iDSD and noise-canceling headphones of Victor.….the mind-bending performance is not a surprise given the it is constantly out of stock. This high-quality portable audio device, I finally purchased from Bic Camera on January 9. I was overwhelmed by its far beyond performance …because it can be used as a headphone amplifier, it is a very useful USBDAC at home and because it can also run for 9 hours at built-in battery on the go…Sound quality at the high-end audio level,….we have A+ satisfied.” Yoroshiku Todo Sealion! Original article here

The iFi Schiiiiit experience - but in a very good way. "Spoiler alert: The ifi stuff isn't getting sent back." Customer G8YU reviewed the upgrade to his US$750 Schiit Gungnir - which sonically improved with the addition of the iUSB Power, the Gemini and the iPurifier. "To sum up what these ifi products did for the sound. It was like moving from a seat that was rows back from the stage in an acoustically damped space to go up to the stage and hear a more immersive and alive sound with resolution and clarity. This review ended up being longer than I expected. I hope those who are looking for info relevant to DAC USB inputs and iFi products find my experience descriptions helpful." thanks G8YU! It is always nice to hear iFi is able to improve the products of other brands as the audio world is very small and we all like to help each other. Full article here The iFi Schiit experience

The iFi Audio Gemini USB cable - One Cable To Rule Them All? Adventures in HiFi Audio finds Gemini USB cable “…offered the best sound quality I have currently had yet from my computer audio set up” “When you do open the box you will find a beautifully packed cable, nestled within a black velvet bag and the connector ends protected with both end caps and the metal parts wrapped in bubble wrap. This was certainly a good start and hopefully augured a good sonic experience with the cable….Doing the comparison again with the Wireworld Starlight the Gemini was now in every aspect the superior conduit for all the music I listened to. The iFi cable was more open, more detailed in all areas with a wider deeper soundstage and better bass extension, nuance and phrasing, and all of this achieved without any spotlighting.” Thank you Neil K, editor of Adventures in HiFi Audio! Full article HERE

Positive Feedback Online - iFi Audio iUSB Power a Writers' Choice 2013 "I've used the iFi iUSB power supply with seven different USB DACs (CEntrance DACport LX, iFi iDAC, HRT Music Streamer II, Audioquest Dragonfly, Wyred4Sound mDAC, Headroom Total BitHead and the USB input of the great new Wyred4Sound mPRE preamp) and three different notebook PCs over the past year and truth be told, it made every one of them sound clearly and substantially better. The improvements in overall quality are profound enough that I can't imagine running a USB DAC without it. You just don't realize how noisy and congested a USB DAC might be when powered straight from a PC's USB port until you hear one running noise free powered by this clean dedicated power supply. To paraphrase Joni Mitchell, you don't know what you've got till it's gone. Simply put, an essential part of a USB based computer audio system." thank you Steve Lefkowicz! Full article here

The most awaited JVC HA-FX850 audition unit has arrived! Pay us a visit in Stereo Plaza Singapura and be one of the firsts to try the demo set. JVC New Woody Series IEMs pre-order are now on 20% off retail price. Valid from 7th April 2014 till stocks arrive. Terms and conditions apply. HA-FX650 @ $223.20 (usual $279) HA-FX750 @ $319.20 (usual $399) HA-FX850 @ $423.20 (usual $529)

Hi there, a little late to reply but we do recently started to stock them. Demos available so feel free to drop by to check them out ya

iFi Audio iPurifier review by Francesco Donadel Campbel - the editor in chief of HDPhonic “Honestly, I must say that I was initially skeptical about the benefits of such a product. In fact, in the world of professional audio the use of the USB port has often been viewed with suspicion and for years the firewire port gained a better reputation. However, I had to change my mind thanks to the optimizations implemented in our studio. In this way the iPurifier has ensured a small but tangible improvement in sonic performance giving itself now a secure and well deserved place in our audio chain. To conclude, if you are looking for a small accessory with great potential you certainly won’t be disappointed when purchasing it. I can sincerly say that it’s a product that I would highly recommend.” Full review here - HDPhonic

A short but descriptive post of iFi Products - Thank you Daluso! (Daluso-audio.nl) iFi Audio - A new Hi-Fi Statement! " iFi’s gear in your sound system you will instantly feel very happy and highly satisfied that you spend only ‘a few bucks’ on this very nice sounding equipment....Without any doubt the unique iUSBPower Supply is one of the ‘must haves’ for everybody who is involved with USB audio applications.....Being a more vinyl and compact disc focussed music lover my personal favorites are the iPHONO, iDAC, iTUBE and iCAN. " iFi Audio a new Hi-Fi statement | True Fidelity Performances

iDSD micro Crowd-Design. Phase 2: Open to everyone, 5 iPurifiers up for grabs! Click here to take participate iDSD micro Crowd-Design. Phase 2 Poll: What % of your listening is Desktop vs Portable? (click on ONE answer) The poll will close next Tuesday 22nd April. (you do have to be a Head-Fi member to vote). iFi Audio(UK) will put the names into a hat and the 5 out of the hat will receive an iPurifier (from their local dealer). The iPurifier placed at the USB port of the DAC, audibly improves sonics by filtering out grunge on the audio+power lines. More details on the iPurifier here: iFi-audio iPurifier See you there! Introduction The next iFi advanced skunkworks product is the micro iDSD. It is the bigger brother of the nano iDSD, a top-selling portable DAC in Japan and with a loyal Head-Fi following around the globe. The micro iDSD is expected to be on sale early July. This time, the launch of the micro iDSD will be somewhat different. We are all ears (no pun intended) Thanks to you, the customer, we now have a super accomplished range that spans 10 products and continues to grow. Along the way, your suggestions have really had an impact - such as the 2013 update of the Head-Fi #1 micro iCAN with gain selection. Whether you are an iFi customer or not, we would like to invite you all to the iFi design group. While the features competition has closed, the next phase is for us to announce the features and update you on how and what they do. Feature specs: 18th April iFi stockists: early July There will be a constant flow of updates - Facebook, Twitter, Head-Fi. Along the way, we will happily answer any questions you may have. The pre-production version will be showcased at the upcoming: - Headphone Festival 2014 Spring by FUJIYA-AVIC (10-11 May) AND - Munich High-End Show (15-18 May) Is there a catch? No, you do NOT pay/pre-order anything. We would just like you to get involved! Just like our parent company AMR, we have always taken the long-term position and that means building the best customer goodwill possible rather than raising a few dollars in the short-term. In advance, we would like to say big “thank you” to you all and looking forward to your involvement here. From the staff and directors of team iFi.

Pre-Order Special! Get 20% off retail price for JVC New Woody Series IEMs. HA-FX650 @ $223.20 (usual $279) HA-FX750 @ $319.20 (usual $399) HA-FX850 @ $423.20 (usual $529) Audition sets and pre-order are only available at Stereo Plaza Singapura outlet. HA-FX850 demo unit is expected to arrive mid of April. Valid from 7th April 2014 till stocks arrive. Terms and conditions apply.

JVC New Woody Series IEMs HA-FX850, FX750 and FX650 JVC just introduced three new models of their renowned 'Wood' series of IEM. The HA-FX850, FX750 and FX650, respectively feature 11mm. 10mm, and 8.5mm of 'Wood Dome' dynamic transducer. Retail price as follows HA-FX850 - $529 HA-FX750 - $399 HA-FX650 - $279 Here’s a sneak peek on the FX750 and FX650 that we’ve just got our hands on. Demos will be available soon…Do stay tune for our updates. Side view: FX650(left) and FX750(right) Rear view: FX650(left) and FX750(right) FX750 with iFi Audio iDSD Specifications

Posting on behalf of staff and directors of team iFi. Micro iDSD: Urban Ultra-Fidelity The next iFi advanced skunkworks product is the micro iDSD. It is the bigger brother of the nano iDSD, a top-selling portable DAC in Japan and with a loyal Head-Fi following around the globe. The micro iDSD is expected to be on sale early June. This time, the launch of the micro iDSD will be somewhat different. At the design stage, we would like to involve you, the customer. YOU specify the features of the micro iDSD. We are all ears (no pun intended) Thanks to you, the customer, we now have a super accomplished range that spans 10 products and continues to grow. Along the way, your suggestions have really had an impact - such as the 2013 update of the Head-Fi #1 micro iCAN with gain selection. You have asked to be involved in the next major iFi project. Well, we hear you and we are very happy to respond. Whether you are an iFi customer or not, we would like to invite you all to the iFi design group. Micro iDSD, customer-driven Our proposal is simple. You tell us what you would like to see in the micro iDSD. The customer design input process available via ANY of the following channels: 1) The thread on Head-Fi (will be the focal point). 2) PM us via Head-Fi 3) Message us on our official Facebook page: www.facebook.com/iFiAudio 4) Email us: design@ifi-audio.com Over the course of the next few months, we shall collect all the data. There will be a constant flow of updates - Facebook, Twitter, Head-Fi. Along the way, we will happily answer any questions you may have. The pre-production version will be showcased at the upcoming Munich High-End Show on 15-18 May. Is there a catch? No, you do NOT pay/pre-order anything. We would just like you to get involved! Just like our parent company AMR, we have always taken the long-term position and that means building the best customer goodwill possible rather than raising a few dollars in the short-term. Mega “micro” thanks We just don't like the idea of receiving your input without giving something back. So for the top-10 contributors whose features are adopted, you will each receive the all-new micro iDSD. Above all, we value your design input as this is most precious to us. In advance, we would like to say big “thank you” to you all and looking forward to your design inputs. From the staff and directors of team iFi.