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The iFi Audio NEO iDSD Balanced DAC/Amp stakes its claim to fame in the audiophile world as one of the earliest adopters of all the major high-resolution formats: DSD512, 768-kilohertz PCM, 384 kilohertz MQA, and a whopping 96 kilohertz over Bluetooth. This, when taken as a set, makes it an excellent, full-featured DAC/amp combo capable of tackling as much resolution as you can throw at it Read More
I’ve been using this as a dac only in a $15K home audio system for several years now and absolutely love it. It’s clearly better than the dac inside the bluesound node gen 3 — and you’d likely have to spend over a grand on another dac to do better. Lots of top end air and very satisfying soundstaging.
I have had this is in the past and sold it because I wanted to keep up with "The Jones'", but I regret that decision. This small, beautifully crafted device was a sonic revelation. I used it with a Mac, as well as in my main stereo system and the results were just lovely. The screen is small as it's designed to be used in near field, but I found that I rarely needed to know what was on the screen and was able to turn it off. The utility that ifi was able to fit into this device, and in such a small package, is very impressive. Though I didn't use Bluetooth for anything, I did try it once and found that the reception was fair and the quality was good, but like it's bigger sibling, the reception/bluetooth/wifi (for the streamer version) is a liiitle lacking. Wired usage 100%.
If anyone else is curious about my experiences, or wants to ask a question lmk, I will do my best to remember my experience with it. Note: I (stupidly) sold this on almost 8 months ago, so bear that in mind with any sonic/audio quality assessments.