iFi Audio NEO iDSD Balanced DAC/Amp
The Full Spectrum of High-Res Audio Formats
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. That Native DSD and PCM support is powered by the Burr-Brown 4-channel DAC chip at the core of the NEO, allowing for pristine, powerful digital conversion. On the output side, you have plenty of headroom with balanced and unbalanced options supporting up to a 112-decibel signal-to-noise ratio for both the main outs and the headphone outs. Both also sport an impressive harmonic distortion less than 0.0015 percent. That means that all that resolution on the front end translates to clean, well-supported output on the amp side.
Specs
General
- iFi
- DAC chip: Burr-Brown 4-channel
- Decoding: DSD 512/22.6 MHz, PCM 768 kHz, MQA decoding, 96 kHz over Bluetooth
- Power consumption: ~0.5W (no signal)
- Input voltage: DC 5V/2.5A
- Digital inputs: USB 2.0 (2.0 compatible), S/PDIF (coax/optical), Bluetooth
- Outputs: Balanced XLR, unbalanced RCA, 6.35 mm headphone (balanced), 4.4 mm headphone (unbalanced)
- Bluetooth version: 5.1
- Bluetooth codecs supported: SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX low latency, LDAC, LHDC/HWA
Main Outputs
- Outputs: XLR (balanced), RCA (unbalanced)
- Output power (XLR): 6.3V/7.7V max variable
- Impedance (XLR): 100 ohms
- Output power (RCA): 3.2V / 3.9V max variable
- Impedance (RCA): 50 ohms
- SNR: 112 dB
- DNR: >116 dB
- THD: <0.0015%
Headphone Outputs
- Outputs: 6.35 mm (balanced), 4.4 mm (unbalanced)
- Output power (6.35 mm): 2V /6.2 V max
- Output power (4.4 mm): 1V /3.3V max
- Output impedance: <1 ohm
- SNR: 112 dB
- DNR: -120 dB
- THD: <0.0015%
Included
- Remote control
- USB cable
- RCA cable
- Power cable
- 3.5 to 6.3 mm adapter
- Bluetooth antenna
- Owner’s manual
Shipping
Estimated ship date is June 21, 2024 PT.
Payment will be collected at checkout. After this product run ends, orders will be submitted to the vendor up front, making all orders final.
