{"id":118376,"date":"2021-01-17T15:32:03","date_gmt":"2021-01-17T15:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=118376"},"modified":"2024-02-24T14:08:55","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T14:08:55","slug":"ifi-audio-idsd-diablo-new-headphone-amplifier-dac-in-a-devil-red-casing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/headphones\/ifi-audio-idsd-diablo-new-headphone-amplifier-dac-in-a-devil-red-casing\/","title":{"rendered":"iFi Audio iDSD Diablo &#8211; New Headphone Amplifier\/DAC in a Devil Red Casing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>iFi Audio<\/b> introduces the compact <b>iDSD Diablo<\/b>\u00a0, which combined headphone amplifier and DAC.<\/p>\n<p>The dimensions of the case of the novelty, made of aluminum, are 166 x 72 x 25 mm, the volume of the built-in battery is\u00a04800 mAh\u00a0.\u00a0The device can also be powered via the USB-C port or the included\u00a0iFi iPower\u00a0power supply\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>Headphones can be connected to the\u00a06.35 mm\u00a0jack\u00a0and the balanced\u00a04.4 mm\u00a0jack, the\u00a03.5 mm\u00a0jack present here is\u00a0designed to supply a digital signal in the\u00a0SPIDF\u00a0format\u00a0.\u00a0The main port for connecting digital signal sources is organized on\u00a0USB-A\u00a0, and on the male connector, which is rather atypical.\u00a0A\u00a04.4 mm\u00a0balanced line output is provided for connecting an analog amplifier\u00a0\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The DAC unit is made on\u00a0Burr-Brown\u00a0chips\u00a0, the processor-controller is a\u00a0new generation\u00a016-core\u00a0XMOS\u00a0.\u00a0The model supports\u00a0PCM 32\/768\u00a0,\u00a0DSD512 streams\u00a0, plus it can decode\u00a0MQA\u00a0files in\u00a0hardware\u00a0.\u00a0The amplifier's output stages are built on the proprietary PureWave circuit and deliver up to\u00a05 watts\u00a0into\u00a032 ohms\u00a0when balanced.\u00a0The device weighs\u00a0330 grams\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0iFi Audio iDSD Diablo\u00a0Headphone 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