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Quality


Quality is really surprising for a 349 dac and in my opinion is slightly better in my home system than the more expensive and f...  Read More


Because the idac2 lacks battery power i do recommend that it be coupled with the  ifi nano iusb 3


With the classa output stage it excels at micro and macro dynamics


Update with a driver download this dac now plays mqa quality music via tidal

Competitiveness


Unlike the two idsd models which are powered by internal batteries the idac2 seems to be more intended for use at your desk or ...  Read More


While its headphone amp does not have the crazy power of the micro idsd it is significantly more robust than the nano idsd and ...  Read More


My other dacs include a schiit audio gungnir multibit oppo ha2 wyred4sound dac1 and cambridge dacmagic


1khz to 32bit 384khz plus dsd64 though dsd256 and dxdreally unheard of at the time for less than 200 and still pretty uncommon

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  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 20 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 30 2020.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    But had to unplug nano quite often to use with mobile devices


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    No battery so not able to directly use with iphone without extra power


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The big micro is however not as well behaved


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    With the classa output stage it excels at micro and macro dynamics


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Soundstage is huge extending far outside the left and right loudspeakers


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    With the latest upgrade that gives us the gto filter its quite possibly the best dac under 1500


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    If you purchase one make sure that it includes the gto firmware upgrade

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