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iFi AUDIO xCAN Portable Balanced Bluetooth Headphones Amplifier $135 + free s/h at Adorama

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This is a headphone amp for portable devices. It works with 3.5mm connectors or 2.5mm balanced. It takes bluetooth as input or 3.5mm (see pics)

Very good unit for higher end sensitive in-ears that often require very good, clean power to shine

inputs:
  • ESS Sabre 44.1/48k 16-Bit (AAC, aptX, aptX LL and SBC)
  • Wired3.5mm (TRS or TRRS S-Balanced) and 2.5mm (TRRS)
outputs:
  • S-Balanced > 3.8V / 45 mW (@ 300 Ohm)> 3.5V / 380 mW (@ 32 Ohm)> 3.1V / 600 mW (@ 16 Ohm
  • Balanced> 7.6V / 90 mW (@ 600 Ohm)> 7.2V / 800 mW (@ 64 Ohm)> 5.7V / 1,000 mW (@ 32 Ohm)
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RlndV
06-24-2022 at 10:46 AM.
06-24-2022 at 10:46 AM.
Would this pair well with the recent SMSL SU-8s deal? That was a balanced DAC and this balanced amp might fit. I am new to audiophile stuff.
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da-kindred
06-24-2022 at 11:49 AM.
06-24-2022 at 11:49 AM.
Quote from RlndV :
Would this pair well with the recent SMSL SU-8s deal? That was a balanced DAC and this balanced amp might fit. I am new to audiophile stuff.
No, this is not audiophile at all... Bluetooth is not "HiFi" to most people. This converts Bluetooth to analog only. And 16 bit at 44.1 or 48kHz is what cheap computer sound cards could do in the 80's-90's. This is not a DAC for you computer, it's a cheap, money grabbing standalone Bluetooth headphone amp. There are no digital inputs, just Bluetooth and apparently from the reviews, not the latest codecs.

Anyone who would want the balanced headphone amp would not want this for Bluetooth functionality only. It would have to be much more robust.
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mrbkk
06-24-2022 at 12:26 PM.
06-24-2022 at 12:26 PM.
Quote from BrandonLesgo :
No, this is not audiophile at all... Bluetooth is not "HiFi" to most people. This converts Bluetooth to analog only. And 16 bit at 44.1 or 48kHz is what cheap computer sound cards could do in the 80's-90's. This is not a DAC for you computer, it's a cheap, money grabbing standalone Bluetooth headphone amp. There are no digital inputs, just Bluetooth and apparently from the reviews, not the latest codecs.

Anyone who would want the balanced headphone amp would not want this for Bluetooth functionality only. It would have to be much more robust.
Wow, I couldn't believe this and looked it up myself. The USB-C port is only for charging, Bluetooth is the only digital input. What a weird design decision.
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Xephyroth
06-24-2022 at 04:41 PM.
06-24-2022 at 04:41 PM.
So from what I see here, this is mostly an amplifier, not a DAC. The DAC only works for Bluetooth input. Otherwise, you'll want to use a separate DAC to feed into the rear analog inputs on this.
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Dayzzz
06-27-2022 at 11:42 AM.
06-27-2022 at 11:42 AM.
This was $170 last December on sale for the lowest price at the time. It keeps dropping. if you're patient, it might drop further.
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