iFi Hip Dac 3's Review - Rich sounding and Portable
General/Build/Packaging iFi needs no introduction to fellow audiophiles. Having tested several products from the brand, I'm quite familiar with the brand’s house sound. HipDac3 that I have with me today is the brand’s step up from the HipDac 2. The inclusion of the IEMatch is definitely a game changer for those who have sensitive IEMs. Build quality is solid, the buttons have good tactile feedback, switches/toggles are not wobbly at all. The packaging is the usual iFi’s packaging, HipDac 3 came with high quality USB C-C, C-Lightning, as well as C-A cables, which covers the use case for most of the users, sadly it doesn’t come with any storage pouch like the Gryphon. Specifications ( Grabbed from iFi HipDac3 product page ) Input: USB-C Formats supported: DSD256 / PCM384k / Full MQA decoder DAC: Burr Brown Headphone outs: 4.4mm, 3.5mm Power output balanced: 400mW @ 32Ω; 6.3V @ 600Ω Power output unbalanced: 280 mW @ 32Ω; 3.2V @ 600Ω SNR: Bal ≤109db (A) 0 DBFS; Unbal ≤ 103db (A) 0 DB...
