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Designed with performance in mind, iFi Audio has upgraded the original NEO iDSD to create the NEO iDSD Performance Edition, a three-in-one DAC/Headphone Amplifier. With balanced 'PureWave' circuitry, unbeatable hi-res Bluetooth 5.1, and MQA, the NEO iDSD is the ultimate in hi-res audio playback. How does it compare to the original? The NEO iDSD Performance Edition features iFi's iPurifier3, S/PDIF iPurifier2, Display Dim function, and additional filtering options. Users can now enjoy the NEO iDSD's sound quality on their favorite movies and games.
Enjoy the NEO iDSD as a pure DAC or use it as your desktop audio system, placing it horizontally or vertically to suit your surroundings. With an adaptive design and upgraded componentry, the NEO iDSD Performance Edition expands on the success of the NEO iDSD to deliver audiophiles and music lovers an exceptional hi-fi listening experience.
Dragon Cable Recommendation: We recommend pairing the iFi Audio NEO iDSD Performance Edition DAC/Amp with the Black Dragon Interconnect Cable with XLR and RCA connectors for seamless integration into your existing audio system setup. The Black Dragon Interconnect Cable is the perfect link to connect the NEO iDSD to other audio devices. Sold in pairs, our interconnect cables offer a remarkable solution where noise isolation is key. For connecting an external master clock, we recommend our Black Dragon Coax Digital Cable with RCA connectors. You'll get the best possible digital transmission when timing matters the most.
Younger sibling to the NEO iDSD 2, the NEO iDSD Performance Edition is an incredibly versatile unit that can be used as a pure DAC, positioned vertically or horizontally, and seamlessly integrated into any existing audio system. An informative OLED display screen flips automatically to suit the preferred orientation of the NEO iDSD Performance Edition, while a smooth-acting multifunction rotary volume control ensures the unit is simple to use, despite its sophistication and versatility. Users can also use the included remote control to adjust the OLED brightness, volume, input selection, and mute the unit.
Three operational modes ensure the NEO iDSD Performance Edition covers all your audiophile needs. Connect it to a separate integrated amp or preamplifier using the fixed-level analog output. Use it as a desktop DAC. Or treat it as a DAC/preamp with variable output and let it serve as the ideal companion to a power amp or active speakers. And headphone users will love using the excellent amp stage to create a fabulous ‘head-fi’ system.
For cable connections, the NEO iDSD Performance Edition provides three digital inputs—asynchronous USB Type B, as well as both optical and coaxial for S/PDIF. Three devices may be connected simultaneously via these inputs, plus a fourth via Bluetooth, with a dedicated input selected via the front-mounted rotary control.
Whether connected to source devices via cable or high-definition Bluetooth, the NEO iDSD Performance Edition's next-level digital engine and fully balanced analog circuits deliver a captivating sound to your music, movies, and games. Yep! The NEO iDSD Performance Edition will enhance your movie and gameplay experience even further. Add the included S/PDIF iPurifier2 to make movie or game audio match the amazing picture quality of your 4K TV. Feel more immersed than ever before as sound finally matches picture in spectacular fashion. Pair the NEO with the PS4 or Xbox One X for the ultimate gaming experience.
The NEO iDSD Performance Edition's "digital engine" is based around a Burr-Brown DAC chipset that iFi uses exclusively, selected for its natural-sounding musicality and TrueNative architecture. The unit has been upgraded with a new 16-core, XMOS microcontroller that processes the data via USB and S/PDIF digital inputs. This new 16-core IC delivers double the clock speed and four times the memory, as well as the latest SuperSpeed USB standard. Extensive jitter-eradication technologies are applied to the digital stage, including iFi's GMT femto-precision clock and intelligent memory buffer. Since it’s original release iFi added more digital filters for your listening pleasure. The NEO iDSD now comes with the GTO, Minimum Phase, Bit-Perfect and Standard filters. Add in jitter eradication including iFi's GMT femto-precision clock, intelligent memory buffer and the newly included iPurifier3 and super smooth listening is yours.
iFi knows that sound quality matters the most and with support for every audio format, the NEO iDSD Performance Edition delivers only the best sound to your headphones and IEMs. Hi-res audio support is state-of-the-art, handling PCM data to 32-bit/768kHz, all levels of DSD up to DSD512, and single- and double-speed DXD. Thanks to the Burr-Brown DAC chip's four-channel True Native design, PCM and DSD take separate pathways, enabling DSD and PCM to remain bit perfect. The NEO iDSD provides full MQA decoding to ensure the best possible sound quality. Check out iFi's MQA set-up tutorial for Tidal, Roon and Audirvana here. Plus with MQA over S/PDIF, take advantage of any MQA CDs in your collection.
With Qualcomm's new QCC5100 Bluetooth processing IC integrated into the NEO iDSD, all current high-definition Bluetooth audio formats are supported—aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, LDAC, HWA/LHDC, AAC, and SBC. Users can pair up to seven source devices to the NEO iDSD's memory for effortless pairing. The DAC stage handles sampling rates well in excess of the maximum delivered by current hi-res Bluetooth formats – of the 24-bit-capable codecs, aptX Adaptive and aptX HD support up to 48kHz, while LDAC and LHDC reach 96kHz.
The iFi NEO iDSD Performance Edition features iFi's PureWave balanced circuit design that uses audiophile-grade components to deliver sonic purity thanks to its extraordinarily low levels of noise and distortion. The headphone amp stage maintains an engaging balance between sonic power and poise – no matter what it is tasked to drive. From high-sensitivity in-ear monitors to current-hungry planar headphones, it drives them with aplomb. It has a continuous power output of over 1000mW into 32ohms available through the balanced headphone socket. Plenty of oomph for the headphone user.
Manufacturer of the award-winning xDSD Gryphon Portable DAC and iFi Audio GO Bar and GO Blu DAC & Headphone Amp, iFi Audio creates hi-fi audio solutions for the passionate audiophile who never compromises sound quality. From streamers to USB DACs, Hip-DACs, adapters, headphone amplifiers, and more, iFi Audio produces home audio and portable audio gear at affordable prices, ranging from entry-level to mid-tiered music lovers and discerning audiophiles. Check out our entire collection of iFi Audio products and dedicated reviews for more.
iFi uses Qualcomm’s new QCC5100 Bluetooth processing IC in combination with proprietary circuits to create an audibly superior ‘Bluetooth engine’. All the current high-definition Bluetooth audio formats are supported – Qualcomm’s aptX Adaptive and aptX HD, Sony’s LDAC and HWA’s LHDC, regular aptX and aptX Low Latency, AAC (Apple iOS devices) and SBC (the ‘plain vanilla’ Bluetooth codec). Of the 24-bit-capable codecs, aptX Adaptive and aptX HD support up to 48kHz, while LDAC and LHDC reach 96kHz. iFi’s ‘Bluetooth engine’ can also be updated over-the-air, so future codecs may be added.
Balanced, differential analogue circuit design has long been championed for its ability to reduce noise and cross-talk within the signal path by fully separating the left and right channels. PureWave is a new, balanced, symmetrical dual-mono topology with short, direct signal paths. The name refers to the sonic purity it achieves thanks to exceptional linearity and infinitesimally low levels of noise and distortion.
MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) MQA is an award-winning British technology that delivers the sound of the original master recording. The master MQA file is fully authenticated and is small enough to stream or download. The xDSD Gryphon adopts MQA technology to receive and decode MQA audio and provide master-level sound. Visit mqa.co.uk for more information.
The Burr-Brown True Native® chipset means file formats remain unchanged or ‘bit-perfect’. This means you are listening to music as the artist intended in the format in which it was recorded. iFi uses Burr Brown extensively in their products having selected it for its natural-sounding ‘musicality’ and True Native architecture. iFi's experience with this IC means they know how to make the most of it.
The XMOS 16-Core chip processes the audio data received via the USB* digital input. This new low-latency XMOS microcontroller has greatly enhanced processing power. Compared to the current generation of eight-core chips, this new 16-core IC delivers double the clock speed (2000MIPS) and four times the memory (512KB), as well as the latest SuperSpeed USB standard. iFi’s in-house digital development team has programmed the XMOS firmware to optimise sound quality and ensure a perfect partnership with the Burr-Brown DAC.
(* Also on S/PDIF on the NEO iDSD/Diablo)
Hi-res audio support is state-of-the-art with True Native® playback. It handles PCM data to 32-bit/768kHz, DSD up to DSD512 and single and double speed DXD. Thanks to the Burr-Brown DAC chip’s four-channel True Native design, PCM and DSD take separate pathways – this enables DSD, as well as PCM, to remain ‘bit-perfect’ in its native form right through to analogue conversion. This is not the case with all DAC devices from other brands – even if DSD compatibility is stated, many such DACs convert DSD signals to PCM.
Extensive jitter-eradication technologies are applied to the digital stage, including iFi's GMT (Global Master Timing) femto-precision clock and intelligent memory buffer. This represents a total ‘out-of-the-box’ systematic digital solution that solves jitter once and for all.
As with many other iFi audio products, iFi incorporated a custom OV Series operational-amplifier. This top-notch component contributes to the extremely low noise, low distortion (0.0001%) and wide bandwidth.
Texas Instruments low-noise ICs offer great unity-gain bandwidth, very low noise and distortion, high output drive capability, Common-mode and Power Supply Rejection Ratios of over 100 dB, wide maximum-output-swing bandwidths and high slew rates.
TDK C0G (Class 1 ceramic) capacitors offer high stability and low losses for resonant circuit applications. Getting ever closer to the theoretical ideal of pure, frequency-constant capacitance, these capacitors reduce capacitor-induced distortion to vanishingly low levels. They are pricey but are a perfect addition to iFi products.
muRata control-type, low-ESR high-Q multi-layer capacitors. The ‘ESR control’ aspect of the Murata is something special. Their noise suppression abilities are impressive.
Switching between settings has been engineered to ensure sonic transparency with advanced trench technology MOSFET is used as a muting switch. This FET-based switching is handled by a micro-controller, which only ‘wakes up’ when the user changes a setting, thus eradicating any sonically deleterious interference.
| Digital | USB3.0 B (USB2.0 compatible)/S-PDIF (coaxial/optical) |
|---|---|
| Bluetooth 5.1™ ( AAC, SBC, aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX LL, LDAC, LHDC/HWA Codec) | |
| Formats | DSD512/256/128/64, Octa/Quad/Double/Single-Speed DSD |
| DXD (768/705.6/384/352.8kHz), Double/Single-Speed DXD | |
| PCM (768/705.6/384/352.8/192/176.4/96/88.2/48/44.1kHz) | |
| MQA | |
| Bluetooth 96kHz |
| Balanced XLR | 6.3V / 7.7V max. (variable) - 4.4V fixed |
|---|---|
| UnBAL RCA | 3.2V / 3.9V max. (variable) - 2.2V fixed |
| Balanced | <= 100Ω |
|---|---|
| UnBAL | <= 50Ω |
| SNR | -112dB(A) @ 0dBFS (UnBAL/BAL) |
| DNR | >116dB(A) @ -60dBFS (UnBAL/BAL) |
| THD + N | <0.0015% @ 0dBFS (UnBAL/BAL) |
| Output | Balanced >6.4V/68.6 mW (@ 600Ω) / |
|---|---|
| >5.77V/1040 mW (@ 32Ω) | |
| UnBAL >3.25V/17.6 mW (@ 600Ω) / | |
| >3V/295 mW (@ 32Ω) | |
| Output Impedance | >1Ω (UnBAL/BAL) |
| SNR | -112dBA (3.3V UnBAL/6.2V BAL) |
| THD + N | >0.0015% (125mW @ 32Ω) |
| Power consumption | No Signal ~0.5W |
| Max Signal ~2.5W | |
| Dynamic range | -120dB(A) |
| Input voltage | DC 5V/2.5A, AC 100 -240V, 50/60Hz (with iPower) |
| Dimensions | 214 x146 x 41 mm |
| 8.4" x 5.7" x 1.6" | |
| Weight | 970 g (2.14 Ibs) |
| Warranty period | 12 months |
