iFi xDSD Gryphon - Draagbare DAC en krachtige hoofdtelefoonversterker met ultraresolutie - Hi-res audio - PCM 768kHz/DSD512

Not as portable as Qudelix 5k, but definetely a sonical upgrade.It`s just pity iFi do not offer any serious Android/Apple app to control this device.UPDATE AFTER MONTH USEDisplay is made of plastic which scratch very easily. As there is no case included (just bag), in a short time Gryphon do not look just good as you want...

This mobile DAC is an excellent companion for my headphones and IEM’s. At home I connect the DAC via the USB-C interface and enjoy the best possible music quality on my headphones. When on the move I use the bluetooth functionality with my phone. Also for IEM’s an addon to consider.I use the DAC without the optional case. I expected the case to be de part of the product offering. My opinion; ifi Audio should consider their sales strategy for the case!Any how, excellent product, fast delivery, good support on their website.

I own two iFi Hip-DAC 2 in addition to the recent addition of the XDSD Gryphon.I use these DACs to drive a pair of Sennheiser HD660S and a pair of Focal Clear MG headphones. Both headphones have balanced connections to the DACs and both DACs are driven using USB cables.The sound from the XDSD Gryphon feels more sonically accurate to my ears and they seem to drive both sets of headphones very well.As the XDSD Gryphon is USB C connected, it's unnecessary to use an USB OTG cable if both ends of the audio chain connect with USB C - this simplifies connection to phones.The display simplifies understanding the format and bitrate of the audio that's currently playing (something that I appreciate even more as Tidal is switching it's catalogue to hi-res FLAC from MQA.I have not used Optical or line-in for the Gryphon so I can't comment on how those perform.All in all I consider this to be a great purchase.

Me ha Encantado. Tiene varios Filtros Digital. En lo personal me gusta en GTO-Bass-USB- Edifier S3000pro. Y en las S3000pro el modo Dynamico. El conjunto me Dá una Calidad increíble. Me ha llevado varias semanas de estar escuchando y buscándole hasta encontrar la configuración perfecta para lo que tengo. No Dudo que pueda sacar el Mejor sonido a las bocinas que ya tienen en casa. 100% recomendable.

Schon beeindruckend, was das kleine Gerät kann. Ich habe die neue Firmware aufgespielt, die homepage von ifi ist übersichtlich und die Treiberupdates sind leicht zu finden. Es sind verschiedene digitale Filter wählbar, XBASS hat bei meinem Beyerdynamik DT 900 PRO X eine deutliche Wirkung, je nach Aufnahme muss man den XBASS jedoch rausnehmen, sonst wird der Sound zu basslastig. Technische Details sind schon von anderen Nutzern beschrieben worden, muss ich hier nicht wiederholen. Der Klang ist mit meinen Kopfhörern sehr ausgewogen, je nach Tonquelle leicht anpassbar. Ich muss allerdings sagen, dass bei schlechten Quellen diese auch sofort als solche zu erkennen sind, teilweise kann man hören, dass Tonspuren zwischendurch kurz aussetzen, Das Gerät ist für mich eine wirkliche Bereicherung, sehr detailreich, baut einen präzisen Raum auf, benötigt jedoch qualitativ sehr gute Quellen. Der Laufstärkeregler ist fein dosierbar, keine Sprünge zu hören. Praktisch ist der getrennte Anschluss für das Aufladen des Akkus, Betrieb des Gerät über USB direkt am LapTop oder Smartphone. Aus meiner Sicht ist es seinen Preis wert, für reine Computerspieler natürlich sehr gut einsetzbar, jedoch überdimensioniert. Meine Spiele sind von der räumlichen Zuordnung sehr viel besser geworden, jedoch würde ich nur aus diesem Grund nicht diesen Preis ausgeben. Muss allerdings jeder selber wissen.

Excellent dac amp will highly recommended this item.

just got my gryphon in an it sounds beyond phenomenal compared to my ifi audio ihip2 dac.so let's talk bout my favorite things so far. I love how the bass is a clean midbass the highs are highlighted beautifully. the sharpness n clarity is on point. at first I was worried about cause I was going to BT connectivity but when I say I'm beyond suprised I'm almost in shock.now mainly because we all know main connectivity of cables usually is better but Ifi audio you did your homework 😉 there is no loss of quality at all.now let's talk about the processesyou can do xbassII now I feel this is more for old skool rock n roll or even edm the bass is definitely more concentrated on which it should be. the highs are still there but not as highlighted.xspace: now that was interesting to hear almost kind of reminds me of Dolby Atomos an the way the sound is staged in a room honestly. but the highs are there the bass has that nice punchy midbass it doesn't get lost in mid frame of the song.xspace&xbassII : now this I feel is your main setting you want if you just want it all n you plan on listening to a variety of diffrent kinds of music. now let's talk sound quality in this setting because for my ears it's almost hard to pinpoint how you'd call this because all the frequencies just blend together so beautifully (don't believe me go listen to the Aladin song a whole new world) let me explain why because your playing a song that had sharpness in vocals high frequencies rising n lowering in various pitches , the midbass flows nicely in between the vocals so clean n crisp clarity. the piano 🎹 at the very beginning of the song sounds like you are right there at a venue listening to center stage.now what bout no setting just as flat still sounds just as good but you will hear the diffrence in your vocal frequencies.An lastly I tested the gryphon on two diffrent sets of headphones first were the pioneer Hdj-x10s because it wanted to see how the bass 🔊 output would Stat with them.next I tested theBeyerdynamic Dt 700 pro x. now we're going to a more flat style headphone more Sq side of things so first thing you'll notice your volume will sound a little tad bit lower but it's almost impossible to notice. the clarity n highs are much sharper which is as expected. the midbass is nice n clean with no lost rolloff into the vocals. on no setting.xspace: again kind of gives me the feeling of that Dolby atmos atmospheric sound staging not bad though for the Beyerdynamic's sounds much better then the pioneers much more balanced from vocals midbass tones overall.xspacexbassII: now even though these headphones 🎧 are not meant for big bass output let's talk about it so I can definitely hear the pickup in the vocals n clarity 👌. the xbassII as well with this setting I feel like it almost gets lost but again these headphones 🎧 are not meant for bass so it's as expected. the clarity is still very nice n sharp while instruments sound very crisp clear n sharp.overall my rating of the gryphon : I'd say a 4.7 out of 5 star now reason why didn't score 5 stars. I will miss my volume style knob that doesnt just keep rolling. this is something I will definitely have to get used to. the rolling volume knob to go round n round something will have to be a company to.songs that were used to test this review.Lea Salonga: a whole new world(Disney's aladin)Elton John: can you feel the love tonight ( Disney's lion king)David Guetta: HeroAvicii: Waiting for LoveR.e.m. : Losing my religionThe pretenders: I'll stand by you.Eric Clapton: Tears in heaven.Richard Marx: Right here waiting.