- Idsd Valkyrie is the most high -end DAC IFI to date
- It is $ 400 /400 £ more expensive than the previous flagship product, Diablo 2
- … but it also has 44% more power
At this point, you would be forgiven to think Audio IFI (Excellent Sister Society of Abbingdon Music Research, whose siege is in Southport, in the United Kingdom) has existed for decades.
In fact, IFI was only trained in 2012, but in its short 13 -year term, this sympathetic audio outfit has already brought us some of the best portable headphones that we have never tried. Even a quick glance at our most recent IFI reviews is proof that this courageous specialist company is not based on its laurels.
So, what new and affordable audio excellence did she get for you today? Well, (how to put this?) This new offer is not like your $ sub100 iFi go link max.
No, it’s a solid step – to the heavens, if you want. If the word “Valkyrie” recalls both the magic and the idea of rubbing the shoulders with gods in the big rooms of Valhalla, that’s what I want you to think. Because although the IFI IFI IDSD IFI 2 is, AHEM, diabolically expensive, it is north of that.
IFI Idsd Valkrie: What raises it above the rest?
The main technology that you need to know in IDSD Valkyrie de l’Ifi is K2HD. This is Jvckenwood’s renowned coding solution which aims to restore the heat and emotion of analog recordings to digital music (often considered as colder or more clinical listening). The Valkyrie offers this technology in two flavors: “K2” mode and “K2HD” mode, where the old preserves the original resolution of the files.
Then, the IFI DSD 1024 remastering algorithm, fueled by a personalized code FPGA (which means “programmable land door”). Here, you can choose between the normal ” parameter ”, in which the DSD signals go directly to the DAC and PCM signals go through a digital filter selected by the user, or “ remserhering ”, with options for remaster at DSD512 or DSD1024 – AKA seriously hi -resudio.
On the main digital analogical conversion, and the Valkyrie has a DAC quadruple architecture-less than four DAC Burr-Brown intertwined. You also get six digital filters to choose, including apodising, GTO, a little perfect, standard, minimum and transient, giving you more ways to explore the nuance in your music
Valkyrie also offers unique treatment advantages in IFI, such as Xbassii (to amplify the low -end), XPRESENCE and XSPACE. It also houses a 20,000 mAh battery for portability, with 18 hours of continuous play, with a fast load via USB-C in just 2.5 hours.
IFI tells us that, unlike other products, Valkyrie uses analog switches switches for its equalization methods, rather than the processing of the digital signal (DSP). For what? This is another offer to preserve the quality of the audio and allow a more natural frequency adjustment, with less phase shift and distortion.
And probably the biggest matter here? Power. The IFI IDSD has a 5,700 MW peak output to drive the most proven headphones. And for more clarity, this represents approximately 44% more power than the IDSD Flagship Idsd Diablo 2 of the IFI.
Oh, and if you do not use wired headphones, the best absolute quality of Bluetooth codecs is all taken care of, including LDAC, Aptx without loss and adaptive APTX.
Price? Yes, but prepare yourself. IFI IDSD is available from today (March 25) at a price of $ 1,699 / £ 1,699, therefore about $ 2,704 at, taking this American figure as an estimate – and knowing that we make Diablo 2 launched with costs of $ 1299 / £ 1299/2199 $ in.
What is the quality of IFI IDSD Valkyrie? We work there, we promise you.
