iFi Audio NEO iDSD

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NEO iDSD from iFi audio



NEO. The new wave of digital sound.

Bleeding-edge Bluetooth. MQA decoding. Balanced.

 

All. Bases. Covered.

Enjoy the NEO iDSD as a pure DAC. Connect it to a separate integrated amp or preamp using the fixed-level analogue output.

Or treat it as a DAC/preamp with a variable output. 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.

Enhanced engine

The Burr-Brown DAC chipset still fuels the NEO‘s ‘digital engine’.

But we’ve souped it up with a new 16-core, XMOS microcontroller that processes the data via USB and S/PDIF digital inputs. Double the clock-speed. Four times the memory.

Add in jitter eradication including our GMT femto-precision clock, intelligent memory buffer and our GTO filter as standard, and you’ve got one heck of a super DAC.

The NEO iDSD supports PCM up to 32-bit/768kHz, DSD up to 512 and DXDx2. All remain ‘bit-perfect’.

The NEO provides full MQA decoding to ensure the best possible sound quality. Check out our MQA set-up tutorial for Tidal, Roon and Audirvana.

Plus with MQA over S/PDIF, take advantage of any MQA CDs in your collection.

Bleeding-edge Bluetooth

iFi uses Qualcomm’s new QCC5100 Bluetooth processing IC.

All current high-definition Bluetooth audio formats are supported – aptx, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX LL, LDAC, HWA/LHDC, AAC and SBC.

The NEO iDSD ‘remembers’ up to 7 devices and has impressive range on Bluetooth5.0.

Power and poise

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 headphone user.

Inputs

Digital USB3.0 B (USB2.0 compatible)/S-PDIF (coaxial/optical)
Bluetooth 5.0™ ( 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

Outputs

Balanced XLR 6.3V / 7.7V max. (variable) 4.4V fixed
UnBAL RCA 3.2V / 3.9V max. (variable) 2.2V fixed

Zout

Balanced <= 100Ω
UnBAL <= 50Ω
SNR -112dB(A) @ 0dBFS (UnBAL/BAL)
DNR >116dB(A) @ -60dBFS (UnBAL/BAL)
THD + N <0.0015% @ 0dBFS (UnBAL/BAL)

Headphone Section

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)