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.
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
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Outputs |
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| Balanced XLR | 6.3V / 7.7V max. (variable) | 4.4V fixed |
| UnBAL RCA | 3.2V / 3.9V max. (variable) | 2.2V fixed |
Zout |
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| 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 |
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| Output | Balanced | >6.4V/68.6 mW (@ 600Ω) >5.77V/1040 mW (@ 32Ω) |
| UnBAL | >3.25V/17.6 mW (@ 600Ω) >3V/295 mW (@ 32Ω) |
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| 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 |
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| 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" |
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| Weight | 970 g (2.14 Ibs) |
