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iFi Hip-dac Portable Balanced DAC Headphone Amplifier for Android, iPhone with USB Input Only/Outputs: 3.5mm Unbalanced / 4.4mm Balanced (Unit only)

4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 1,163 ratings

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Brand iFi
Color Blue
Power Source Battery Powered
Battery Weight 30 Grams
Product Dimensions 4.02"L x 2.76"W

About this item

  • ✅ PORTABLE DESIGN - Your music will never stop with up to 6 hrs of battery life and a slim, lightweight design perfect for carrying in your pocket wherever life takes you
  • ✅ HIGH RESOLUTION AUDIO - From Spotify to Tidal MQA to MP3 and beyond, play any high res audio format with native digital to analog conversion so you can listen to any song the way the original recording was intended
  • ✅ POWERFUL AMPLIFIER - Suited to your style, listen to in ear monitors or drive over the ear headphones with 400 mW max power output from the on-board amplifier
  • ✅ EASY CONNECTIVITY – Connects directly to your smartphone with the USB Input, and works with balanced 4.4mm or S-Bal 3.5mm headphone plugs for ultimate convenience and versatility
  • ✅ HIGH TECH – Power Match and XBass offer adjustable analog enhancements to customize your listening experience without compromising the digital conversion

Product Description

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ifi audio hip-dac dac amp portable hifi audiophile
ifi audio hip-dac dac amp portable hifi audiophile
ifi audio hip-dac dac amp portable hifi audiophile
ifi audio hip-dac dac amp portable hifi audiophile
ifi audio hip-dac dac amp portable hifi audiophile

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iFi Hip-dac Portable Balanced DAC Headphone Amplifier for Android, iPhone with USB Input Only/Outputs: 3.5mm Unbalanced / 4.4mm Balanced (Unit only)


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4.3 out of 5 stars
4.3 out of 5
1,163 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the sound quality, build quality and value of the hearing amplifier. For example, they mention that it has a great bass boost and is completely solid. Some appreciate the size, and clarity. That said, opinions are mixed on performance, battery life and portability.

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119 customers mention89 positive30 negative

Customers like the sound quality of the hearing amplifier. They mention that the XBass feature does a great job of replenishing bass that is lost with most. They also appreciate the extra bass setting and the bass boost button. The stereo image was strong at medium volume, but collapsed to one side at lower levels.

"...The connections are quite secure on both and the sound is absolutely top notch. I have used and tested Tidal, Qobuz, Amazon HD, and Apple Music...." Read more

"...Darkness was lifted and the congestiveness were both gone. The sound stage, depth, separation and overall sound quality were greatly improved...." Read more

"...PROS:Wonderfully warm and open sound. Going from a pretty good dongle dac to this device, Im getting a smoother and wider presentation...." Read more

"...The bass boost button also is nice for thin-sounding IEMs, although it's a bit too much with most over-ear cans...." Read more

37 customers mention33 positive4 negative

Customers like the build quality of the hearing amplifier. They mention it's completely solid, high quality, and built like a tank. Some say it'll survive a short drop.

"...Frankly I am stunned at the quality...." Read more

"...the power, sound, size and portability its a pretty amazing little piece of hardware for a very reasonable price...." Read more

"...Great build quality. The buttons rattle a bit but other than that, completely solid.The "XBass" bass boost is a nice and solid feature...." Read more

"...For starters, build quality. The Hip-dac has a metal case, metal buttons and a brass volume knob. It's not cheap plastic like other units...." Read more

28 customers mention28 positive0 negative

Customers like the value of the hearing amplifier. They mention that it's outstanding for the money, they like the options and price, and that it sounds great for this price point. Some say that the low-end just gets juiced.

"...its a pretty amazing little piece of hardware for a very reasonable price...." Read more

"...A very nice unit that's well worth the price." Read more

"...here - the device sounds outstanding for the most part and is a reasonable value, but I do NOT consider this a portable device...." Read more

"Great dac for the price...." Read more

17 customers mention14 positive3 negative

Customers like the size of the hearing amplifier. For example, they mention it's small, compact, and perfect for travel. Some say that the fit, finish, portability, and sound quality are great. That said, most are happy with the size and say it brings a full size DAC experience on the go.

"...From the features, the power, sound, size and portability its a pretty amazing little piece of hardware for a very reasonable price...." Read more

"...Summary: The iFi Hip Dac is an AMAZING, small, well-built desktop (or chair or sofa) DAC/AMP, which you can take on the go if need be... Just don't..." Read more

"...Outstanding build quality and is the perfect size...." Read more

"...The iFi hip-DAC and extra cord (Lightning to USB-3) fit quite easily in my Meze Headphones case, so the portability is good...." Read more

14 customers mention14 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the clarity of the hearing amplifier. They mention that it adds depth and punchiness to everything, with better detail and instrument separation than the Fiio. They also say that the signal is fairly clean.

"...’s own balanced cable with the HipDac took the 99s to levels of incredible clarity with deep taut bass that I wouldn’t have imagined from past use...." Read more

"...The sound stage, depth, separation and overall sound quality were greatly improved...." Read more

"...I dont notice more detail but certainly no detail has been lost. Also the signal is fairly clean.Great build quality...." Read more

"...Very detailed, rather wide and spacious, with an ever so slight warmth; this may or may not appeal to you. I enjoy it...." Read more

69 customers mention39 positive30 negative

Customers are mixed about the performance of the hearing amplifier. Some mention that it's a very good device with great sound, solid build, and awesome functionality. However, others say that it no longer functions, has degraded performance, and doesn't work with their OnePlus phone. Some customers also report that the device intermittently stops working with the Fi charger. Overall, opinions are mixed and it'll be up to individual customers to decide if the product is right for them.

"...All worked wonderfully with the appropriate colors showing up on either side of the ifi hipdac’s volume which is wonderful to the touch...." Read more

"Doesn't work with my OnePlus phone...Unless there's a setting I'm missing - I get no audio from the iFi when I plug it in...." Read more

"...a pretty good dongle dac to this device, Im getting a smoother and wider presentation...." Read more

"...A very nice unit that's well worth the price." Read more

42 customers mention19 positive23 negative

Customers are mixed about the battery life of the hearing amplifier. Some mention it has plenty of power to push up to 600 ohm, and has pretty decent battery life for a portable device. However, others say that the battery isn't particularly impressive, it drains the battery, and it intermittently stops charging.

"...There are allot of complaints of low battery life. Not from me though. It's a heck of allot better than the 500mah batteries in the FiiO E11...." Read more

"...First of all this little jewel has a lot of power. It drove the Beyers to insane levels, albeit with the high gain switch deployed...." Read more

"...But considering how little runtime it lasts, I should hope it can charge quickly...." Read more

"...From the features, the power, sound, size and portability its a pretty amazing little piece of hardware for a very reasonable price...." Read more

26 customers mention15 positive11 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the portability of the hearing amplifier. Some find it to be a great portable unit, while others say it's unwieldy to carry as a portable device. The dongle requirements make it unwielldy, and it'd be pretty inconvenient to take on the go.

"...It’s extremely lightweight and if you plan on using it with any modern smart phone, it’s definitely small enough to stack it with your phone and..." Read more

"...should have been a bluetooth device, but as is, it's pretty inconvenient to take on the go unless you like big chunky pockets and scratching your..." Read more

"The Hip-dac is a very nice portable DAC-amp for headphones...." Read more

"...Less cables to carry around." Read more

Sound Quality Fantastic - Battery Life Awful
3 Stars
Sound Quality Fantastic - Battery Life Awful
This is a very musical, warm sounding DAC. I'm quite fond of it most of the time, almost all of the time. The XBass feature, as many have noted, is more than a gimmick or just a boost; it is a boost, but it is executed amazingly well and interferes with mids and the rest of the music far, far less than you may be expecting. The low-end just gets "juiced" and I find myself using it an unexpected amount to be honest. Very detailed, rather wide and spacious, with an ever so slight warmth; this may or may not appeal to you. I enjoy it.The form-factor is smaller than you might think; it's just a bit larger than the average palm. It has 3.5mm single-ended (regular stereo mini) output jack, and a 4.4 Pentacon balanced output jack (I have an 2.5mm adapter in that jack permanently as I do not own any 4.4mm terminated cables, but I do have a few in 2.5mm). Fit and finish is quite good as well. The machined volume knob (with on-off switch at the counter-clockwise end of its travel) is excellent, perfectly dampened and just the right size. It has a USB-C female port for charging ONLY, and a USB-A *male* port for data ONLY.Now to my two complaints:Part 1... it will not/cannot run bus-powered, e.g. it draws no power from its USB-A data connection and is intended to run either A) on battery or B) with the USB-C charging port connected to power. You can connect the power connection to a second USB port on your laptop (this won't work for a mobile device since they obviously only have one port and run on battery themselves) but it will not supply enough power to sustain the Hip Dac indefinitely. In my experience doing this slows the drain but it *will* eventually drain and need to be connected to 5v higher amperage power adapter at some point.Part 2... the battery life is, frankly, abysmal. The initial claims and (now corrected) manual itself states up to 12 hours of runtime; that was publically walked back to 8 hours by iFi in the months that followed release. To be very blunt however, I have yet to come ANYWHERE near to even 8 hours. My runtimes have been 5 hours at the most and sometimes as little as 3 hours. This is unfortunately also simply "standby" time as I've more recently noticed that simply having the unit turned on (I can't say whether it will do this if *disconnected* while turned on) and connected to my laptop, just sitting there not playing audio, it last not half a day (4 hours at most). That runtime is, like I said, abysmal and especially given the initial claims. The only good news here is that it can go from a flat battery to full charge in under 3 hours (closer to 2 hours in my experience with a 5v 1.8amp charging adapter)... So, there's that. But considering how little runtime it lasts, I should hope it can charge quickly.I won't mince words here - the device sounds outstanding for the most part and is a reasonable value, but I do NOT consider this a portable device. It is significantly underpowered and my review would be incredibly different if it packed a much larger capacity Li-ion, OR if it could run bus-powered. My only other wish is that it had even a single analog audio INPUT to allow it to run in Amp-Only, by-passing the DAC. It could be near perfect were this the reality. As it stands, for portable use I am continuing to use a trusted older portable amp (one which offers up to 40 hours of runtime!) in combination with an extremely low-profile dongle-DAC which can-and-does run bus-powered off the device it's connected to. Does it sound as good???? Honestly, almost.. very nearly as good. But the total package is half the size/weight of the Hip Dac and can run, literally, double/triple/quadruple the time.Summary: The iFi Hip Dac is an AMAZING, small, well-built desktop (or chair or sofa) DAC/AMP, which you can take on the go if need be... Just don't go too far.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Deutliche Klangverbesserung am iPhone
Reviewed in Germany on August 31, 2021
Man muss für den Betrieb an einem Iphone ein Camera Kit oder etwas ähnliches bestellen das wird nicht mitgeliefert.

Die Funktionsweise ist relativ einfach. Laden funktioniert über USB-C Daten werden über USB-A übertragen. Für den Betrieb am Rechner müssen also 2 Kabel angeschlossen werden. Diese Kabel sind im Lieferumfang enthalten.

Am MacBook sollte in der Einstellung MIDi eine Höhere Abtastrate eingestellt werden.

Den Klettverschluss habe ich angebracht um den Hip-Dac am Iphone zu befestigen.

Klang:
Beim Klang kann man verschiedene Modi der Verstärkung auswählen je nach Kopfhörer.
X-Bass erhöht nur den Tiefbass und dröhnt nicht. Eine Verzerrung ist nicht hörbar.

Akku:
ca. 4-5 Stunden, je nach Verstärkungsgrad kann man am Telefon Musik hören.

Für mich ist der IFI Hip-Dac wesentlich robuster und klanglich besser als der FiiO Mark II,

Beim Mark II leiert die Micro USB dose recht schnell aus und wenn das Micro USB kabel kaputt geht bekommt man nirgendwo ein funktionierendes neues mehr.
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