🔷 iFi iDSD Diablo

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I think they are completely different markets as @eskamobob1 stated.

Diablo - reference to a core, more for headphones around the house or on the go

Siggy - more neutral to warm, flexible with IEMs to full sized headphones.

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If anyone isn’t using their iFi iTraveller bag that comes with the diablo, let me know! I’m looking to buy one but they aren’t available for sale yet.

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I’m located in US. It isn’t available on our Amazon. Hopefully it’ll be added soon!

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Can you order from the .co.uk site and have it shipped to America?

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Why don’t you try to order it from Bloom Audio or other reputable online audio stores? I saw they have an open box available

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Incredible how well it drives Susvara in balanced. reaching over 90db @ 420hz in normal mode before the 3 o clock position.

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Hope you’re loving the pairing of the Diablo! Great choice. What’s the remote you have on top of it?

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I think that’s a Topping BC3 BT receiver.

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Topping BC3 Bluetooth Reciever. Portable is my thing. Using the BC3 gives me ldac from my mobile Deezer and Aptx LL for movies/shows on tv.

Yeah, The Susvara and Diablo are amazing. Spent months deciding on Susvara and heard on a few sources. The Diablo sounded spectacular with the added benefit of being transportable.

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Yup. BC3 optical out to Diablo.

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Awesome. Might have to check the BC3 out myself because I would love to make the Diablo bluetooth.

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Didn’t know there was a thread for this lol. Guess I should leave some thoughts as I’m probably one of the only people around this forum with one.
Impressions, indeed fairly neutral sounding dac/amp that focuses on detail and speed imo. I’ve found it to compliment headphones and IEMs that tend to have superb speed, separation. Also the dac on it is pretty dang sweet, not as punchy as stuff like my bifrost and loses to it in terms of timbre, detail, depth but maintains a very “airy” vibe to it. Really detailed, fairly decent timbre etc not as punchy and surprisingly almost as forgiving as the bifrost. The amp portion is probably my favorite, I just find it to have suuuper nice abilities to properly demonstrate the detail on all my gear. Great speed, fairly good dynamics altho less depth than something like the liquid platinum. I would say I would still probably give it to the ifi however, amp in it is just sick, tons of power, very clean and detailed sound with a very very transparent vibe going for it. Spacious, it just makes everything really really addictive imo. I would take it over the LP in terms of most things, bifrost I would say it loses to fairly easy but still has the type of detail and ability to have good timbre without being warm that I haven’t heard from stuff like the xduoo and hiby r5

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Would be curious how it stacks up against it’s older UK cousin, the Mojo. Might have to try it out one of these days and compare.

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If you do, would love to hear your impressions!

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Thanks for the wonderful feedback mate! Glad you’re having a heck of a time with the Diablo.

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I got to check out the diablo and its one of the most impressive portable dac amp with its super clean sound and ridiculous amount of power. I used it with the he-6se v2 which is one of the hardest to drive headphones on the market and it worked flawlessly.

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Thanks for the review mate!

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