I never said it was twice as good lol, they are both great units, I just happen to prefer the the black label and picked one up for 400 usd. I would rarely find an audio product that is twice as good as anything else after you get some good stuff lol
Is there an āabsolute truthā in this hobby? lolā¦The funny thing is iād not use the XBass or 3D stuff just the Dac/Amp and as a Dac out to tubes 
No, Iām just talking about twice as good because it costs about double.
Cheers dude Iām just awaiting delivery of a micro iDSD silver managed to get it for Ā£250 with free postage with all the original cables etc and box as compared to Ā£500+ for the BL version, so it was a no brainer
Meanwhile I discovered it has no auto-switching between headphones and RCA-outs, it just plays both if you plug both in. 
Pretty stupid for a crowd-designed product but what can ya do. Iāll live with it. Wouldāve liked a manual switch really, maybe in place of that digital filter switch that I never move anyway, but thatās that.
thatās not unusual on the more affordable gear.
She arrived today, totally as described with all the original stuff and box 
The at home silver beast 
and the little BL otgā¦
2 Likes
The later Black label version has a an output switch
So how are you liking it so far, and what difference does it make to the p1?
Iāve only just started listeningā¦for the P1ās I have it set iem match off, bit-perfect, polarity + and normal powerā¦listening to Led Zeppelin Mothership remastered and the volume is at the 12 oāclock positionā¦
The sound coming from that little box is pretty awesome imho compared to the Nano, it has a lot more authority and weight to the musical presentationā¦the lows dig deeper (not sub bass level though) without losing any of that fast decay, mids are still P1 stella but seem to have more space not quite so āinsularā if that makes sense? which is what the P1 needed if it needed anything, treble is still fast and taught but with an added touch or warmth, I never had a problem with my original P1 highs sound but listening to this album driven by the Micro itās defo an improvement.
I think itās added a tad of warmth and the best description I can come up with is composure to the P1 itās not castrated it just refined it, polished it and added weight and width to the soundstage.
So iām a well happy bunny and thanks for your guidance and help mate 
I think a pair of S8Fās are on the cards too? 
3 Likes
Lies! 
You may be confusing the line-out/preamp switch with a headphones/speakers switch. Or is there some later revision of the BL that Iām not aware of?
1 Like
Yeah my bad seems itās what you said 
My bl has the line out pre out switch, still plays audio out of the rca when headphones are plugged in. I donāt see it as a flaw but whatevs
Made a difference to how my hd660sās sound too, not a full tube difference but a tad more roundedā¦iād still drive the 660sās tubed out of choiceā¦but as MON said the Micro deffo has warm characteristic about it
Thanks again guyās, the best Ā£250, upgrade source ever x2
2 Likes
Hey all, I found an ifi micro Black label used with all original parts and box for a good price. Is it a worthy upgrade over my XDUUO original w/Burson op amps upgrade? I really enjoy the sound of the XDUUO and have zero issues or complaints w/it and use it exclusively for travel or at the office w/ IEMs only. I would only care for the micro BL if the sound sig would be different and it offers something the XDUUO doesnāt. I know a bunch of you have experience with both so Iām asking. No point in throwing away money if itās not going to add something Iām not already getting. Thanks for any input guys!!!
Oh yeahā¦ @M0N your opinion valued much.
If you donāt mind a warmer sound then def yes imo. The micro bl also preforms very well with both iems and hard to drive headphones, extremely versatile
2 Likes
What about the nano?
Hmmm, personally I think the 05 with burson op amps might be on a similar level but the 05 would have more oomph and also be a cleaner sound. The nano compared to the micro is a different beast and the micro is in a different tier of performance imo. Also I think if you were after the warmer sound but not as much as or large as the micro bl, the hip dac might be worth a look imo
2 Likes
Hi Guys! I wanted to drop my new review here of the iFi Pro iCAN, I hope you enjoy it! Big thanks to iFi Audio for the extended demo! Listen with Headphones if possible and watch in 4k if possible.
1 Like