In fact, the clarity of the ifi Go Bar is incredible, and a big part of why it is so clear and detailed is the dynamic range, especially over the balanced headphone output, where it is simply exceptional. No matter the device you’re using to listen to the music or the service you use to get your music, the iFi GO bar can almost certainly decode it.

In addition, OS-CONs have a long-life span and its ESR changes little even at low temperatures since the electrolyte is solid.Tone2 PRO does consume even more power than the Go Bar, which I think is to be expected given the design and overall presentation of the Tone2 PRO.

output, enabling headphones equipped with a balanced cable/connector to make the most of the GO bar’s balanced audio circuitry. The 2022-2023 EISA Best Portable DAC award-winning xDSD Gryphon provides unmatched connectivity with dual USB-C, Bluetooth, mini S/PDIF, and analog inputs with support for up to 32-bit/768kHz PCM; DSD512, DXD768, full MQA decoding and every Bluetooth codec in their familiar flask-shaped design. iFi’s in-house digital development team has programmed the XMOS firmware to optimise sound quality and ensure a perfect partnership with the Cirrus Logic DAC.John Coltrane – Blue Train – from Blue Train: The Complete Masters using the iFi GO blu with the Meze 99 Classics. The GO bar is not the first USB DAC/headphone amp of such diminutive size, but its specification is unrivalled.