iFi hip dac 3 Review

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Unleash your music's potential with the iFi hip-dac 3: where portable brilliance meets audiophile magic!
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Комментарии : 76

@Jacob1451_Kapnobatai 6 месяцев назад

This is my first serious dedicated DAC. Love mine so far.

@prince5922 Месяц назад

what have you tried in the past?

@erikerdos4246 5 месяцев назад

Pulling the trigger on these today! Thank you for all the knowledge. Going to pair this with the BGVP DMA IEMs which I also used your review to help make the decision to purchase. Thank you and keep up the fantastic work you do.

@PrimeAudioReviews 5 месяцев назад

Great combo you have there!

@WinterReflections 3 месяца назад

Anyone wondering if you can use this with a lightning port style Apple device: YES! It does come with a lighting to USB-C adapter/cable. I ordered a lightinng to USB C audio cable when I ordered this, because iFi’s own website and 3rd party sellers for some reason do not state that it DOES include a lighting-USB c cable along with c-c and A to C. Hope that helps someone.

@thegrumpygrunt3964 6 месяцев назад

I almost got this last week but ended up going with the SMSL M300SE (your video convinced me to get it). Honestly, you give great recommendations/reviews. Keep up the good work, man!!!

@PrimeAudioReviews 6 месяцев назад

Good choice!

@spamcan9208 6 месяцев назад

I can easily see a cop confusing this for a flask when they shine their flashlight into your car. "No officer, it's not a flask. It's a hip dac." I wonder if anyone's disguised a flask as a hip dac but it actually works so you can drink AND listen to music?

@PrimeAudioReviews 6 месяцев назад

Sign me up for one of those! 😀

@Rsalmond83 6 месяцев назад

A “hip dac(drink and chug)” sounds cool as hell for a flask! Somebody make it happen!

@suntanglory 6 месяцев назад

Happy new year!🎉❤

@dragonfire61 6 месяцев назад

Fantastic unit, easily drives my Sennheiser 660s, Hifiman Sundara, and Beyer dt-1990s etc. Love the Burr-Brown also.

@PrimeAudioReviews 6 месяцев назад

Yes. I don't know why we don't see more devices with Burr-Brown.

@guillermobrito4987 6 месяцев назад

Great review as always David. Just a question, how does compare to something like the Fiio Q11?

@PrimeAudioReviews 6 месяцев назад

I didn't try the Q11 but I have Q15 here. Review coming soon!

@micahskerrett9509 5 месяцев назад

Does flac sound just as good compared to MQA via tidal?

@sussychachi 4 месяца назад

Been looking for a affordable amp/dac that strong for 650! Thank you

@aceofspades6667 6 месяцев назад

Nice looking product on the move.

@aceofspades6667 3 месяца назад

Have one on the at now to compare against my go blu. I had the hip Dac 1 and sold it so hopefully this is nice step up.

@otepp.a.3220 2 месяца назад

Thanks for the review! Would you recommend this as an upgrade to the hip dac 1 (as I currently have) or the Chord Mojo 2? Thanks in advance!

@PrimeAudioReviews 2 месяца назад

I'm afraid I have neither of those on hand for comparison!

@erikerdos4246 5 месяцев назад

Love your videos! noticed in this video that you have a Colorfly CDA-M2 sitting on your desk. Have you done a review on it yet?

@PrimeAudioReviews 5 месяцев назад

Yes I have. You can find it here primeaudio.org/colorfly-cda-m2-review/

@Undead.Musicphile 6 месяцев назад

So tempted to get this. But do I need even more portable dac/amps???😁

@deemo5245 6 месяцев назад

Only if you actually have a use case, or it’ll end up sitting on a shelf looking pretty with occasional use

@suntanglory 6 месяцев назад

I can see the new colorful m2 dongle,was just looking at them yesterday on Aliexpress.How does it compare to the hip dac 3 then?Thank you.

@PrimeAudioReviews 6 месяцев назад

Too early to say but I am liking it!

@BassDad8 6 месяцев назад

I have the hd2 and it is really really good. Apparently there wasn’t much of an upgrade over the original aside from MQA support lol! (Disabled that with a firmware update). I’ve been impressed with both the hipdac2 and the zendac2, so I’m not surprised that the hd3 is a winner AND they finally did away with the recessed male usb port, which was a pain, especially for iPhone users. Bravo! Very nice review as always!

@PrimeAudioReviews 6 месяцев назад

HD3 got IEMatch too but yeah, you're right about the USB port!

@tedthomas9809 5 месяцев назад

Really glad the USB a is replaced by c type. I have the original hipdac, but the type a connector has been a bit of a problem. Keeps disconnecting if you move anything at all.

@chimps4gimps 3 месяца назад

Looks great. Can this be used between my mobile phone and hifi amp to play through my speakers?

@WinterReflections 3 месяца назад

I know for sure it can be connected to speaker systems, but it it’s gonna require extra (not cheap) adapter cables and possibly a special power supply depending on the power of speakers especially. That said this is a DAC+AMP combo and surprisingly powerful. One use I wanna look into is connecting it via Aux to a better quality but small (50watt) Bluetooth speaker

@AndrewUKLondon 5 месяцев назад

Nice review. How do they compare to the cayin RU6 for audio on headphones?

@PrimeAudioReviews 5 месяцев назад

Well, more power with this of course. If you have demanding headphones hip-dac 3 will perform better. For iems, ru6 still has a special charm.

@AndrewUKLondon 5 месяцев назад

@@PrimeAudioReviews thanks for the reply- mostly it will be with IEMs, though some headphones. So, finger paused over buy button for the Cayin RU6:)

@camotech1314 6 месяцев назад

Interesting DAC, IFI seems to be the only company using the Burr Brown DACs still.

@roberta.6579 6 месяцев назад

I also prefer bluetooth connectivity for convenience. I like to switch between USB decoding and bluetooth connection without removing my IEM

@short_music_official. 6 месяцев назад

Hey, I would like to know which TWS would you recommend for rock and for independent music for around 100-150$ thanks❤

@PrimeAudioReviews 6 месяцев назад

Sony Linkbuds or Lypertek PurePlay Z3.

@roguegorilla8981 3 месяца назад

Jlab epic lab edition, soundcore liberty 4, soundcore liberty 4nc, 1more Evo and some more.

@stevenwyatt4632 3 месяца назад

Have you ever tried the IFi Go Bar and compared to the Hip-DAC 3 with your HD650s?

@PrimeAudioReviews 3 месяца назад

I haven't tried the Go Bar!

@deemo5245 6 месяцев назад

Good that they don’t use the weird reverse USB camera input any more like the Hip Dac 1

@marksr12 6 месяцев назад

400Mw just doesn't sound that powerful to me. Either I'm going deaf or I just listen to loud. Someone please diredt me to understanding rated power output and actual output. Seems I need at least 1 to 2 watts of power on a dac and on the other hand my old Presonus 1818 VSL interface rated at 120mw blows my dac away. It only has 3.5mm thats why I bought a dac for the 4.4 balanced output. Confused!!

@liamlamont76 2 месяца назад

I have a razer kraken v3 that is a usb type a would i be able to connect that to the usb port and then get a double aux chord then connect it to my xbox controller?

@PrimeAudioReviews 2 месяца назад

No.

@wahid-lg1kk 2 месяца назад

Can it work as just an amp? Like you plug in a 3.5 and it amplifies only? Then I could use my dongles when I want a different sound..the Fiio q3 does that, but I want the Burr Brown dac chips..

@PrimeAudioReviews 2 месяца назад

It has USB input only.

@wahid-lg1kk 2 месяца назад

@@PrimeAudioReviews Doesn't it switch to an amp if you plug in a 3.5 from your device to the outlet?