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Portable DAC/Amplifier with full MQA decoding

The iFi hip-dac2 is a portable high-resolution headphone DAC/amplifier. This new version has a sleek aluminum body and improved interior.

Thanks to the XMOS 16 core tech, the hip-dac2 is now an MQA Decoder rather than a Renderer only.

The new 16-core XMOS chip, which processes data over USB, delivers double the clock speed and four times the memory. This improves overall performance and adds full MQA decoding to the hip-dac2‘s skill set. There is also an upgraded crystal clock which contributes to purer, crisper sound.

This enables you to play back MQA audio files and streams, delivering the sound of the original master recording. The LED glows green or blue to indicate that the unit is decoding and playing an MQA stream or file, and denotes provenance to ensure that the sound is identical to that of the source material. It glows blue to indicate it is playing an MQA Studio file, which has either been approved in the studio by the artist/producer or has been verified by the copyright owner.

So, whether you are working in your favourite coffee shop or chilling on your daily commute, sunrise or sunset, you’ll definitely want to take the hip-dac2 with you wherever you go.

What's in the box?

• hip-dac2
• USB-A M / USB-C charging cable
• USB-A F / USB-C cable
• USB-A F / USB-A M cable

Technical information

• Formats supported:
  DSD: 256/128/64, Quad/Double/Single-Speed
  PCM: 384/352.8/192/176.4/96/88.2/48/44.1kHz
  DXD: 384/352.8kHz
  MQA: 384/352.8kHz
• Digital Inputs: USB 3.0 Type 'A' (USB2.0 compatible)
• Headphone Outputs:
  Balanced: 4.4mm
  S-Balanced (S-E): 3.5mm
• Power Output:
  Balanced: 400mW @ 32Ω; 6.3V @ 600Ω
  S-Balanced (S-E): 280mW @ 32Ω; 3.2V @ 600Ω
• Battery: Lithium-polymer 2200mAh (Approx. 8 hours)
• Power System: Charging via USB-C, BC V1.2 compliant up to 1000mA charging current and 6.3 volts
• Power (max): <2W idle, 4W max
• Dimensions: 102 x 70 x 14 mm
• Weight: 135 g