Steven Plaskin strongly recommends the iUSB3.0 Micro!

10 years ago

“USB audio has become the most popular standard for computer audiophile DACs in recent years…….iFi Audio was one of the first to address the noise issue that computers contribute to a DAC with the popular iUSB Power. Along with their iPurifier, the iUSB Power improved the sound of USB DACs as was chronicled here at AudioStream…….
It didn’t take me long to determine that the iUSB3.0 made a positive contribution…….
A number of sonic characteristics were enhanced when listening to music played through the iUSB3.0. The sound appeared to be clearer with less congestion or veiling. Highs were better defined as was bass impact. Background noise was decreased with a greater sense of a deep black background. The size of the soundstage also seemed larger using the iUSB3.0.The sound seemed less involving and more 2-dimensional when the iUSB3.0 was taken out of the system…….I found the performance of the iFi Audio iUSB3.0 to be not only impressive in my system, but a significant improvement over iFi Audio’s previous efforts with the iUSB Power and the iPurifier. Your final sonic outcome using the iUSB3.0 will, no doubt, be system dependent. But given my experiences with the iUSB3.0, I would strongly recommend that computer audiophiles give this excellent product an audition.”