An Audiophile in Seattle "Crown A New Champ? Ifi Go Bar, Ifi Go Blu, AQ Dragonfly Cobalt"

4 year commercial free Anniversary video! Unboxing and listening impressions of DAC Dongles.

Ifi review notes

https://ifi-audio.com/products/go-bar/
https://ifi-audio.com/products/go-blu/

There was no hiss or hum whatsoever coming through the 3.5mm jack. I did not try balanced.

I did notice you have to turn the main ringer volume down on the iPhone with the Go Blu because all the secondary iPhone sounds like texting and phone Hangups come though that ringer volume and can blow your ears out. Or you can also disable the secondary sounds by switching the side button to silent.

Blue tooth range was very good with my iPhone, over 40 feet with no cut outs or drops.

XBass and Xspace should be turned on during burn in. XBass will sound very boomy for first 48 hours, but really tightens up after that. Xspace will sound shrill but will smooth out as well. Ifi recommends 7 days of 24/7 burn in time.

I found something new researching forums!
There are now 2 digital filters! Tap the power button 3 times fast, this will pull up red light at the top, tap the Xspace/XBass button to toggle next the green light at top. The lights are indicators for each filter. Click the power button 3 times fast again once you choose which filter, and that will lock in the filter setting. The light will go out but it's still locked in. The led will now be freed up to show XBass/Xspace once selected. This is a HUGE audio upgrade!
(This wasn't in my instruction manual)...
Now the piano keys sound as good as the dragonfly Cobalt 👌💯✨


You can download from the App Store the Gaia app for doing software updates on your phone through Bluetooth!