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SAGESQ
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2024
Overall, this is a well made and extremely useful DAC and amplifier. Came with two dongles (one is for iPhone, which is what I use it with), along with a carrying case - nice touch! The unit itself is relatively easy to use, although figuring out the various modes, setting changes, and light meanings will require you to download the User Manual and take your time learning the set up options. The sound quality is excellent, and it translated everything in full detail, including MQA files. Even with the 6dB boost, it's not as loud as my Red Dragonfly DAC, but this should be plenty for most users in a variety of situations (note that I have not tried it with balanced 4.4mm headphones yet, only 3.5mm). A bit hard to figure out what all the lights and locations mean, but either way it sounds much better than the converters in your iPhone or iPad. Overall, definitely recommended for audiophiles.
Manuel
Reviewed in Italy on February 22, 2024
Penso sia difficile fare di meglio per un dongle.L’ho comprato dopo aver posseduto un Cayin Ru7,non ero soddisfatto della qualità costruttiva (costa come il go bar),bene,con l’ifi go bar ho tutto: qualità costruttiva,qualità audio e anche accessori,doppio cavetto e custodia in pelle ottima per riporlo.Stra consigliato!
Silvia
Reviewed in Italy on November 5, 2024
Da diversi anni ascolto musica liquida usando lo smartphone e software come Tidal o Apple Music. Per quanto la comodità delle cuffie wireless sia inarrivabile e la qualità abbia raggiunto ottimi livelli, l’appetito vien mangiando, come si dice, e così ho deciso di provare ad alzare l’asticella e usare un dac usb e delle cuffie cablate di buon livello. La scelta, qualche anno fa ormai, è ricaduta sul Dragonfly Red di Audioquest. Subito ho notato un miglioramento della qualità e sul momento la cosa era soddisfacente. Col passare del tempo, però, sono usciti nuovi dac, e viste le recensioni entusiastiche, alla fine ho ceduto, e ho aggiornato il mio Dragonfly Red col più recente IFI go bar Kensei. Esteticamente forse il dragonfly era più accattivante, ma le dimensioni sono confrontabili ed entrambi funzionano senza bisogno di batteria interna. La qualità audio però è tutta un’altra storia. Il dac ifi produce un suono con strumenti più definiti e separati, ha dei bassi più intensi e un volume confrontabile. Purtroppo al massimo volume, con alcune canzoni, si nota un po’ di distorsione, quindi è necessario ridurre leggermente il volume (cosa mai successa col dragonfly). Il volume, almeno con le mie cuffie, non è da discoteca, ma è comunque abbastanza elevato.Il volume audio si comanda con i tasti del dac e non con i tasti del telefono, e sono presenti altre funzioni per enfatizzare i bassi, aumentare la spazialità del suono e applicare filtri al suono (questi ultimi devo studiarli meglio prima di potermi esprimere).Sono presenti una porta usb-c da un lato del dac, e dall’altro due uscite cuffie di dimensione differente. Sul retro, una serie di led forniscono informazioni su volume, qualità della musica in riproduzione e stato di attivazione delle funzioni aggiuntive come i filtri, enfatizzazione dei bassi o la musica spaziale. Ci vuole qualche minuto per capire come gestire le varie funzioni, ma provando si capisce velocemente come muoversi tra le diverse funzionalità. Nella confezione (in legno e molto scenografica), troviamo solo il dac, una custodia (un po’ tozza a dire il vero), due cavi (uno usb-c usb-c e uno usb-c Lightning) e un adattatore usb-c usb-a.Lo consiglio? Se ascoltate musica di buona qualità assolutamente si. A patto ovviamente di avere cuffie cablate di qualità, o rischierete di aver buttato via soldi.
Urutoraman
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2024
As some reviewer said, some kind of magic is happening inside this device. Everything sounds far better, Xspace gives music a wide sound stage, Xbass is addictive, K2HD does some magic to my old Mp3 files.I have a Fiio BTR15, Fiio Q3-MQA, Hiby FC4 and returned a Shanling UA4 because it wasn't a full MQA decoder. Finally took the plunge on the Kensei. I hear so much more detail with the Go Bar Kensei than all other dongles I own.It is loud when driving my Sennheiser IE100 Pro. The sound I can get out of my HifiMan Sundara when the volume is set to Turbo is incredible.The hardware itself is premium, heavy, and polished because is Japanese stainless steel. In yesteryear you could have said this is the BMW or Mercedes Benz of all DAC/AMP dongles. It is a quality product.If you have the money and want the best DAC/AMP dongle in the market, get it... Just a warning, it is selling out and backordered everywhere.
Black Parade
Reviewed in Japan on May 12, 2023
ifi Audioは昔から信頼していて、iDSDなどを使っていました。が、やはり普段から携行するには大きく、取り回しも強烈に不便（当たり前）だったので、使用頻度と用途が限定されていきました。そんな中、久しぶりにDAC関連の記事を読んでいたらこの商品を発見。このサイズでLightning接続もできるならさすがに面倒ではなくなっただろうと思い、信頼のifi Audioなので大きさの割に決して安くない商品ですが即購入を決断。結論から申し上げると、購入して大正解かつ大満足でした。普段使っているのはJHA LAYLAとUERR、ヘッドホンはULTRASONEのSigunature MASTERなので、普段からいい音で聴いていますが、移動中のiPhoneがスタジオレベルの音になり、普段何気なく聴き流していた楽曲にも「ああ、こういう音がそういえばあったよな」と思わせてくれ、思わず涙が出ることも。欠点がないわけではないですが、プロの音楽制作を仕事にしている身としては別の種族であるハイエンドオーディオマニアのみなさま（褒め言葉です）以外には十分すぎる、むしろ未体験の世界を見せてくれると思います。プロの制作現場でも十分すぎるほどのクオリティを発揮してくれるので、今のところ毎日現場に携行しています。大満足の一品です。
Ryan Kargel
Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2023
This is one of my favorite DACs in my collection. This dongle has an extremely powerful amp, allowing me to reach unreasonable volumes on hard-to-drive headphones. The build quality is amazing, full metal chassis with high quality 4.4mm TRRRS and 3.5mm TRS jacks. The sound quality is outstanding. It comes with 3 digital filtering modes, plus a bit-perfect mode so you can pick which one sounds best to you. The volume syncing doesn't work on my Android phone but works flawlessly on Windows. I do not own another headphone DAC/amp that is this powerful yet small enough to carry around in a pocket.
elaic89
Reviewed in Canada on July 9, 2022
This device is not as iOS compatible as advertised. After purchase, digging deep at the bottom of a thread on Head-Fi, an iFi rep states that the currency draw prevents handshakes with some iPhones and they are having to get them back from dealers.
Gregory David
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2022
Ifi Go Bar sounds clean and detailed, fills out instruments and voice well, has plenty of punch and nicely avoids treble glare. Xbass and Xspace are both useful, bass for lower level listening and Xspace does exactly what it's supposed to do, for example, Patty Griffen's Moses from Living With Ghosts can easily sound shrill but with xspace I get much more of the room acoustics and and it's a pleasant listen. The Go Bar sound is spacious and shockingly articulate for something this small and inexpensive. I gave sound quality 4 stars but in a device this small it deserves 5. So far I have listened to Redbook ALAC and MQA from Tidal using MacBook Pro as a source and 256k AAC from my iPhone which also sounds good. The only slight irritation are the stiff cables which can make it awkward to get to the buttons, but longevity is probably the object here. In my opinion it's $330 extremely well spent.Update - 2 weeks in - The above stands, however the supplied Ifi cable for iPhone has stopped working. First I had a level drop which had me scratching my head but soon it started to glitch when the cable was moved, so I need a new cable. My first thought was just to buy another and use the replacement cable I expected they would send as a spare. Well that was stymied because they don't market that cable independently of the Go Bar. Also you just cant get a quick response from ifi. So now I am returning the Gobar in order to get a new cable. Pretty exasperating.Update May 2023: Ifi contacted me and replaced the cable within 10 days, no problems since. I must say I really appreciate this little DAC. Listening through Audirvana on my Mac, using a pair of Meze 109 Pro's the sound is so good, sometimes I have to pinch myself. While my main system ($3200 streaming DAC with headphones amp) is has better resolution, the GoBar is not that far off and I really appreciate the Xbass boost and Xspace options - no eq directly on my Wattson Madison! I have changed rating to 5 stars.
cybergeek
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2022
I used a pair of campfire equinox IEMs and a balanced connection to review this DAC.Okay, when I got this DAC there was an issue where music would drop out while using Tidal. To start the music again, I would have to pause/unpause the song several times. It was a bummer, but I could not find any other complaints about this. Anyway, I started the return process when I realized that ifi has upgradeable firmware. The firmware upgrade process is a little ambiguous, but you download their firmware updater from their website. Updating the firmware to V2.2 completely resolved the issue!Anyway, to talk a little about the features...Pros:low noise floor: Campfire IEMS have a reputation for picking up noise like crazy. This DAC does VERY well lowering the noise floor (I can nearly hear static during soft instrumentals or vocals).small: lots of DACS are just to large to justify carrying around with you. This works great to carry with your phoneMQA: Works great with tidal, it picks up master tracks without hassle.built-in volume controls: one of the biggest problems with mac/ios and DACs is that volume control is terrible. The built-in volume buttons on this DAC eliminates the issue of over/under volume control on IOS/mac os devicescons:Charging: wish this was a simply pass through DAC, but I am willing to charge it to have built in volume controls
Jon D
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 12, 2022
I’ve had iFi’s GO Bar for a few months now and it has been nothing but outstanding. This device goes everywhere with me and obviously due to the size it takes up no room. Having said that, don’t be fooled by its size as it has a lot of power to drive your headphones. I have it connected to my iPhone 13 and what I am impressed with is that it doesn’t draw too much battery from my phone. The higher the impedance of headphones, the more battery will be drawn obviously, but it hasn’t been enough for me to be worried.When it comes to the audio, the GO Bar has a clear and crisp sound. It does have iFi’s signature warmth to it, but not as much as my iONE at home has, and that’s ok as that’s what makes it so unique to me. I personally love the bass boost button, it’s subtle but efficient, it’s not too in your face and adds to my music perfectly. The ability to have the best music on the go is a game changer, I don’t know how I’ve gone through life without it!
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