iFi Studio Pro iDSD Studio Reference-Class DAC Audio Interface and Controller

Designed for mixing and mastering applications, the iFi-Studio Pro iDSD Studio is a professional-grade, reference-class audio interface (DAC) and controller that provides no-compromise performance for all professional audio monitoring situations.

At a Glance

USB, AES/EBU, S/PDIF, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Micro SD

Asynchronous or external clock options

32-bit/768 kHz PCM, DSD512, 2xDXD and full MQA decoding

Switchable separate J-FET or tube (2 x GE5670) Class-A input stage. MOSFET-buffered bipolar Class-A Power stage

Monitoring Your Music

You get much closer to the music you are creating thanks to its Class-A power stage and fully balanced outputs for connection to active monitors or an external power amp.

Prefer using headphones? No problem. Its choice of balanced 4.4mm, S-balanced 3.5mm or single-ended 6.3mm connectors with selectable gain gives you every option.

Advanced Technology

The Pro iDSD Studio uses a quad core of Burr Brown D/As in a custom interleaved configuration to deliver exceptional resolution. A total of eight pairs (four for each channel) of differential signals are used and mixed.

The powerful XMOS XU216 X-Core 200 series chipset processes incoming digital data and enables the Pro iDSD Studio to provide state of the art audio support—32-bit/768 kHz PCM, DSD512, 2xDXD and full MQA decoding.

Data is sent to the Memory Buffer from all inputs. Here, it is de-jittered to eliminate any transmission of source jitter to the D/A output. The data from the Memory Buffer is further re-clocked by the low-jitter Global Master Timing clock, which also drives the X-Core 200.

For the purpose of synchronization in recording studios, the Pro iDSD Studio supports AES3id based DARS (Digital Audio Reference Signal) according to AES11.

And if you happen to have a really good atomic clock (of Sanford Research Systems PERF10 quality or higher), it can be used to further elevate the Pro iDSD Studio’s already impressive internal clock system performance.

Ultra-Quiet with Ultralow Distortion

The Pro iDSD Studio has been designed to be ultra-quiet with ultralow distortion for an extremely accurate representation of the recording.

Each D/A converter operates in the voltage output mode, giving >119 dB dynamic range and 4200mW of headphone power drive. A fully balanced passive filter is used to remove ultrasonic noise directly after the D/A conversion, so the follow-on analog stage is not required to handle ultrasonic noise and RFI originating within the D/A processes.

All inputs are galvanically isolated, including the USB, which has its own separate power management system.

Connectivity

In addition to its traditional inputs, the Pro iDSD Studio integrates a Wi-Fi/network playback system using linkplay DLNA and Airdrop to access streaming from MacBooks or streaming services such as Tidal.

Wide protocol support, including Airplay and USB memory/HDD/SD card playback, make it a full standalone streamer/network audio player with 32 bit/192 kHz & DSD64 support.