I don't trust ifi at all. Lying about power output on the latest diablo and my go pods are such a piece of crap. Just the act of putting the earhooks back into the case caused the housing to crack on both of my units and they have such bad reception they can barely sustain an ldac signal.
My go blu volume jumps randomly at times, almost causing me to lose my hearing! Customer support simply asked me to update the firmware. Didn't solve the problem. Much later I found on reddit that it's actually hardware problem. Unfortunately I'm already out of warranty. Never buying ifi again!
You're fortunate that you did not spend THOUSANDS of dollars on the iFi Phantom, as did I. I have not really used it since I bought it, since it is full of flaws. :(
i really love ifi products. those x bass and x space and other features are really good extra to have. they’re not crazy expensive like other brands and yet doing the job very well
I have Zen Dac V2 and Zen Can stack as well as ifi go blu all of which i would call warm leaning but then ai got the ifi go link and that thing is bright; well , bright for me cause I'm so used to the ifi warmth and it caught me off guard😂 but i like them all.
6:32 I got the DITA just the other day and they are by far the finest earphones I have heard so far. It's important to choose the right eartips and position them perfectly in the ears, mind you.
@@h1a8 I like the Kensei but found it a little too expensive. Dc Elite is a nice warm ish dongle but requires a separate power source to power them adequately. Ultimately for me, they both did not manage to knock me off the Luxury and precision w4.
Great review as usual!! I so wanted to review this product, I am really curious as to how it compares to other sort of premium dongles I have. Looks like (or sounds like) my guess about the K2HD was spot on. Also who doesn't love xbass?! That is one of my favourite thing. As someone who uses go blu and hip DAC 3 that's one of my favourite feature
Very good review! Pure sound is important to me as well! Does the k2hd sound unnatural to you? You mentioned k2hd improving spotify, but how about higher res streaming or high bit tracks stored on your device? Does K2hd make this product more desirable or is it more of a gimmick? I like the idea of it, if it could add more life to the sound? Thanks 🙏
I don't trust ifi at all. Lying about power output on the latest diablo and my go pods are such a piece of crap. Just the act of putting the earhooks back into the case caused the housing to crack on both of my units and they have such bad reception they can barely sustain an ldac signal.
Man that really sucks. I haven’t tried the Diablo so I can’t say too much.
For me I enjoyed the Kensei with all other features off.
My go blu volume jumps randomly at times, almost causing me to lose my hearing! Customer support simply asked me to update the firmware. Didn't solve the problem. Much later I found on reddit that it's actually hardware problem. Unfortunately I'm already out of warranty. Never buying ifi again!
You're fortunate that you did not spend THOUSANDS of dollars on the iFi Phantom, as did I.
I have not really used it since I bought it, since it is full of flaws. :(
@@ReverendDr.Thomas Dang that hurts.
i really love ifi products. those x bass and x space and other features are really good extra to have. they’re not crazy expensive like other brands and yet doing the job very well
They have gotten a lot better on the Kensei!
In that case, you are the PERFECT person to buy my "new" iFi Phantom. ;)
I have Zen Dac V2 and Zen Can stack as well as ifi go blu all of which i would call warm leaning but then ai got the ifi go link and that thing is bright; well , bright for me cause I'm so used to the ifi warmth and it caught me off guard😂 but i like them all.
It’s hard to believe this would be better than the RU7
Ru7 isn’t good
6:32 I got the DITA just the other day and they are by far the finest earphones I have heard so far. It's important to choose the right eartips and position them perfectly in the ears, mind you.
Thanks for the review! How does this compare to the hip dac 3? Given the size and price difference.
How about vs Cayin RU7?
Can you please compare this to the ibasso Dc-elite. By several reviewers, these two are considered the best two sounding dongle dacs
@@h1a8 I like the Kensei but found it a little too expensive. Dc Elite is a nice warm ish dongle but requires a separate power source to power them adequately.
Ultimately for me, they both did not manage to knock me off the Luxury and precision w4.
@@SuperChonk really? I use iems and the DC elite powers them fully at the lowest volume levels.
Isn’t this the company with the misleading numbers?
R u sure its better then hiby fc6?... Peace!
Fc6 great but for me I found it a little too warm. If you like that r2r sound it is one that is quite hard to beat as well.
Yup luv r2r, deltaSigma and valves.. Peace!
@@masterazlan6999hiby fc6 better Tonality and fuller
Nice video bro. But it’s really quite ex 😢
Yeah this is quite pricey haha
Great review as usual!! I so wanted to review this product, I am really curious as to how it compares to other sort of premium dongles I have.
Looks like (or sounds like) my guess about the K2HD was spot on.
Also who doesn't love xbass?! That is one of my favourite thing. As someone who uses go blu and hip DAC 3 that's one of my favourite feature
Oh XBass here is much better than the DAC3. Its more refined haha
I feel like once you're spending this much on a dongle why use a dongle at all? I'd be looking at daps
The name sound like Cansay
What 500 $ This is a very high price for a portable, vs Questyle M15 USB Portable DAC & Headphone Amplifier
Ibasso DC ELITE
How does the ibasso dc07 pro compare to the W4 and this one (soundstage and imaging)?
Hey we met on CJ SG day 1, I didn't realize it was you until saw your video!
No way! It was great meeting you. That's why I really like meets you get to see whose who in real life haha
@@SuperChonk, hopefully we'll meet at next year's event (you can't miss me, as I wear full monastic robes).
@@ReverendDr.Thomas will you be in Singapore?
@@SuperChonk, if all goes to plan. 🤓
Very good review!
Pure sound is important to me as well!
Does the k2hd sound unnatural to you?
You mentioned k2hd improving spotify, but how about higher res streaming or high bit tracks stored on your device?
Does K2hd make this product more desirable or is it more of a gimmick?
I like the idea of it, if it could add more life to the sound?
Thanks 🙏
Thanks for the review ❗️ 👍 I'm considering buying Dita Project-M, do you recommend ❓Thank you
Just compare it with Ibasso DC Elite. Chapter over 🎉
Hey Chonk just a request, but can you put the link to the product somewhere in the description? It'll nake it little easier for us
Ah great idea. Thanks will update the link!
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Time traveling is frowned upon here
He has been a naughty boy.