My new portable companion came in today and I’m really enjoying it so far. Smoothes out the Elegia just enough compared to the Dragonfly, and that bass boost switch is my new secret sauce when I want that little extra low end oomph for certain genres. This little guy complements the Elegia beautifully in my opinion and makes it one versatile beast. I’m calling this pairing “The Allied Forces of Europe”
The Hip Dac also fits nicely inside the Elegia carrying case, making for a pretty sweet portable kit.
Overall my initial impression is that I’m very impressed and I think this has really good synergy with the Elegia. The Burr Brown chip presents a smooth, warm sound that complements the Elegias phenomenal technical abilities, and the Xbass feature is the icing on the cake when you want to feel the bass that the Elegia is capable of delivering. I’ll have to check back later with more long term impressions but I have to say I think iFi did a wonderful job with this little blue gem.