iFixDSD Gryphon - Ultra-Res Portable Balanced DAC & Headphone Amplifier - INPUTS: Bluetooth 5.1 / USB-C/S-PDIF / 3.5mm SE / 4.4mm Bal

just got my gryphon in an it sounds beyond phenomenal compared to my ifi audio ihip2 dac.so let's talk bout my favorite things so far. I love how the bass is a clean midbass the highs are highlighted beautifully. the sharpness n clarity is on point. at first I was worried about cause I was going to BT connectivity but when I say I'm beyond suprised I'm almost in shock.now mainly because we all know main connectivity of cables usually is better but Ifi audio you did your homework 😉 there is no loss of quality at all.now let's talk about the processesyou can do xbassII now I feel this is more for old skool rock n roll or even edm the bass is definitely more concentrated on which it should be. the highs are still there but not as highlighted.xspace: now that was interesting to hear almost kind of reminds me of Dolby Atomos an the way the sound is staged in a room honestly. but the highs are there the bass has that nice punchy midbass it doesn't get lost in mid frame of the song.xspace&xbassII : now this I feel is your main setting you want if you just want it all n you plan on listening to a variety of diffrent kinds of music. now let's talk sound quality in this setting because for my ears it's almost hard to pinpoint how you'd call this because all the frequencies just blend together so beautifully (don't believe me go listen to the Aladin song a whole new world) let me explain why because your playing a song that had sharpness in vocals high frequencies rising n lowering in various pitches , the midbass flows nicely in between the vocals so clean n crisp clarity. the piano 🎹 at the very beginning of the song sounds like you are right there at a venue listening to center stage.now what bout no setting just as flat still sounds just as good but you will hear the diffrence in your vocal frequencies.An lastly I tested the gryphon on two diffrent sets of headphones first were the pioneer Hdj-x10s because it wanted to see how the bass 🔊 output would Stat with them.next I tested theBeyerdynamic Dt 700 pro x. now we're going to a more flat style headphone more Sq side of things so first thing you'll notice your volume will sound a little tad bit lower but it's almost impossible to notice. the clarity n highs are much sharper which is as expected. the midbass is nice n clean with no lost rolloff into the vocals. on no setting.xspace: again kind of gives me the feeling of that Dolby atmos atmospheric sound staging not bad though for the Beyerdynamic's sounds much better then the pioneers much more balanced from vocals midbass tones overall.xspacexbassII: now even though these headphones 🎧 are not meant for big bass output let's talk about it so I can definitely hear the pickup in the vocals n clarity 👌. the xbassII as well with this setting I feel like it almost gets lost but again these headphones 🎧 are not meant for bass so it's as expected. the clarity is still very nice n sharp while instruments sound very crisp clear n sharp.overall my rating of the gryphon : I'd say a 4.7 out of 5 star now reason why didn't score 5 stars. I will miss my volume style knob that doesnt just keep rolling. this is something I will definitely have to get used to. the rolling volume knob to go round n round something will have to be a company to.songs that were used to test this review.Lea Salonga: a whole new world(Disney's aladin)Elton John: can you feel the love tonight ( Disney's lion king)David Guetta: HeroAvicii: Waiting for LoveR.e.m. : Losing my religionThe pretenders: I'll stand by you.Eric Clapton: Tears in heaven.Richard Marx: Right here waiting.

iFi xDSD Gryphon is one of the best purchases I've made this year. BT mode is excellent and has LDAC + many more. The sound quality is amazing, and when plugged in using USB, it gets even better.This is a slightly warm dac/amp, and has a few different sound effects, each one has its own benefits. It is built strong, feels it's price, but I just really want to talk about why I love it.I tried many iem's and headphones on it, but it took 3 iem's that I liked, but haven't listened to them as each one had 1 or 2 issues, and the gryphon fixed their issues, and they are now used daily.The Fearless Rui S6 lacked bass, and was thin in the midrange, though it had beautiful vocals, great treble extension, and good bass control. When I finally settled on putting it on the XBass+(front) and the switch in the rear on XSpace with the filter GTO, Wow! Instantaneously I fell in love. On all genres. But the vocals are simply divine with great details.Then I tried, LetShuoer EJ07m x Hbb, a great iem, another great balanced iem with a little too much in the upper mids, some female vocals got harsh, and it lacked that sparkle in the treble, though stage was good, bass well controlled. But I found it boring, with the settings set to: XBass+ in front and in the back lifted up to bass+presence with it on GTO. Again, wow, a wonderful balanced with a great sub and midbass, female vocals sound amazing and natural. Treble is slightly lifted giving it sparkle, the mids are delightful.And finally the ibasso IT01s, a single dynamic, that had two issues, the nozzle was too large, that was an easy fix, just unscrewed the nozzle filter and took it off, but it was so perfectly balanced and neutral that it was quite bland/boring. Putting it on the STD effect, using XBass+ front and XBass on back. Cannot believe this is a single dynamic. The details are crisp, great space between instruments (that darkness) imaging is great, bass is impactful, reaches down low with just enough warmth to give the mids richness, vocals are intimate and sweet, treble is right on, sparkle and air. It's the best single DD I've ever heard now, so rich and full sounding like a pair of headphones.I tried about 30 iem's and 6 headphones. But I was looking for something for my iem's. As I wasn't listening too much with them, as I was in headphone land, lol. The gryphon changed that for me. Also on sensitive iem's there is some noise, but there's a switch on the bottom of the unit that you can use to dial down this issue, so it makes it even more appealing to use. What else can I say, it made me start using my iem's again. If I could go back in time, this would be the only portable dac/amp I would need to buy. Worth every penny of it's price

World wide stereo is a great store great distibutor of all hifi electronics.....They sell low end dac amp to powered speakers on Amazon ebay and their site.I wish they had phone support.New product came great new as advertised but missing 1 otg cables not a deal breakerLater I found it in packagingThis is a high end dac competing with chord2Seller prices item wellRecognized reliable SellerUnfortunately my product did not charge maybe if I dis not how to use it.Batter issueReturn for an exchange for same modelTrust this seller I thinkTherefore 5 starsLike Crutchfield or Audio46I wish they came to phone to advise on hifi system

I have both the ifi Gryphon and the ifi hip dac3. On paper, the Gryphon should be the clear winner , given its more powerful amp and more features such as an xbass switch for both midrange and bass ,as well as Bluetooth connectivity. The gryphon also features a nice Lighted display for indicating streaming quality. However, in practice I prefer the warmer sound of the hip dac3 which is considerably less expensive but without as many features. I principally use both for streaming Apple Music from my iPhone. The typical headphones I use are Meze109pro, sennheiser HD660s2, or 7hz timeless IEMs. The gryphon lacks the hip dac3’s power match switch which in its absence limits the headphone volume, negating the advantage of a more powerful amp. On its own, the Gryphon is an ok product,albeit kind of expensive, and outperformed by its less expensive sibling. My 2 cents….(pictured next to hipdac3 stealth)