The launch of this iFi Audio iDSD PHANTOM took place at Tower Bridge on a cold, squally post-Christmas weekday. The launch party was ignited by several exciting events, the first of which was a hand-stirred gin Martini, having turned down the vodka Martini on offer. The next highlight was the product unveiling, which debuted with a pair of Active PMC Twenty5 24i loudspeakers. The final olives on the sides were the presentations by none other than Steve Levine (Baltic Jazz Records) and Producer Madison Claridge (Stand Alone Productions, including credits with Sam Fender and Lola Young).

This review is of the iDSD PHANTOM, not to be confused with the iCAN PHANTOM reference Headphone Amplifier that complements this product range, though notably without the streaming component; it does, however, come with many other (analogue) input options.

Specifications

BALANCED HEADPHONES RMS :

• ≥4,676mW/17.3V (@64Ω);
• ≥564mW/18.4V (@600Ω)BALANCED

LINE OUTPUTS VRMS :

• 0-4.5V (Hi-Fi); 0-18V (Pro)

DIGITAL INPUTS :

• 1x USB-B 3.0; 2x USB-A (Host);
• 1x USB-C (Host);
• 1x S/PDIF (coaxial)
• 1x AES3 (XLR);
• 1x RJ45;
• 1x M12;
• 1x Optical (SC);
• 1x BNC (Sync in)

• DIMENSIONS : 256 x 185 x 120mm

DNR 10 20KHZ :

• ≥116dBA @ 600Ω Balanced;
• ≥115dBA @ 600Ω Single-Ended

HEADPHONE OUTPUT

• 1x 3.5mm S-Balanced;
• 1x 4.4mm Balanced;
• 1x 4-pin XLR;
• 1x 3-pin XLR (L/R);
• 1x 6.3mm (positive phase);
• 1x 6.3mm (inverted phase)
• HI-RES SUPPORT : PCM 768kHz; DSD512 (DSD2048 with Remastering)
• LINE OUTPUTS : 1x Balanced XLR (L/R); 1x RCA (L/R)
• NET WEIGHT : 3.6kg (7.93 lbs)

OUTPUT NOISE MAX OUTPUT 20 20KHZ :

• <30uV(A) @ 600Ω Balanced;
• <20uV(A) @ 600Ω Single-Ended
• POWER CONSUMPTION : <27W idle; 75W max.

SINGLE ENDED HEADPHONES RMS :

• ≥2,311mW/8.6V (@32Ω);
• ≥144mW/9.3V (@600Ω)
• SINGLE ENDED LINE OUTPUTS VRMS : 0-2.2V (Hi-Fi); 0-9V (Pro)

SNR MAX OUTPUT 20 20KHZ :

• ≥116dBA @ 600Ω Balanced;
• ≥114dBA @ 600Ω Single-Ended

STREAMING PLATFORMS : Tidal Connect, Spotify Connect, Qobuz Connect, Roon, Airplay, DLNA, UPnP

THD+N :

• <0.005% @ 16Ω Balanced (2.4V, 20-20kHz);
• <0.01% @ 16Ω (1.27V, 20-20kHz)

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