There seems to be aniFi Audio ware announcementat least once every calendar month , and the late to hit the market is the GO Bar Kensei .
How iFi manage to produce so many products we ’ll never know , but the Kensei has an interesting angle that secernate it from iFi Audio ’s other products .
As you might be capable to glean from the name there ’s a Nipponese intake with this product , “ merge artistry and Japanese swordsmanship with cutting - edge audio technology ” , iFi describes the GO Bar Kensei as the globe ’s first ultraportable DAC with K2HD technology .
What ’s K2HD technology we hear you require ? Developed by the level-headed engineers at JVCKENWOOD ’s , this tech aim to restire medicine to the same timbre as the original overlord , “ reviving it with the rich , natural harmonics recede during digitasation ” to ascertain that your hear every eminence with depth and clarity .
That feature notwitshanding , the GO Bar Kensei ’s can be tune for a “ cut experience ” with the choice of four digital filters as well as the Xbass+ and XSpace option to acquire more accurate bass response and spacious sound field severally .
The Kensei comes with a 4.4 mm and 3.5 mm balanced outputs as well as a USB - cytosine input . The iEMatch can fine tine the output levels of sensitive in - auricle monitors , while the Turbo Mode adds 6dB for earphone that want more transonic desirability . File format living includes PCM up to 384kHz , DSD256 andfull MQA decoding .
Given the Japanese influence , the GO Bar Kensei is crafted from Japanese Stainless Steel for “ maximal rigidness ” , daring inspiration from the craftmaship of a Kensei ’s leaf blade . Despite its petite size of it , perhaps it ’s best not to swing over it about . Just in face .
The iFi GO Bar Kensei goes on cut-rate sale March 19th , and you may get one for £ 449 / € 449 / $ 449 / $ 449 .
