Unlike the rest of enthu folks, your explanation is very clear and modest :)
@rawgmn2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. I love the Hip Dac version 1. I agree with you, I like the orange better. I am very tempted to buy the Hip DAC2.
@brhoom20132 жыл бұрын
Do you pay it?
@samidanger36662 жыл бұрын
They should put a Bluetooth chip in the hip dac so we stop wearing out our usb c ports and give us the option of size and power 💡
@beekaye1496 Жыл бұрын
I agree but they seem to make us buy the Gyrphon at a $300 increase over the Hip Dac
@619RobdoG2 жыл бұрын
The blu sounds more dynamic and boosted. Didn’t work well with my bass heavy iems
@-NGC-6302-2 жыл бұрын
This is the comparison/review I needed
@sebastien47732 жыл бұрын
the original hipdac had a really bad usb cable connection....the blue rigid cable was very unpleasant to use, the stiffness of the cable and the lenght....the reliability of the conection on the hipdac was terrible on my unit too...connection tends to disconnect very easily and was a nightmare to use on the go.....
@samidanger36662 жыл бұрын
I stopped connecting USB c audio things to my phone as it wears out the port and you end up not being able to charge the phone(!)
@Patrickmathieu04824 ай бұрын
Did you try the hifi go bar? If yes which one between the hip dac 2 and go bar, is the best for sound quality?
@konna2002 жыл бұрын
Nice looking Zibbo haha! :D Gj again! But if im new then i go with a Hip Dac 2. Why everytime i heard about the volume/power switch click sound i got little bit of a joygasm :D Maybe its just from the 90th thingy :P
@AleDJacobo Жыл бұрын
Good luck with the New York Jets! 🙋♂
@heres_the_sauce2 жыл бұрын
4:31 my first gen hipdac came with that cable too
@BloomAudio2 жыл бұрын
It's been awhile since I've unpacked an OG hip-dac. I'm not sure if they always came with those or if it was added at some point, but you're right about them having been included.
@KindredGh0st2 жыл бұрын
Yo... But where can I get that shirt?
@BloomAudio2 жыл бұрын
Hahah. It's from Raskol Apparel. They're largely lifting related, but also pretty funny.
@NameLess-lk2qu2 жыл бұрын
still thorned between this 2 :( i don't want the wired from my phone to a dac/amp as this will be an issue to the charging port for a certain period of time, is the go blu for me if thats my reason?
@BloomAudio2 жыл бұрын
Yeah - if the wire is really going to bother you, Go Blu is giving you a really high percentage of what hip-dac2 is (especially with aptX) without the wires.
@matusjurcik69742 жыл бұрын
Hi :) did u checked the sound of the ifi go blue in a wired config? Is the gap between those two smaller then?
@BloomAudio2 жыл бұрын
I only briefly tested the Go Blu using the wired connection and I encountered some connection and compatibility issues. Considering that you're getting a better bitrate, I'd assume that it closes the gap a little bit, but I wouldn't recommend getting the Go Blu if you plan on using it mostly as wired.
@zaptor15142 жыл бұрын
I think it’s odd to be comparing a wireless Dac to a wired Dac. It would be more useful to compare wireless to wireless and wired to wired as that would be comparing apples to apples. A customer is wanting either a wireless or a wired and we all know wired is better and wireless is more convenient in most cases.
@joshswanedits2 жыл бұрын
I came here for this exact comparison, weighing convenience to sound quality and I could go either way, if the Go is good enough then that's worth it.
@princesmith8008 Жыл бұрын
Came here for the exact comparison too. Also, just because Ifi Go Blu is a wireless dac doesn't mean it can't be connected with a wire, it obviously can and it sounds much better wired. Plus there are many 'wireless dacs' that sound better (with or without using the wired option) than purely wired dacs.
@suntanglory2 жыл бұрын
Nice review mate. Just wondering can you attach go blu to a more powerful Amp through USB and get sound through Bluetooth into that Amp for more power etc?? That would be another use case for it.. Thanks.
@BloomAudio2 жыл бұрын
That would be nice, but the USB will only work as an input, and while you could use the headphone output as a line out to an amp, that's typically not an ideal way to do it.
@bradhuskers2 жыл бұрын
Can the go blu. Power my hifiman edition xs headphones? And what about the hip dac 2? I'm trying to find out if either of these would be enough to power the hifiman edition xs
@asan10502 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@bradhuskers2 жыл бұрын
Are both able to power the hifiman edition xs? Which would be better?
@amanieux7 ай бұрын
which one has your preferred sound ?
@BloomAudio7 ай бұрын
I'd probably take hip-dac2 solely on the sound.
@fafolaw2 жыл бұрын
Hi, did you notice any difference in the xBass function between the two devices? I have the hip-dac2 and I don't love the xBass, is not as refined as the one in the Zen Can, I wonder how the xBass in the GO Blu sounds
@BloomAudio2 жыл бұрын
I know exactly what you mean regarding the XBass on the Zen CAN vs. hip-dac, but I would say that the XBass on the GO Blu leans more towards the character of the hip-dac's XBass rather than that of the XBass.
@fafolaw2 жыл бұрын
@@BloomAudio The GO Blu is not what I'm looking for then, thanks of the reply!
@rijoe572 жыл бұрын
Nice video. Can you tell me if I can use the hip dac as just a dac and attach it with an amp like the zen can amp.
@BloomAudio2 жыл бұрын
Hey, sorry for the delay in response. There's no dedicated line out mode for the hip-dac, but you could use the headphone out with an adapter to connect to an external amp with the hip-dac as a DAC/preamp.
@bradhuskers2 жыл бұрын
@@BloomAudio Will the go blu be sufficient to drive my hifiman edition xs headphones?
@BloomAudio2 жыл бұрын
@@bradhuskers The Go Blu would also be good with the Edition XS. Edition XS, in my experience, just needs a little bit more power than most standard device outputs, but is quite good with most portable audiophile gear.
@bradhuskers2 жыл бұрын
@@BloomAudio And I assume the hip dac 2. Would be as good or better?
@prabhuja75542 жыл бұрын
Was your audio recorded with Yeti..such distance so good quality
@BloomAudio2 жыл бұрын
Yes - We're using a Blue Yeti. Still working out the exact placement and best setup as we go. Thanks!
@ramilubani17522 жыл бұрын
hip-dac2 vs chord mojo interms of sound quality ??
@BloomAudio2 жыл бұрын
I love the hip-dac2, but Mojo is definitely more detailed, with clearer instrumental separation, and a more cohesive 3D image.
@audiofile11782 жыл бұрын
Hey, when you were comparing between Hip-DAC 2 & GO Blu, was the GO Blu sound quality evaluated on wired connection or bluetooth?
@BloomAudio2 жыл бұрын
Bluetooth. We've had some reports of compatibility issues with wired connections on the Go Blu and have had some issues in our testing in the office as well, so I'm currently only recommending the Go Blu for wireless use (which works great with everything I've tested with).
@audiofile11782 жыл бұрын
@@BloomAudioGot it, Thanks
@samk.8712 жыл бұрын
A question, if I am using a portable DAC between my headphones and my 3.5mm jack MP3 output, is it better to use the balanced output jack instead or it does not matter since I am using DAC?
@BloomAudio2 жыл бұрын
Whenever you can send a signal balanced, it's better to use balanced since it can reduce noise and interference in addition to provide more power.
@miker7182 жыл бұрын
When is someone going to make a total wireless portable DAC?
@devinmatteson2 жыл бұрын
That wouldn’t be a dac then… a dac is a digital to analog converter. To find something that can wirelessly transmit an analog signal with any sort of accuracy, you’re not going to find it in any portable form (and finding a wireless headset that can receive a wireless analog signal will be even harder to find). Typically anything transmitting an analog signal has to be setup and calibrated in a more fixed fashion (radio towers as an example) and is highly susceptible to interference and limited in bandwidth. If you want a truly wireless solution just get a pair of wireless cans or iems, pair them to your phone and call it a day. Adding anything more into an wireless audio path, in which is only going to be working in the digital domain, you’re more then likely just going to reduce the audio quality.
@pashaharrison2302 жыл бұрын
how do you compare hip dac 2 to chord mojo ?
@BloomAudio2 жыл бұрын
The Mojo has a more refined sound, with a bit more detail and soundstage, but on the flipside, I think the hip-dac2 will be able to drive a wider range of headphones to a satisfactory level. I haven't had a chance to listen side by side, and it's honestly been a while since I've heard the Mojo, since it's no longer available.
@amanieux2 жыл бұрын
is bass boost digital or analog on both devices ?
@BloomAudio2 жыл бұрын
Yes, all of iFi's implementations of XBass are fully analogue.
@princesmith8008 Жыл бұрын
@@BloomAudio *Fiio Q3 vs Fiio BTR7 vs Ifi Hip Dac 2 vs Ifi Go Blu* In terms of pure sound quality, which one is the best?? Also, how would you rank them???
@spiritualarchitect4276 Жыл бұрын
Now we know what Aaron Rodgers does on his days off.
@18yearsoldnot Жыл бұрын
So many (android user) haters of the usb A port - they have no idea what they’re talking about. If you’re really that picky you shouldn’t be using an android device to play high res music (as it’s all resampled by the OS)