Product Comparison: iFi Nano Ione vs Audioengine B1
General Specifications
Brand
iFi
Audioengine
Model
Nano Ione
B1
Origin
China
China
About the Product
The nano iOne by iFi audio is a compact home audio DAC designed with cutting-edge technology to bring audiophile grade sound to your existing home audio system.
Get great-sounding Bluetooth audio from your device to any music system (perfect for that vintage system stashed in your attic).
Key Specs
Built-in DAC
Burr-Brown
AKM AK4396
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Sample Resolution/Rate
32-bit / 384kHz
24-bit / 96kHz
Signal/Noise Ratio
109 dB
100 dB
What customers say about "Key Specs"
iFi Nano Ione DAC for Streaming Hi Res Audio
- Crystal clear sound and multiple inputs in a tiny package. This is what I've been looking for a while to use in my PC gaming setup.
- I use this as interface between my computer and my old school electronics from the and 80’s, and in that regard it works beautifully. The sound is as good as it gets.
- This DAC sounds very good and has a very clean signal and passes a high bitrate to my receiver resulting in great sound from my hifi system.
- This unit sounds like melted butter - rich, full and delicious. I've been listening for hours. Love it.
- Product works beautifully. The clarity from tidal mqa files is awe inspiring. Kudos.
Audioengine B1 Bluetooth Music Receiver with 5.0 aptX HD
- The sound quality is nothing short of amazing. I played a CD on a high end transport run through a high end DAC to a preamp.
- The DAC output sounds great feeding into my ancient mid-quality component stereo amp and good speakers.
- The sound is GREAT you won't hear the diffrence between high priced dac and this, i think the best option in this price range.
- For a want - a - be audiophile, this is the wireless DAC for you. It is in a nice mid-range price and sounds awesome.
- Quality - It doesn't work very well as a DAC (it uses the AKM AK4396 DAC chip, which is very bad regarded).
Size & Weight
Color
Silver
Black
Height
1 in.
1 in.
Width
3.94 in.
3.5 in.
Depth
2.52 in.
4 in.
Weight
4.3 oz.
5.4 oz.
What customers say about "Size & Weight"
iFi Nano Ione DAC for Streaming Hi Res Audio
- This little guy is a pretty stellar DAC. Strongly recommend to use for good sound.
- This tiny device built like a tank, great sound quality for hard wired devices.
- Really enjoy with it. This is a well made, compact, device.
- Built is good, works fine as advertised. Super lightweight device with a lot of features.
- Positive side is small size and good switching. I use in the home system mainly through bluetooth.
Audioengine B1 Bluetooth Music Receiver with 5.0 aptX HD
- It's the size of the palm of my hand and has a very solid weighty feel to it.
- I love the B1's small size and simplicity to use. But the best part is the incredible sound quality.
- I have tried many palm-size BT receivers, and Audioengine B1 clearly stands out from the lot.
- Small footprint, portability, solid built, audio excellent (due to the onboard DSP chip).
- It's small, and sits quietly behind my A/V components. At a range of 15~20ft away, I wasn't experiencing any problems.
Features
Enclosure Material
Aluminium
Aluminium
Max. Frequency Response
20 kHz
20 kHz
Min. Frequency Response
20 Hz
10 Hz
Controls
Bluetooth Pairing, Input Selector, Digital Filter
Pair Button
OS Compatibility
Apple OS, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Android, Apple iOS
Apple OS, Microsoft Windows, Apple iOS, Linux, Android
Wireless Connection
Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Interfaces
Analog Stereo RCA, USB, Coaxial / Optical
USB, Optical Output, Analog Stereo RCA
Extras
LED Indicators, aptX, Advanced Audio Coding, Burr-Brown True Native chipset, Hi-Res True Native playback, Active Noise Cancellation
aptX, A2DP, AVRCP, Plug-and-play, Connects to any music system
What customers say about "Features"
iFi Nano Ione DAC for Streaming Hi Res Audio
- That thing is great with its bass boost and soundstage widening features.
- The problem is it really only has one method of input it can work with. This meant that if I wanted to use something other than my PC I would have PC.
- I liked that it had built in aptX bluetooth, streams PCM to 384khz, and has a re-clocking system to block jitter.
- Using the wireless is slightly complicated as common wire connection.
- Only reservation with the iOne is that I wish it came with a separate power supply independent of the usb to allow the use of smartphones and ipads.
Audioengine B1 Bluetooth Music Receiver with 5.0 aptX HD
- AptX HD is fantastic and the DAC sounds smooth and buttery connected my tube amp and Heresy speakers.
- The B1 does support the Aptx Bluetooth codec which promises CD quaility sound.
- I especially like the aptX feature that mates well with my Galaxy S8+.
- Sound quality is OK from iphone or ipad which is not taking advantage of aptX, but it's Bluetooth.
- When using aptX link, the light turn stable red. When using ordinary link, it is stable white.
Warranty / Certifications
Manufacturer Warranty
1 year(s)
3 year(s)
Certifications
CE
CE
Other Information
MSRP
189.00 $
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