Product Comparison: iFi Nano Ione vs Audioengine B1

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iFi Nano Ione DAC for Streaming Hi Res Audio

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Audioengine B1 Bluetooth Music Receiver with 5.0 aptX HD

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General Specifications

Brand

iFi

Audioengine

Model

Nano Ione

Origin

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

Sample Resolution/Rate

32-bit / 384kHz

24-bit / 96kHz

Signal/Noise Ratio

109 dB

100 dB

iFi Nano Ione

Audioengine B1

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.

Width

3.94 in.

3.5 in.

Depth

2.52 in.

4 in.

Weight

4.3 oz.

5.4 oz.

iFi Nano Ione

Audioengine B1

iFi Nano Ione

Audioengine B1

iFi Nano Ione

Audioengine B1

iFi Nano Ione

Audioengine B1

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

Max. Frequency Response

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

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

Min. Frequency Response
Max. Frequency Response

iFi Nano Ione

Audioengine B1

iFi Nano Ione

Audioengine B1

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