IFI DIABLO

I have Diablo, it really sounds great like $8k Headphone amp. and it sound even better with 4.4 balanced line out to my cheap $150 tube amp, it makes my cheap tube amp become expensive sound. will send to my friends there try compare their R2R DAC vs Diablo on loud speaker. whether can blown their mine with this red devil. 😏

@vinylvalet 

I own Neo iDSD before, but now using Diablo. 

I can say you'll be surprise the Diablo headphone amp part is far more better Neo iDSD. but when comes to balanced line out as a DAC, Neo iDSD is real good that can compare to Diablo line out. But Neo iDSD have to upgrade the iFi iPower Elite with ipurifier3 connect via iDefender to compare Diablo. 

that's my experience. 

Finally tried Diablo iDSD on loud speaker setup vs some SMSL DAC & old flagship R2R DAC. 

Diablo setup is with iFi ipurifier3 (reclock) + iFi iDefender (USB conditioner) + 5V iFi iPower Elite on power to the iDefender with iFi Mercury 3.0 USB cable. 

beat SMSL M400 by alot. 

when compare to Sonic Frontier the old R2R tube/Dac combo, I can hear the Diablo only can win on soundstage & details with slight more airy. the Sonic Frontier dac wins on vocals with warmer sweet sound. 

now I know why they prefer Diablo over those expensive dac.