{"product_id":"ibasso-d16-portable-dac-with-1bit-digital-to-analog-conversion","title":"iBasso D16 Portable DAC with 1bit Digital to Analog Conversion","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe iBasso D16 Taipan is a portable DAC and headphone amplifier built around iBasso’s own discrete 1-bit DAC: 16 sets of cascaded 8E PWM-DACs, 128 in all, controlled by iBasso’s FPGA-Master 2.0, with measured THD+N below 0.0001%, which iBasso says is the best among current portable discrete DACs. A super Class A transistor amplifier, similar to the DX320MAX’s, gives up to 1,125mW per channel into 32Ω balanced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/3199\/8339\/files\/ibasso-d16-portable-dac-with-1bit-digital-to-analog-conversion-photo-hero.jpg?v=1791363581\" alt=\"iBasso D16 Taipan portable 1-bit discrete DAC\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/3199\/8339\/files\/ibasso-d16-portable-dac-with-1bit-digital-to-analog-conversion-photo-summary.jpg?v=1791363586\" alt=\"Inside the iBasso D16 Taipan\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFPGA-Master 2.0\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFPGA-Master 2.0 brings together three years of iBasso’s algorithm work and is the reason for the D16’s breakthroughs:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe FPGA reorganises and recodes the signal into PWM signals for the PWM-DACs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA noise shaper radically lowers the noise floor, as noise limits dynamic range once distortion is very low.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlobal clock regeneration: two Accusilicon femtosecond oscillators clock the FPGA, which regenerates the low-phase-noise clocks for the DSP and USB receiver. 1-bit DACs are very sensitive to jitter, and Accusilicon’s audio oscillator reaches −158dBc\/Hz at 1kHz, 13dB lower than a typical femtosecond oscillator.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePicosecond-level delay control compensates for the board’s wiring delay, so signals arrive at the DACs aligned and strictly synchronised.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/3199\/8339\/files\/ibasso-d16-portable-dac-with-1bit-digital-to-analog-conversion-photo-fpga.jpg?v=1791363592\" alt=\"FPGA-Master 2.0 in the iBasso D16\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDiscrete PWM-DACs\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSixteen sets of 8E PWM-DACs are cascaded, four sets for each of L+, L−, R+ and R−, or 32 PWM-DACs per channel: more than 6.4 times as many as other portable discrete DACs. With such precise decoding and so many high-quality DACs, the D16 achieves THD+N below 0.0001%.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/3199\/8339\/files\/ibasso-d16-portable-dac-with-1bit-digital-to-analog-conversion-photo-pwm.jpg?v=1791363598\" alt=\"The 128 discrete PWM-DACs of the iBasso D16\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA hardware analogue FIR filter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnder FPGA-Master 2.0’s picosecond-level control, the 32 PWM-DACs in each channel run in “delay parallel” mode, together forming a hardware analogue FIR filter. Averaging the differences between many DACs minimises distortion, for more detail and density.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/3199\/8339\/files\/ibasso-d16-portable-dac-with-1bit-digital-to-analog-conversion-photo-fir.jpg?v=1791363603\" alt=\"The hardware analogue FIR filter of the iBasso D16\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/3199\/8339\/files\/ibasso-d16-portable-dac-with-1bit-digital-to-analog-conversion-photo-diagram.jpg?v=1791363609\" alt=\"iBasso D16 block diagram\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSuper Class A discrete amplifier\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe amplifier follows the architecture of the DX320MAX: a super Class A discrete circuit with 20 low-VCEsat (BISS) dual transistors and up to 2A of output current, for 1,125mW + 1,125mW into 32Ω.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/3199\/8339\/files\/ibasso-d16-portable-dac-with-1bit-digital-to-analog-conversion-photo-classa.jpg?v=1791363614\" alt=\"The super Class A discrete amplifier of the iBasso D16\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCutting-edge components\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e128 low-drift thin-film resistors, 0.1% precision and 25ppm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA 24-position, four-section stepped attenuator, with channel tolerance within ±0.1dB.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDual Accusilicon femtosecond oscillators, phase noise as low as −158dBc\/Hz at 1kHz.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA professional audio DSP with a theoretical dynamic range of up to 192dB and THD+N of −174dB.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn ultra-low-noise analogue power supply, as low as 0.6µV.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA 1.3-inch OLED display.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/3199\/8339\/files\/ibasso-d16-portable-dac-with-1bit-digital-to-analog-conversion-photo-parts.jpg?v=1791363620\" alt=\"Components of the iBasso D16\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/3199\/8339\/files\/ibasso-d16-portable-dac-with-1bit-digital-to-analog-conversion-photo-photos.jpg?v=1791363628\" alt=\"iBasso D16 Taipan\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDAC\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eiBasso discrete 1-bit · 128 PWM-DACs (16 × 8E) · FPGA-Master 2.0 · 2 × Accusilicon oscillators\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e4.4mm headphone\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1,125mW\/ch @ 32Ω · 4.2 \/ 6.8Vrms · THD+N 0.00014% · SNR 123dB · crosstalk 131dB\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e3.5mm headphone\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e640mW\/ch @ 16Ω · 2.1 \/ 3.4Vrms · THD+N 0.00019% · SNR 118dB · crosstalk 130dB\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eLine outputs\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.4mm 3.3 \/ 4Vrms (SNR 123dB, THD+N 0.000095%) · 3.5mm 1.65 \/ 2Vrms (SNR 120dB)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eInputs\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUSB-C (PCM 768kHz, DSD512) · 3.5mm coaxial (PCM 768kHz, DoP256) · 3.5mm optical (PCM 192kHz, DoP128)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eResponse\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15Hz–40kHz ±1dB\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBattery\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAbout 9 hours · 2.5 hours to charge (5V 2A or QC3.0)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSize and weight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e139 × 82 × 28mm · 312g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/3199\/8339\/files\/ibasso-d16-portable-dac-with-1bit-digital-to-analog-conversion-photo-accessories.jpg?v=1791363633\" alt=\"iBasso D16 accessories\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the box: D16 Taipan, protective case, USB-C to USB-C and USB-C to Lightning OTG cables, and a mini coaxial connector.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"\/products\/ibasso-d17-atheris-r2r-with-1bit-dual-discrete-dac-tube-amp\"\u003eiBasso D17 Atheris\u003c\/a\u003e adds an R2R DAC and Nutube valves to a 1-bit DAC.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"iBasso","offers":[{"title":"Default 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