iFi Audio - iDSD Valkyrie Portable Amp & DAC - Black

Become Your Own Remastering EngineerDesigned for those who crave musicality and emotional depth the Valkyrie takes the tools once reserved for the world’s top mastering houses and delivers them directly to your fingertips.FeaturesLossless BluetoothxMEMS SupportUSB-C Fast Charging20000mAh Battery for 18 Hours’ PlaytimeJVCKenwood’s K2HD TechnologyA Mastering Suite In Your Hand.The iDSD Valkyrie isn’t just powerful – it’s personal. Designed for those who seek musicality and emotional depth it lets you sculpt the feel of your music with technologies exclusive to the world’s best mastering houses - empowering you to become your own remastering engineer.DSD RemasteringThe iDSD Valkyrie is designed intently for those wanting to sculpt the feel and emotion of their music to exactly how they envision it. Inspired by the artistry of mastering engineers it features iFi’s bespoke DSD1024 Remastering algorithm powered by a custom-coded FPGA. Similar to the technology used in Sony’s mastering studios DSD Remastering transforms any file by increasing resolution and reducing distortion – delivering sound that rivals a professionally remastered recording.K2Born from the legendary Victor Studios K2 technology was created to breathe life and emotion back into distinctly clinical sounding digital audio. To achieve this JVCKENWOOD engineers analyzed thousands of original masters at Victor Studios fine-tuning K2’s parameters guided purely by their own human expertise and intuition. Once exclusive to JVCKENWOOD this remarkable technology now resides within the heart of the Valkyrie ready to be experienced at the press of a button.K2HD TechnologyThe Valkyrie incorporates two modes; ‘K2’ mode and ‘K2HD’ mode. ‘K2HD’ optionally upscales audio files to 192kHz/24-bit before applying selected K2 parameters