iFi xDSD Gryphon | Portable USB Bluetooth DAC and Amp

IFi Audio's xDSD Gryphon, a Versatile, Portable Powerhouse DAC Amp

• Highly detailed portable DAC with Burr-Brown Multibit DAC
• Supports input via Bluetooth 5.1, USB, Coax, and Analog
• 4.4mm Balanced and 3.5mm single-ended input and line out
• Supports all major codecs including MQA Decoding
• Extremely powerful, can drive most headphones and IEMs

Fantastic Beasts. Here’s where you find them.

Most portable DAC/amps tend to be compromised because they focus on either great digital OR great analog, but not both. The xDSD Gryphon is different, and just like its mythical namesake, it is two beasts in one. From the Ultra-Res digital stage powered by the Burr-Brown MultiBit DAC to its PureWave analog power pumping out 1000mW, it takes serious headphones to tame the Gryphon!

Try to NOT Connect... We Dare You

• Separate Bluetooth + DAC + amp stages, each optimized for max performance
• Digital sources via USB, S/PDIF, or Bluetooth
• Analog sources via 4.4mm or 3.5mm inputs
• Brilliant Hi-Res Bluetooth

Using the latest QCC 5100 series Bluetooth 5.1 chip as the starting point, the Gryphon is at the bleeding-edge when it comes to the latest formats:

• aptX Adaptive, aptX HD, aptX, and aptX Low Latency
• LDAC and HWA/LHDC
• AAC
• SBC (plain vanilla BT)

The above is on the iFi digital platform-side with distinct sections, so: QC5100 for reception > Global Master Clock for jitter > Burr-Brown for DAC conversion. It's more effort, but that’s why iFi's wireless gives wired a run for its money.

USB & S/PDIF: Wired to the Nines

For wired connectivity, the xDSD Gryphon handles all formats using a hybrid Burr-Brown DAC chipset, the same used in iFi's $3200 flagship, the Pro iDSD Signature.

All the following formats are supported and pushed to their max:

USB:

• PCM (768/705.6/384/352.8/192/176.4/96/88.2/48/44.1 kHz)
• DSD (512/256/128/64)
• DXD (768/705.6/384/352.8kHz)
• MQA

S/PDIF:

• PCM (192/176.4/96/88.2/48/44.1 kHz)
• DoP

Balance of Power

The Gryphon uses iFi PureWave amplification circuitry with 1000mW at 32Ω and a whopping max 6.7v output. Bring on the high impedance headphones because the Gryphon won't break a sweat driving them! In fact, there is plenty to drive all manner of headphones. The 4.4mm Pentaconn is the best for balanced playback. The 3.5mm S-Balanced will max SE headphones. And your premium high-sensitivity IEMs have not been forgotten either: iEMatch will cut out the hiss.

Tailored to Your Ears

XSpace adds back the cavernous sound stage of recordings.

XBass II reinstates the missing bass from open-backed headphones or for recordings that you hanker for bass slam. Under XBass II, you can select ‘Bass’ and/or ‘Presence’ so that the low and mid-bass respectively are correctly added back into your favorite recording.

iEMatch reduces the annoying hiss from high-sensitivity headphones without losing dynamic range.

OLED: Seen but not Heard

The OLED display and iFi’s CyberDrive OS combine into a whole new world of user functionality – all info from format to battery life is there. Just as importantly, SilentLine technology means the display does not add noise into the system and can be disabled if preferred.

Specifications

Inputs

• Wireless: Bluetooth 5.1
• Wired, Digital: USB-C, S/PDIF coaxial
• Wired, Analog: 4.4mm Balanced, 3.5mm

Formats

• DSD: DSD512/256/128/64, Octa/Quad/Double/Single-Speed
• PCM: 768/705.6/384/352.8/192/176.4/ 96/88.2/48/44.1kHz
• DXD: 768/705.6/384/352.8kHz, Double/Single-Speed DXD
• MQA (Decoder): 384/352.8kHz
• Bluetooth: Up to 96kHz (aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX LL, Sony LDAC, Huawei HWA, AAC, SBC Codec)

Line Out

• Outputs
  • 4.4mm Balanced: 6.7V max. (variable)
  • 3.5mm SE: 3.5V max. (variable)
• Output Impedance
  • 4.4mm Balanced: ≤200Ω
  • 3.5mm SE: ≤100Ω
• SNR
  • 4.4mm Balanced: <110dB(A) @ 0dBFS
  • 3.5mm SE: <110dB(A) @ 0dBFS
• THD+N
  • 4.4mm Balanced: <0.007% @ 0dBFS
  • 3.5mm SE: <0.015% @ 0dBFS

Headphone Out

• Outputs
  • 4.4mm Balanced: 6.7V max. @ 600Ω
  • 3.5mm SE: 3.5V max. @ 600Ω
• Output Power
  • 4.4mm Balanced: >1000mW @ 32Ω; >74mW @ 600Ω
  • 3.5mm SE: >320mW @ 32Ω; >40mW @ 300Ω
• Output Impedance
  • 4.4mm Balanced: <1Ω
  • 3.5mm SE: <1Ω
• SNR
  • 4.4mm Balanced: <116dB(A) @ 0dBFS
  • 3.5mm SE: <115dB(A) @ 0dBFS
• THD+N
  • 4.4mm Balanced: <0.005% (1V @ 16Ω)
  • 3.5mm SE: <0.005% (1V @ 16Ω)

• DAC: Burr-Brown
• Battery: USB-C charge (BC v1.2 compliant up to 1900mA current)
• Dimensions: 4.84” x 2.95” x 0.75”
• Weight: 7.58 oz

In the Box

• xDSD Gryphon Unit
• Black Carry Pouch
• USB Jumper Cables
  • (x1) USB-C to USB-C
  • (x1) USB-C to USB-A
  • (x1) USB-C to Lightning
• IFi Warranty Card (1 Year)
• IFi Gryphon User Manual