I enjoyed my time with Arcam's irDAC-II. It's a good-sounding product at an affordable price. And if you think I damn it with faint praise by describing it as "good," think on this It's been said that the good is the enemy of the great, and while the high...
Published: 2016-09-15, Author: Roger , review by: Goodsound.com
Arcam's irDAC-II is a very sturdy but fairly nondescript-looking little black box. But, as with many Arcam products, packed inside its plain exterior is a great deal of audio goodness. It was able to extract tons of detail from recordings while sounding l...
Published: 2016-06-24, Author: Richard , review by: the-ear.net
Abstract: In 1987 Arcam paved the way for the consumer DAC industry with the release of their Black Box, the very first outboard D/A converter to target this market. Somewhat ahead of their time, another 23 years would pass before Arcam returned to what is now a fi...
There's no escaping the fact: musically, the Chord Mojo is in a league of its own. It's that level of competence, and at an entry-level price too, which simply blows away the competition.The irDAC-II might be the latest entrant in one of the most successf...
Refined and tonally balanced, Expansive soundstage, Solid bass, Open treble, aptX Bluetooth, Vast file support,
Lacks get-up-and-go, Outshone in midrange transparency and rhythmic precision,
Roll up the red carpet; it's safe to say that the Arcam irDAC-II won't be as well decorated as its ancestors, lacking a little expression and losing out to the Mojo in absolute transparency.Yet it's still a recommendable, and welcome, third iteration to o...
Published: 2016-06-02, Author: Pierre , review by: audiovideohd.fr
Qualité de fabrication et compacité Un bel équilibre tonal, Musicalité et profondeur d'écoute marquée, Une image sonore naturelle et fluide, Transparence des timbres de voix, Agilité et profondeur du grave, Ajout des fonctions contrôle du volume et ampli
Niveau de détails un peu plus en retrait depuis l'entrée USB, La disparition de l'entrée USB pour iDevices, Aucun indicateur d'échantillonnage entrant en façade, L'absence d'un vrai potentiomètre, et un contrôle du volume (casque et/ou sortie RCA) seuleme
Malgré un caractère moins charmeur mais non moins séduisant, l'Arcam irDAC-II succède brillamment à ses aînées, une belle évolution qui se paye même le luxe de venir titiller certains concurrents plus haut de gamme. Cette nouvelle version se démarque égal...
Arcams irDAC-II lässt sich vielseitig einsetzen, ist wunderbar verarbeitet und technisch auf Topniveau. Mit einem einzigen Gerät kann man von einer zuvor rein analog aufgebauten Anlage in die Oberklasse der digitalen Musikwiedergabe aufsteigen...
