It’s actually a loan from a friend (if you read this – thanks) and I had every desire to find that the conditioner I already own works better or at least as good. Worth mentioning, in the end, is that I didn’t get the Intona Isolator from the manufacturer, I didn’t even purchase it myself. So please take my experience with a healthy reserve as Intona Hi-Speed Isolator might not work better than iFi nano in all systems. These different features affect signal conditioning differently and it’s quite possible that the effectiveness of either device is very dependent on the dominant type of pollution your USB connection carries and your DAC is sensitive to. iFi nano is a reclocker and regenerator with its own low noise power supply, while Intona doesn’t use any power supply but adds galvanic isolation on top of regeneration (a feature that more expensive iFi micro posses too). This is quite logical and basically expected since iFi and Intona used different approaches to the problem. Now, this is a place I feel obligated to mention that the findings of some other audiophiles in their system differed from mine. This basically made it a no brainier battle as in my system Intona simply works its magic better. All tones were better developed, with more space to breathe, and the baseline felt less bloated. That said, in my system, Intona simply worked better and had an even bigger impact. That means I was able to directly compare the effect of it and the Intona isolator in my setup.Īs I mentioned, I’m quite happy with the positive effects of nano iUSB3.0, calmness and depth it brought to the table. Wyrd left a very mild impression and I found iFi nano to perform its tasks better, so I kept nano in my system. Some of the regular readers might remember that I’ve already tested two other USB conditioners – Schiit Wyrd and iFi nano iUSB3.0. Taking Intona out of the equation made bassline seem bloated and soundstage small and cluttered. Listening to your music this way for some time will make it hard to return to the previous state – without a USB conditioner. At the same time, instruments are placed more securely and better separated. It’s simply bigger and more developed in all directions – width, depth, and even height. Going above the bassline, the soundstage is the next thing to catch my attention. What was once thumpy and unwieldy tone now started to take finer shapes and curves. The first thing I’ve noticed with Hi-Speed Isolator in place is how well behaved and springy the bassline has become. Anyway, let’s talk a bit more about what I was actually hearing. In both of these, positive effects were easily heard, but for some reason (nosier USB outputs probably) the difference was more meaningful in my own system. I had a chance to hear the impact of Intona USB Isolator in two different systems, in my own setup and in my friend’s.
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