Its great value for money.
But, as we all know, no good can come of it.
Oh, sound comes out of course it does.
But its far from satisfactory.
A quite modest sum put iFis way for its Uno DAC/headphone amplifier changes all that.
In Australia, youre looking at AU$119 or something quite like it.
For desktop use in particular, the little Uno has everything you might realistically require.
Or, at least, it does if you squint the icons are pretty indistinct.
Let’s call them high and low.
iFi being iFi, of course, at least two of these colours are really quite similar.
On the right-hand side theres a 3.5mm analogue headphone socket.
On the rear theres a USB-C socket that’s used for both power and data transfer.
A pair of gold-plated stereo RCA outputs complete the Unos external features.
Given the use the Uno is likely to be put to, this would seem to be ample.
In every meaningful respect, it how best to put this?
wipes the floor with the unassisted sound of the MacBook.
Detail levels are far higher.
Nudge the volume up just a touch, though, and things even themselves out.
These are extremes Im talking about, you understand.
Theres absolutely nothing special about the quality of the plastics iFi has deployed here.
But then again, the Uno is one of the more affordable examples of its throw in around.
Youre up and running.
Value score: 5 / 5
Should you buy the iFi Uno?
Youre expecting to be indulged where materials are concernedThis is not a luxurious-looking or -feeling product.
Audioquest Dragonfly BlackIts also worth checking out the Audioquest Dragonfly Black.
Plus it has a light-up dragonfly on its body, and who doesnt want that?
First reviewed in December 2023
