The audio world’s favorite hip-flask…
…now comes in GOLD!
Whatever you put in your hip-dac 2, RnB, pop, jazz or heavy metal, the limited gold edition is the one for you.
It is the same amazing portable, hi-res DAC/headphone amp as before with a new luxurious look and a performance tweak or two.
The hip-dac 2 gold edition benefits from a more extended treble and an upgraded power supply to bring you even more musical enjoyment.
And, have we mentioned it yet? It’s gold!
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Power and performance
Replace the inferior DAC and amp circuitry in your smartphone, tablet, PC and Mac with the hip-dac 2 gold edition to vastly improve headphone sound both at home and on the go.
The hip-dac 2 gold edition offers state-of-the-art hi-res audio support – 24-bit/384kHz PCM, bit-perfect DSD and MQA.
It uses our powerful high-fidelity amp stage to drive all corded headphones and in-ear monitors with ease. The balanced circuit design delivers ultra-low signal distortion.

Superior sonics
It boasts a high-quality rotary analog volume control and PowerMatch setting matches the level of drive to the connected headphones.
XBass tailors bass response to suit your music and your headphones.
The hip-dac 2 gold edition has two headphone outputs: 4.4mm Pentaconn balanced and 3.5mm S-Balanced. The S-Balanced output cuts distortion by 50% with single-ended headphone connections. It has USB-A input for audio and separate USB-C input for charging.
The seamless aluminium enclosure of the hip-dac 2 gold edition slips easily into a bag or pocket. And, it’s GOLD!!!

What’s Included
- hip-dac 2 Limited Gold Edition
- USB-A to USB-C Cable
- USB-C OTG Cable
- iFi hip-dac 2 Gold Edition Quick Start Guide
- iFi Warranty Card (1 Year)
- iFi hip-dac 2 Gold Edition User Manual

Specifications
| Formats supported | DSD PCM DXD MQA |
256/128/64, Quad/Double/Single-Speed 384/352.8/192/176.4/96/88.2/48/44.1kHz 384/352.8kHz 384/352.8kHz |
| Digital Inputs | USB 3.0 Type ‘A’ (USB2.0 compatible) |
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| Headphone Outputs | Balanced S-Balanced (S-E) |
4.4mm 3.5mm |
| Power Output (@1% THD) | Balanced S-Balanced (S-E) |
400mW@32Ω; 6.3V@600Ω 280mW@32Ω; 3.2V@600Ω |
| Battery | Lithium-polymer 2200mAh | Approx. 8 hours |
| Power System | Charging via USB-C, BC V1.2 compliant up to 1000mA charging current and 6.3 volts |
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| Power (max) | <2W idle, 4W max | |
| Dimensions | 102 x 70 x 14mm 4.0″ x 2.8″ x 0.6″ |
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| Weight | 125g (0.28 lbs) |















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