The FiiO BTR7 dongle amplifier with THX AAA amplifiers has been announced and is now available for pre-order on HiFiGO. The price is $239.
Features
- ESS Technology Sabre ESS9219 Dual DAC
- 1.3″ 240×240 IPS Color Display
- Both Bluetooth DAC & USB DAC Functions
- Qualcomm QCC5124 BT SoC with BT5.1 Support
- PCM up to 32Bit 384kHz, Native DSD up to DSD256 and MQA Support
- Fully Balanced Circuit & THX AAA™ Achromatic Audio Amplifier Design
- 3.5mm Single Ended & 4.4mm Balanced Output
- Up to 9 Hours of Battery Life
Specifications
- Bluetooth (5.1): AAC/SBC/aptX/aptX LL/aptX Adaptive/aptX HD/LDAC
- DAC: ES9219C*2
- USB: XMOS XUF208
- AMP: THX AAA-28*2
- Decoding support:
- PCM: up to 384kHz/32bit
- DSD: up to DSD256
- Display screen: 1.30-inch IPS (240'240) bezel-less screen
- Output power:
- SE: 160mW (320, THD+N-c 1%)
- BAL: 320mW (320 THD+N. -1%)
- SNR:
- SE: ≧118dB (A-weighted)
- BAL: ≧115dB (A-weighted)
- Noise:
- SE: <3uV (A-weighted)
- BAL:<5.5uV (A-weighted)
- THD+N:
- SE: <0.00055% (1kHz/-6dB@320)
- BAL: <0.00048% (1kHz/-2dB@320)
- Separation
- SE: ≧75dB
- BAL: ≧107dB
- Audio plug: 3.5mm PO + 4.4mm BAL
- Battery life:
- SE:≧9h
- BAL:≧8h (AAC)
- Charging time:
- Wired: ≦1.5h
- Wireless: ≦3h
- Dimensions: About 39.6x83.6x14.2mm
Dual ESS9219
Two ES9219 DAC + amplifier integrated chips manufactured by ESS Technology are installed in independent left and right configurations. It combines low noise and distortion with high output power.
QCC5124
For Bluetooth, a Qualcomm SoC "QCC5124" is mounted, supporting codecs such as LDAC, aptX HD, and aptX Adaptive.
MQA Support
The XMOS USB audio controller supports MQA decoding as a USB DAC, as well as a wide range of sampling rates and lossless audio formats, including PCM up to 384kHz/32bit, DSD256, FLAC, ALAC, AIFF, and WAV The amplifier section features an ultra-low distortion & low noise amplifier.
THX AAA
The amplifier uses THX AAA amplifier circuitry for ultra-low distortion and ultra-low noise, and has a 3.5mm single-ended headphone output as well as a 4.4mm 5-pole balanced headphone output.
Color LCD
The main unit is also equipped with a color 1.3-inch, 240 x 240 dot IPS LCD panel. The user can check the operating status of the device, including the codec currently playing.
App Support
The FiiO Control app allows for more detailed settings.
Price & Availability
The FiiO BTR7 is available for pre-order now for $239 at HiFiGO and other retailers.