
iFi audio
Pro iCAN Signature
The iFi Audio Pro iCAN Signature is a flagship hybrid tube/solid-state headphone amplifier and preamplifier using iFi's "TubeState" circuit, letting users switch in real time between Solid-State, Tube, and Tube+ operating modes. It is a fully balanced, fully discrete, DC-coupled design with a MOSFET-buffered bipolar Class-A power stage, bundled with iFi's iPower Elite outboard power supply.
MSRP
$1,999
Used market · Good
$1,325
MSRP to used market
From $1,999 at launch to $1,325 today.
Specifications
- THD n
- Solid-State: ≤0.0015% balanced / ≤0.005% single-ended; Tube: ≤0.002% balanced / ≤0.005% SE; Tube+: ≤0.012% balanced / ≤0.2% SE
- Weight
- 1.93 kg / 4.3 lb (net)
- Outputs
- 4.4mm balanced Pentaconn, fully balanced XLR, single-ended 6.3mm, and proprietary S-Balanced 3.5mm (claimed to cut distortion ~50% vs. standard single-ended)
- Topology
- Hybrid "TubeState" design — fully discrete, fully balanced, DC-coupled, switchable tube/J-FET input stage with bipolar second stage and MOSFET-buffered bipolar Class A(B) power stage
- Dimensions
- 213 × 193 × 63 mm (6.2" × 3.9" × 1.4")
- Power output
- Balanced >14,000 mW @ 16Ω, >23V @ 600Ω; Single-ended >4,800 mW @ 16Ω, >11.5V @ 600Ω
- Power supply
- Bundled iFi iPower Elite outboard AC/DC supply; consumption <22W idle, up to 50W max
- Gain settings
- 0 dB, 9 dB, 18 dB (user-selectable switch)
- Operating modes
- Solid-State, Tube, and Tube+ (user-selectable)
- Frequency response
- 0.5 Hz–500 kHz (−3 dB)
- Signal to noise ratio
- >147 dB(A) balanced; >137 dB(A) single-ended
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