Its a little larger than its more affordable sibling but thats not the same as being large.

And its relative bulk is mitigated no end by classy metal casework.

And even then, its vulnerability is theoretical rather than actual.

iFi Go Link Max on a wooden desk, plugged into Sennheiser iE900 in-ears and an Apple MacBook

Is it one of thebest portable DACsavailable for this money?

Those features it has, though, are designed to get that one job done in some style.

So at one end of the braided cable theres a little block with a USB-C connector on the end.

iFi Go Link Max on a wooden desk, plugged into Sennheiser iE900 in-ears and an Apple MacBook

wants to increase the dynamic contrast between the quietest and the loudest moments in your music.

The gains are far from mild, and they are wide-ranging.

In all honesty, the reproduction is of an entirely different standard.

iFi Go Link Max on a wooden desk, plugged into Sennheiser iE900 in-ears and an Apple MacBook

Take mid-range resolution, for instance.

The frequency range hangs together more smoothly and confidently, and the tonal balance is improved too.

A little visual confirmation that 96kHz is a significantly higher resolution than 44.1kHz might be nice… Value score: 5 / 5

iFi Go Link Max on a wooden desk, plugged into Sennheiser iE900 in-ears and an Apple MacBook

I also connected it to an Apple iPhone 14 Pro via the Lightning adapter.

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