Pure, Pristine Sound Awaits
iFi knows how crucial it is for you to disconnect and immerse yourself in your favorite music. Whether you’re relaxing after a long day or losing yourself in the rhythms of your favorite songs, the clarity of your audio is paramount. However, excess earth connections often introduce ground loop noise, causing irritating hum in your speakers or headphones – significantly detracting from your listening experience. The iDefender Max removes unwanted earth connections to resolve annoying ground loop hum, bringing you closer than ever to the music you love.
Features
- IsoGround Technology
- USB Noise Termination
- Dedicated USB-C port
- Supports up to 20V/5A power for maximum compatibility
What is a Ground Loop?
A ground loop simply means there are multiple paths to ground in your system. Slight differences in potential between these points can cause current to flow through the ground connections, resulting in interference, noise, or hum through your speakers or headphones. This hum is persistent, annoying, and ruins the enjoyment of listening.
How to Diagnose
You can easily diagnose and locate ground loop issues. By touching a metal chassis in your audio setup, listen to whether there is a change in your hum or buzz. If there is no audible change, it is most likely that you have a ground loop from multiple earth connections.
Retaining Safety
The iDefender Max is intelligent in how it removes excess ground connections – it does not compromise equipment or user safety. Unlike other ground lifts, iDefender Max will automatically reinstate a ground connection if a current-based fault is detected, sending excess current directly to earth.
Maximum Compatibility
The input of the iDefender Max now supports up to 100W (20V/5A). This greatly expands the list of devices it is compatible with and removes it from the confines of USB DAC applications.
Immune to Interference
The aluminum housing of the iDefender Max is not just for durability. The chassis acts as a heatsink, enhancing cooling performance of the unit. It also ensures for complete shielding against Electromagnetic Interference (EMI).
Unleash the Power
iDefender Max features a side USB-C port for separate, clean external power. This disconnects the USB power from the PC and replaces it with a cleaner, more audiophile-grade solution – such as the SilentPower iPower2.
Speed without Compromise
iDefender Max supports USB 3.0 high-speed data transfer, significantly faster than USB 2.0 standards. This means that it does not impair playback of hi-res audio files, regardless of quality or file size.
