The new Fiio i1 Apple Lightning to 3.5mm Amp & DAC adapter

By now, I think all audiophiles already now how good Fiio’s products are, best known for their range of portable and desktop headphone amplifiers, DACs, and digital audio players; Fiio brings a new Lightning to 3.5mm headphone adapter, the Fiio i1, that looks good, sounds good, with comes with a reasonable price.

The new i1 Lightning Amplifier/DAC works perfectly with all portable Apple products, whether it’s an iPhone, iPad, or an iPod, utilizing the CO DEC chip which has both a DAC and a headphone Amp. built in. supporting lossless audio formats, as well as being capable of achieving a high signal-to-noise ratio and low distortion, it also supports high-definition voice calls to give you crystal-clear conversations anytime.

This adapter comes with a solid and minimalistic design, no screws are used in the building of this product which makes it blend perfectly with the iPhone design, the main piece is fully metallic; shaped from a single aluminum bar with no weldings at all.

It also comes with a built-in high sensitivity microphone and a three button control design which allows you to do a wide variety of things such as pausing, playing and switching tracks, as well as answering the phone, adjusting the volume, and a number of other operations.

Features:

Support nondestructive 48 KHZ (the highest) audio support for voice calls.
Low power consumption, strong anti-jamming capability.
Stylish appearance, convenient to carry.
The original MFi certification.
Aluminum body.
Dedicated Application, seamless docking with Apple mobile phones, updating software synchronously with the iOS system + wire control and MIC function.
Support the 3/4 level transformation function of headphones, compatible with international standards and non-international standard headphones.

This adapter is not the first of its kind in the market, but with a quick look on its rivals the SMSL iCON ($67.99), the Ouyue TAKT decoding amplifier ($144.9) and the ELECOM HiFi headphone amplifiers ($43.99); the Fiio i1 surpasses these in terms of quality, design, and of course; in terms of price, sold at a reasonable 40$.