FiiO KA1 Compact Portable DAC and Amplifier | MQA rendering support | RGB Status Indicator

1-Year Official Warranty by FiiO Malaysia

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FiiO KA1 Compact Portable DAC and Amplifier

FiiO KA1 A Compact and Portable Digital-to-Analogue Converter
The FiiO KA1, whose heart is the ESS DAC ES9281AC Pro, is available in two variants.
Firstly in the classic USB-C configuration and also in the Lightning variant for Apple users.

Features:

• – RBG status indicator to show the played resolutions

• – MQA rendering support

• – Supports up to 32 Bit/384kHz

• – Supports DSD256

• – Aluminium enclosure

• – Silver-plated monocrystalline copper cable for interference-free data transmission

Massive potential despite compact dimensions

With housing dimensions of only 40x15x8mm, the FiiO KA1 is extremely small and yet amazingly well equipped. The High Quality DAC from ESS and FiiO's well-known enthusiasm to deliver an absolutely valuable quality and unbeatable sound even at the entry-level price.

Makes the heart beat faster
The ESS9281AC Pro from ESS Chip built into the FiiO KA1 combines the USB audio interface, the digital-to-analogue converter and the analogue audio amplification in one package. This is the only way to realise the minimal dimensions of the KA1. In the end, the multi-layer and gold-plated PCB ensures low crosstalk, high efficiency and low power consumption. This makes the FiiO KA1 the ideal playing partner for your smartphone.

High end decoding of music data
The FiiO KA1 supports up to 32bit and 384kHz as well as DSD256. So you can hear even the smallest details of your recordings.
(DoP mode up to DSD128 / Native up to DSD256)
 
Unlimited music thanks to MQA
Thanks to MQA rendering certification, the FiiO KA1 can decode MQA core signals. These are used, for example, by the usual streaming services such as Tidal or others.

See what you hear
The RGB status LED indicates the audio format currently playing

• – Blue = 48kHz or lower

• – Yellow = Above 48kHz

• – Green = DSD

• – Purple = MQA rendering

 
Specifications:

• Dimensions: Approximately 40 x 15 x 8mm

• Cable length: Approximately 70mm

• Weight: Approximately 10 grams

• DAC Chip: ES9281AC Pro

• Input: Either USB-C or Lightning depending on variant

• Output: 3.5mm headphone jack

• Output power: 45mW at 32 Ohm / THD+N<1%

• SNR: 114dbr (32 Ohm, A-weighted)

• THD+N: 0.0005%

• Supported audio formats: PCM 32bit/384kHz / DoP DSD64/128 / Native DSD64/128/256