Become Your Own Remastering Engineer
Designed for those who crave musicality and emotional depth, the Valkyrie takes the tools once reserved for the world’s top mastering houses and delivers them directly to your fingertips.
Features
- Lossless Bluetooth
- xMEMS Support
- USB-C Fast Charging
- 20,000mAh Battery for 18 Hours’ Playtime
- JVCKenwood’s K2HD Technology
A Mastering Suite In Your Hand.
The iDSD Valkyrie isn’t just powerful – it’s personal. Designed for those who seek musicality and emotional depth, it lets you sculpt the feel of your music with technologies exclusive to the world’s best mastering houses - empowering you to become your own remastering engineer.
DSD Remastering
The iDSD Valkyrie is designed intently for those wanting to sculpt the feel and emotion of their music, to exactly how they envision it. Inspired by the artistry of mastering engineers, it features iFi’s bespoke DSD1024 Remastering algorithm, powered by a custom-coded FPGA. Similar to the technology used in Sony’s mastering studios, DSD Remastering transforms any file by increasing resolution and reducing distortion – delivering sound that rivals a professionally remastered recording.
K2
Born from the legendary Victor Studios, K2 technology was created to breathe life and emotion back into distinctly clinical sounding digital audio. To achieve this, JVCKENWOOD engineers analyzed thousands of original masters at Victor Studios, fine-tuning K2’s parameters guided purely by their own human expertise and intuition. Once exclusive to JVCKENWOOD, this remarkable technology now resides within the heart of the Valkyrie, ready to be experienced at the press of a button.
K2HD Technology
The Valkyrie incorporates two modes; ‘K2’ mode and ‘K2HD’ mode. ‘K2HD’ optionally upscales audio files to 192kHz/24-bit before applying selected K2 parameters for precise waveform shaping. It extends high frequencies to restore natural harmonics, achieving sound quality close to the original master. For those who prefer restoration without changing the sample rate, ‘K2’ mode provides a similar effect while preserving the file’s original resolution.
Perfect Your Headphones
Complementing its digital customization suite, the Valkyrie features analogue processing that transforms headphone listening into a captivating experience.
- XSpace: Enhances the audio by creating a spacious sound field
- XBass II: Adds back the lost bass frequencies from open headphones
- XPresence: Pushes mid presence towards the listener, for more forward sounding vocals
Quad-DAC Architecture
At the heart of the Valkyrie are four Burr-Brown DACs in a hybrid multi-bit configuration, drawing inspiration from iFi's long-standing experience with the legendary multi-bit Philips TDA1541A. First introduced in the Pro iDSD, this interleaved design captures the magic and impact of the iconic multi-bit chipset, but with superior low-level linearity for breathtaking detail.
Cut the Cord. Not the Quality
As pioneers of Lossless Bluetooth, iFi has equipped the Valkyrie with the latest technology to deliver CD- quality audio wirelessly, with zero data loss. It also supports genuine Hi-Res Bluetooth playback over LDAC and LHDC.
Next-Gen Compatibility
xMEMS is a cutting-edge driver technology for IEMs that uses the piezoelectric effect to deliver lightning-fast, accurate sound. The Valkyrie provides the correct bias voltage and equalization required to optimally drive xMEMS IEMs.
Colossal Battery Capacity
Lift the hood, and you’ll find four batteries, combining for a colossal 20,000mAh. Not only do batteries provide the cleanest power source, but they do so with enough life to last a flight from London to New York… and back. That’s up to 18 hours on a single charge.
