When we reviewed the super-portable five-star iFi Go Link last year, we used a rather apt sporting analogy, comparing the small, affordable but surprisingly powerful DAC to the efforts of Luton Town FC plying their trade in the Premier League. Here was a performer punching above its weight, offering hi-res sound for your headphones at a price that wouldn’t make the most devastating dent in your finances.
With Luton’s sad expulsion from the Prem last season rendering our sporting analogies somewhat out of date, we’re now hunting new metaphors to fit the bill for the new iFi Go Link Max, a slightly costlier model (at £79 / $79 / AU$139) that nevertheless promises exceptional sound in a small, affordable package. It’s tough for the tiny teams at football’s top table, so let’s see whether what we have on our hands here is a soaring Nottingham Forest or a struggling Southampton FC.
