iFi audio GO pod Air

The GO pod Air is the lightest and most affordable member of iFi's GO pod family: two ear hooks with Bluetooth, DAC and amplifier that turn wired IEMs into wireless earphones. You connect your IEMs to the included 0.78 mm 2-pin or MMCX ear loops (Pentaconn Ear, T2 and A2DC loops are sold separately), pair them with your phone and wear them over your ears. Each pod has a Qualcomm QCC514x chip for Bluetooth 5.2, a Cirrus Logic MasterHIFI DAC and a balanced amplifier, and it matches its output to 16, 32 or 64 Ω IEMs after you place them in the case for a moment. It receives LDAC and LHDC/HWA at up to 96 kHz, aptX Adaptive, aptX, AAC and SBC. Touch panels handle music, calls and volume (you can switch them off for workouts), each pod has a microphone with Qualcomm noise suppression, and they are rated IPX5. They weigh 10 g per pod and play about 7 hours, or 15 hours with the zipped travel case, which iFi says is 40% lighter and 20% smaller than the original GO pod case.

• DAC and balanced amp in each pod, 10 g
• LDAC, LHDC, aptX Adaptive over Bluetooth 5.2
• IPX5, 15 h with the case