FiiO SnowSky Retro Nano – Continuation of the Company's "Cassette" Series
22.02.2025 07:38 | ~1 minute read
FiiO SnowSky Retro Nano is the latest portable digital-to-analog converter and headphone amplifier, presented in the SnowSky series and distinguished by its appearance stylized as a compact cassette (or tape) player. The model is equipped with a 0.96" TFT 80 x 160 bezel-less display and displays animation of tape playback during operation.
FiiO SnowSky Retro Nano is equipped with two headphone jacks (3.5 mm with CTIA protocol and 4.4 mm) and offers a power of 100 mW at 32 Ohm load with normal switching on and 220 mW at 32 Ohm load with balanced connection. The signal-to-noise ratio reaches 128 dB.
The powerful Qualcomm QCC5125 processor provides wireless operation via Bluetooth 5.1 as well as the LDAC/aptX Adaptive/aptX. Streaming up to 96 kHz high-res audio is possible in both Bluetooth and wired mode.
FiiO SnowSky Retro Nano uses dual DAC based on CS43131 chip, which are combined with amps generating up to 220 mW. Replaceable and reachable 3.7 V lithium battery is the cherry on the cake – it provides up to 7.5 hours of listening. The model weighs a measly 28.3 g and has dimensions of 55.1 × 37.5 × 13.7 mm.
Specifications
This product is in the Hi-Fi and High End Electronics and Acoustics database
Headphones amplifiers — FiiO SnowSky Retro Nano
Model name
SnowSky Retro Nano
Maximum Power, 32 Ohms (mW RMS per channel)
N/A
Maximum Power, 50 Ohms (mW RMS per channel)
100
Maximum Power, 300 Ohms (mW RMS per channel)
10
Maximum Power, 600 Ohms (mW RMS per channel)
N/A
Frequency response low +/- 3dB (Hz)
20
Frequency response high +/- 3dB (Hz)
40000
Gain (dBu)
N/A
THD (% at 1V RMS, 300 ohms)
0.0018
Signal to Noise Ratio (dB)
125
IMD (%, CCIR, 300 Ohms)
N/A
Crosstalk (dB, 20Hz-20KHz, 300 Ohms)
75
Output Impedance (Ohms)
0.3
Dimensions (mm)
55.1 × 37.5 × 13.7
Weight (kg)
28.3
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