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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
FiiO SnowSky Retro Nano. Image source - (c) FiiO

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.

FiiO SnowSky Retro Nano
FiiO SnowSky Retro Nano. Image source - (c) FiiO

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
FiiO SnowSky Retro Nano. Image source - (c) FiiO

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 (g)

    28.3

  • Official link

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