Colorfly C4 - The Audiophile's Answer to Pocket Hifi.
Some call the Colorfly Steampunk, others retro 1970's, others 1960's - but there's one thing for sure there's no debate about its amazing sound quality. Designed with the best possible audio playback quality in mind, this is a new breed of device to replace your current portable music player with one that's sole purpose is music! It is so good in fact, that you may want to use it to replace your CD player...
Colorfly C4 front and back.
Classic Hifi in your pocket with a retro look - you'll feel like you're actually sitting in the concert hall!
Is the Colorfly the answer to the ubiquitous pocket audio player we all know about? It really doesn't compare - it will surpass your expectations which is something you can be confident of. Just read the reviews below!
There's nothing like the Colourfly C4 for Hifi Sound.
- The first portable player can play the audio files up to 24 bit /192 kHz
- The first portable player whose jitter less than 5 picoseconds
- The first portable player can drive 300 Ohm or more headphone loads (many customers are successfully using 600 Ohm headphones)
- Plays WAV (up to and including 192 kHz / 24bit), FLAC (44.1kHz, 48kHz and 96kHz 16 Bit), OGG Vorbis, APE (44.1kHz and 48kHz 16 Bit) and MP3 (up to 320kbps) files
- EQ Function gives you influence on the character of the music playback - customise to your preferences - Normal, Bass, Classical, Rock, Pop, Jazz
- Comes with 32GB of Flash Memory built in
- Ability to expand memory by adding a micro SD Card (up to 32GB - not supplied) to expand memory to 64GB total
- High quality componentry including patented Jitter Kill Technology to improve the music quality
- TCXO (Temperature Compensated Crystal Oscillator) to ensure quality - this is the heart of the system, a clock that will help control jitter
- Capacitors - one of the most influential components on sound - the C4 features 'Silmic II' capacitors with silk inside from Elna (Japan)
- Fader style volume control - quick and easy to use!
- Handmade walnut wood and brushed metal surfaces with a somewhat gothic or medieval imagery - certainly looks new and different
Colourfly is a top-flight portable player or even an extension of your hifi system. Look at all the ways you can use it!
- Plug in your favourite headphones and use the Colorfly as a high-end portable music source.
- Use it as an analogue music source and connect the analogue 6.5mm output directly to your hifi system. (Use an optional adapter cable - stereo 6.5mm to RCA)
- As an SP/DIF digital source of music without mechanical vibration caused by moving parts and with a battery power supply.
- Acting as a DAC (digital to analogue converter) using the SP/DIF digital input and analog output and up-sampling is also possible.
- The Colorfly C4 can be used as a hifi sample rate converter, using the coaxial digital input and then the coaxial digital output. Jitter can be reduced!
Why does it sound so good? The excellent 24 bit / 192kHz (maximum) sound quality is largely due to the single hifi DAC (Digital-to-Analogue Converter) that has been used inside the Pocket Hifi C4. The team who designed the Colorfly Pocket hifi C4 Pro used the CIRRUS logic CS4398, a high-end chipset usually only found in top-of the-range hifi components. This DAC offers outstanding levels of performance with excellent dynamic range up to 120dB and the ability to decode up to 24bit / 192kHz (WAV) audio depending on the format.
Specifications:
- Playable Formats: WAV, FLAC, APE, OGG, MP3 (see above for more details)
- SNR: 108dB
- THD: 0.0022% (15kHz,-90dB); 0.04% (1kHz, -87dB); 0.014% (15kHz, -76dB)
- Crosstalk: >75dB (32 Ohm load)
- Internal Clock Jitter: 1.5ppm
- Jitter at SP/DIF Output: 2ps
- Memory: 32GB Flash (Total built-in - will be less due to formatting as with normal memory and hard-drives)
- Memory Card Slot: Mini-SD up to 32GB
- Analog Outputs: 3.5mm (up to 125 Ohm) and 6.5mm headphone sockets / jacks (up to 300 Ohm or more - many customers are successfully using 600 Ohm headphones) , both active at the same time.
- Analog Output Voltage: 2V maximum at 6.5mm socket (can deliver up to 13.3mW); 620mV maximum at 3.5mm socket
- Digital In: Coaxial SP/DIF
- Digital Out: Coaxial SP/DIF
- ADI AD823 chip (Op-amp)
- Cirrus Logic CS4398 DAC chip (Analog Digital Converter)
- Cirrus Logic CS8422 SRC chip (Sample Rate Converter)
- TCXO high-precision crystal oscillator
- ALPS Pro Audio Series slider level / volume control
- Display: OLED 2.4" (6.1cm), 320 x 240 pixels
- EQ Options: Normal, Bass, Classical, Rock, Pop and Jazz
- Firmware updatable via Colorfly website.
- Size: 124 x 72 x 20 mm (Approx)
- Weight: 259g (Approx.)
- Battery: Internal 3.7V - (approximate play time 6 to 8 hours depending on format and sampling rates)
- Charging time: normal charge approximately 4 hours; maximum charge approximately: 24 hours
- Battery Charger: Supplied, 240V AC, Australian Plug
- Wooden Housing: Black Walnut
Colorfly C4 packaging and case.
What's in the Box:
- The Color Fly C4 player
- Instruction manual
- Leather pouch
- Warranty card
- USB cable
- Battery charger
Reviews:
Support:
The unit is covered by a 12 month warranty, for any issues please contact us directly. Please note only units purchase via Soundlabs Group official channels are covered. Please note some issues can be caused by the file formats you are using or corrupted files. Please check the supported formats above first!
Firmware Updates:
Your unit comes delivered with the latest firmware already installed at the factory. Of course new firmware may have been released in the meantime and further updates may also be released from time to time. You can update the firmware here. Note there may be extra zeros in the numbers, such as 1.00.01.09, this is the same as V1.0.1.9.
Updated in Version V1.0.1.6
- Improved accuracy of battery capacity status display
- Corrects SPDIF output, switched left and right channels
- Extends the compatibility for WAV file formats
- Added functionality: shuffle play. To activate: Menu > Repeat Mode > Shuffle
- Improvement of automatic optimisation (MIPS - computer processing cycles)
- Change in track back arrow key operation: if the elapsed is more than 3 seconds then returns to the beginning; shorter than 3 seconds then jumps back one rack
Updated in Version V1.0.1.7
- Prevents noise phenomenon between track and directory changes
- Fixed: if file name is too long, leads to overflow error
Updated in Version V1.0.1.8
- Minor corrections to the menus
- Reduced "white noise" when switching
Updated in Version V1.0.1.9 (Current)
- BWF metadata support (For more on BWF file format please see here.)
