Having made a reputation for itself with its prime quality IEM headphones, moveable music gamers and DACs/amps, FiiO is now leveraging its audio experience in a brand new product – a mechanical keyboard with in constructed HiFi audio capabilities. The newly launched KB3 HiFi takes digital audio over USB and outputs it from a pair of headphone jacks utilizing its onboard DAC and amplifiers.
The audio circuitry features a pair every of Cirrus Logic CS43131 DACs and low-noise SGM8262 op-amps, supporting 32 bit/384 kHz and DSD256 audio. 550 mW of output energy ensures that audiophile-grade, excessive impedance headphones will be pushed simply, as with desktop amps. The KB3 options twin headphone outputs – a 3.5 mm and a balanced 4.4 mm jack.
On the keyboard facet too, the KB3 has some sturdy credentials. It comes with Gateron G Professional 3.0 yellow key switches with 50±15 gf operation drive and clear keycaps, organized in a 75% structure, making it “excellent for each productiveness and gaming”. The switches are additionally hot-swappable, and the in-built RGB lighting and assist for the favored VIA key configuration software program collectively make it simple to customize.
The magnesium-aluminium alloy case is constructed with a gasket mount design in a number of layers to soak up shocks and scale back noise. The output quantity will be managed by a stepless knob, and there may be assist for each Home windows and Mac computer systems.
The KB3 is accessible on AliExpress in 3 variations: a barebones wired one with out switches or keycaps for US$129, a totally assembled wired for US$149, and a wi-fi one with out the DAC+amp for US$129.
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