Fiio Mage USB-C gaming sound card, Digi Mart USA News: Fiio has unveiled the Mage, a compact USB-C gaming sound card and DAC designed to deliver high-resolution audio from phones and gaming consoles such as the Nintendo Switch. According to the publisher’s report, the device natively decodes 32-bit, 384 kHz PCM and DSD256 high-resolution audio streams.
The Mage is styled to resemble a retro game controller, which the report says may prompt gamers to ask what the device is. It has two USB-C ports and supports 60-watt pass-through PD fast charging when connected to an audio source.
Its D-pad controls volume and track changes during music playback, while one button plays or pauses with a short press and activates 7.1 virtual surround sound with a double press.
For gaming, a long press of the mode button switches the DAC from music mode to game mode. The other button mutes a microphone connected to the 3.5 mm mic input.
Built-in AI microphone background noise reduction is intended to keep in-game chat audible. Two additional 3.5 mm jacks support a headset and headphones.
Users can adjust a 10-band equalizer through the Fiio Control app, and game mode can be set to one of four genre-optimized sound profiles: FPS, MOBA, RPG and MUG. The Mage is offered in transparent black, transparent green and grey.
According to the report, it is priced at $32.29 from the Fiio store on AliExpress or $21.99 from Amazon.
