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Authorized dealers for ifi Audio UP Travel

  • Acoustic Technologies — online and in-store — Montréal, Québec, Canada (website)
  • Acton Gate Audio — online and in-store — Cymru, United Kingdom (website)
  • Addicted to Audio — online and in-store — Epping, Victoria, Australia (website)
  • Adorama — in-store — New York, New York, United States (website)
  • Advanced MP3 Players — online and in-store — Musselburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (website)
  • Alpha High End — online and in-store — Brasschaat, Vlaams Gewest, Belgium (website)
  • Analogue Seduction — online and in-store — Whittlesey, England, United Kingdom (website)
  • Apos Audio — online and in-store — Oakland, California, United States (website)
  • ARK Audio — online and in-store — Borensberg, Östergötlands län, Sweden (website)
  • Art & Voice — online (website)

and 128 more verified dealers

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First-Class Sound. Anywhere.

While most Bluetooth audio companions cruise in economy, UP Travel soars in Executive.


Transmitmode unlocks your wireless headphoneswith in-flight entertainment, transforming your aisle seat into a cinema suite. Receive mode supercharges your car’s sound system with high resolution Bluetooth. Whether it’s by plane, train, or automobile, the UP Travel is an Executive Class essential no journey should be without.


Travel by Name. Travel by Design.

Whether it’s by plane, train or automobile, the UP Travel is the simplest yet most effective Bluetooth audio companion you could ask for. Designed to replace a clutter of adapters and cables, the UP Travel is a transmitter and receiver bringing Hi-Res Bluetooth connectivity everywhere you need it. Connecting seamlessly to cars, in-flight audio systems, and more, it turns everything it touches into sonicgold


Call Quality that Cuts Through.

From Hi-Res playback to hands-free calls, the UP Travel is built to handle it all.  A built-in microphone at the UP Travel’s base, combined with Qualcomm’s cVc noise and echosuppression technology, ensures every call is crisp and clear. Whether it’s an urgent business call in transit, airports, or cafés, the UP Travel intelligently filters out background noise in real time to ensure your voice is heard.  


Two’s Company.

Putting on a pair of headphones and losing yourself in your favourite music is a powerful experience, but there are times and places where the isolation of headphones isn’t what we need. What if we could take those moments and share them with someone close? 


The UP Travel makes this a realityConnect simultaneously and seamlessly to two pairs of headphones or earbuds without the struggle of syncing screens or compromised sound. Simply connect, press play, and get lost together in the joy of sharing your favourite music and movies. 


One Switch. Endless Possibilities....

The UP Travel can alternate between transmitter (TX) and receiver (RX) modes, opening the door to two transformative Bluetooth experiences.  


Switch to TX mode and you can give your in-flight entertainment a first-class ticket to the modern age of audio, ensuring that all users can cast aside the tangle of cables and adapters, and unleash the full potential of their Bluetooth headphones and earbuds. If productivity is your priority, the UP Travel has you covered there, too. Connect to your laptop’s 3.5mm output and add premium Bluetooth audio to your train ride. 


Behind the wheel? Switch to RX mode, connect to your car’s AUX input, and your car’s connectivity is transformed with Hi-Res Bluetooth streaming – a feature even high-end car systems often lack. Your car’s sound system will sing out like never before, with greater clarity and detail than you’ve ever heard from the driver’s seat. 


Always the Right Choice.

Always want the best sound but not into fiddling with settings? Don’t worry – the UP Travel sorts it for you. No matter what device or model you’re connecting to, it automatically prioritises the highest quality setup for great sound. 


It supports a wide range of Bluetooth formats (codecs), from those designed for high-quality music and podcasts to lower latency options for video watching. 


Should you ever want to check or change the current setting, it’s as easy as tapping a button. 


Powered by Nexis.

The UP Travel is also compatible with the iFi Nexis app, available on both iOS and Android.


Designed to act as a central hub for all things iFi, Nexis lets you unlock additional features, personalise your settings, and keep your UP Travel equipped with the latest firmware via over-the-air updates.


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Professional Reviews 84/100

Rating for UP Travel

Nicely Roasted

Sound Quality

82/100

Build Quality

80/100

Features Usability

89/100

Value for Money

85/100

Compact yet remarkably capable, the iFi UP Travel brings hi-fi Bluetooth sound to flights, cars and laptops with a clean, wide-dynamic presentation. Best of High End highlights its dedicated DAC architecture, while TX/RX operation, LDAC and aptX Adaptive, dual-headphone pairing and a retractable 3.5mm plug make it a polished travel audio essential.

What Reviewers Are Saying

"This carefully curated lineup ensures the UP Travel punches above its weight, offering sound quality that rivals larger, stationary audio systems."

— Best of High End

Pros

Dedicated DAC-based design delivers clear, hi-fi-oriented sound with wide dynamic range and low distortion for such a small adapter.

Versatile transmitter and receiver modes work with aircraft systems, laptops, car AUX inputs and Bluetooth headphones.

Extensive codec support, dual-headphone pairing, retractable connector and roughly 10-hour battery life strengthen its travel usefulness.

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Cons

Review evidence offers limited detail on tonal balance, sensitive-IEM noise performance and control with demanding wired headphones.

SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 82/100

The available coverage describes a clean, hi-fi-oriented portable presentation that performs unusually well for its tiny travel-focused form. It offers little listening detail on tonal character, demanding headphone pairings, or real-world background silence, so the broader sonic picture remains incomplete.

Transparency Resolution

87/100

Best of High End calls the UP Travel's sound hi-fi grade and says it can rival larger stationary systems. The review also highlights its dedicated DAC-based architecture rather than a basic Bluetooth system-on-chip implementation, though it provides limited detail about separation or low-level retrieval.

Tonal Balance Musicality

80/100

The review characterizes the sound as high fidelity and crystal clear in its intended portable uses. It does not describe bass weight, treble balance, timbre, warmth, or long-session musicality in enough detail to define its tonal personality.

Dynamics

85/100

The Cirrus Logic MasterHIFI DAC is credited with wide dynamic range and low distortion for an audiophile-oriented portable sound. There is no direct account of transient punch, large-scale headroom, or performance with difficult headphones.

Noise Floor

80/100

The supplied specifications claim strong signal-to-noise and dynamic-range figures at 32 ohms. However, the review does not report listening with sensitive IEMs or comment directly on hiss, hum, or background silence.

Headphone Compatibility

80/100

Its receiver mode provides a 3.5 mm output rated at 70 mW into 32 ohms, while transmitter mode is designed to feed Bluetooth headphones and earbuds. The review gives no direct evidence of low-volume control, sensitive-IEM behavior, or authority with high-impedance and demanding planar headphones.

Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.

Build Quality

80/100

The review identifies a compact 25.7 g enclosure and a retractable 3.5 mm plug intended to make travel connections simpler. It says little about chassis durability, socket robustness, control feel, internal construction, or long-term reliability.

Features Usability

89/100

The UP Travel is unusually flexible for travel, switching between Bluetooth transmitter and receiver operation for aircraft systems, cars, laptops, and wired auxiliary inputs. It supports LDAC, LHDC/HWA and the aptX family, dual-headphone pairing, a microphone with call-noise suppression, codec announcements, app control, USB-C input, and approximately ten hours of battery life.

Value for Money

85/100

The UP Travel is listed at $99, £99, or €99. The available review presents its capabilities enthusiastically but does not directly compare its price with competing Bluetooth transmitters, receivers, or portable DACs.

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Authorized dealers for ifi Audio UP Travel

  • Acoustic Technologies — online and in-store — Montréal, Québec, Canada (website)
  • Acton Gate Audio — online and in-store — Cymru, United Kingdom (website)
  • Addicted to Audio — online and in-store — Epping, Victoria, Australia (website)
  • Adorama — in-store — New York, New York, United States (website)
  • Advanced MP3 Players — online and in-store — Musselburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (website)
  • Alpha High End — online and in-store — Brasschaat, Vlaams Gewest, Belgium (website)
  • Analogue Seduction — online and in-store — Whittlesey, England, United Kingdom (website)
  • Apos Audio — online and in-store — Oakland, California, United States (website)
  • ARK Audio — online and in-store — Borensberg, Östergötlands län, Sweden (website)
  • Art & Voice — online (website)

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