Wow! Amazing!

Thanks!

@Ichos,
This part, as you know.....sums it up!
“iBasso has managed to make a flagship-level DAP with a price lower than $1K. The DX260 hides plenty of innovation under its compact body and is the first player of its class to come with a user-friendly, replaceable battery.”

Yeap!

I'm paring it with Fiio FX15s and it's a great combination

I have also used this combination during the review!

Hi @Ichos , do you happen to have DX300 with you for a comparison with this DAP? Your description of the soundstage got me interested.

Hi @o0genesis0o , I don't have the DX300 but I have the DX320. I have also reviewed the DX300 a couple of years ago. I remembered liking its holographic soundstage but can't offer a direct comparison.

very nice review, thank you!

Thanks for reading!

I am getting mine tomorrow
I will be using the 64 Audio U12t, (easily my best phones), and hopefully this will sound
Been considering trying over ear phones, any suggestions of a nice match?

@Daxterous
Great news! The DX260 matches well with all types of headphones. Just remember that it will not do any favors and will not color the sound of the headphones. Warm will sound warm and bright will sound bright etc. I am enjoying it with various headphones like the Focal Clear Mg and the Meze Elite 2 among others.

@Daxterous - I'm using DX260 with U12T and love this combo.

About headphones its sounds great both with my FiiO FT5 and Sennheiser HD660S2

Considering only sound characteristics, would the DX260 be different to the DX300 amp11mkII? Were you able to compare? I have a DX300 and I want to include a DAP with a slightly different sound characteristic and that is a little smaller for transportability.

@Audiofilobrpt

It's been a long time since I had the DX300 and reviewed it so I can't offer a direct comparison. But let's use the transitive law. I remember the DX300 warmer and slightly less technical - transparent than the DX320. The DX320 is very technical and transparent but the DX260 slightly edges it in these aspects. It has a really unique transparency, clarity, precision and separation not found elsewhere. So it has a different kind of presentation than the DX320 with the stock amp (which is the most technically adverse of all the cards). Concluding, the DX260 is definitely different sound than the DX300.

Ichos, thanks again for helping!! I just posted in the DX260 thread exactly the situation I find myself in with the DX300. I find myself using the dx300 a little because I often have to think about the best synergy with the particular IEM I'm going to use. I wanted something more transparent and precise. Something more neutral that could be a little more all rounder and make it easier to choose an IEM to listen to and not worry about synergy. I like the sound of the Ibasso DC-elite and someone told me that the DX320 would be a DAP with a similar sound to the elite. But, I already have the DX300 and I didn't want another similar brick. So the DX260 is definitely on my radar. It will be a little easier to transport and you just said you thought it was better than the DX320. This makes me excited!! Thanks!!

Is it Roon Tested or Roon Ready?

Torben

"The M15S is the least digital sounding FiiO DAP, with a surpassingly natural timbre, but the DX260 has a more refined and resolving treble which is devoid from any digital glare, unlike that of the M15S that can show some tiny bits of artificiality" Exactly the opposite of my experience. M15s was definitely more resolving imho. That's why the 260 went back to the shop. The super high resolution of the 260 made it a touch unforgiving and fatiguing. Still a great dap though.