iBasso T5 - A newly designed small portable. Specifications. - Page 10

Anyone experience hissing at medium volume and a loud pop while turning off, paint that pailed quite easily?  I wanna take another shot if these issues aren't common and mine was just a lemon.

Edited by Uchiya - 1/17/12 at 9:29pm

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Same here. I'm pretty sure this is common among these. 
 

 

Just to make sure always unplug the IEM before turning the device on and off. I have read some nasty things. Last thing I need is screwing my IEM. 

Just got the T5, first impression boy this thing is tiny! Could have used more gain, the is a nice balance of freq. range at low/medium volume but at high the vocal becomes recessed. 

I don't hear any hiss with my T5 (I don't use IEM's) but there is a pop when turning off the T5....easily remedied though, I simply turn the T5 on and off with the headphones unplugged. Plenty of power from this tiny little amp, and seems to add no coloration to the sound. All in all I am pleased.

 

I am can finally say he search for portable amp for me is over for now , I can finally start listening to music and be less obsessed with the equipment. 

Considering this amp for use with some Sony MDR-Z1000...

 

Although I'd like a portable amp I could also use with some higher impedance cans as well (300)

 

I understand this guy has enough power for IEMs, but how will it fair against some higher impedance stuff?

 

I know it will drive the Z1000 fine (as it is crazy easy to drive in my experience).  Anyone want to chime in?

A little update:

 

I never quite like the pain job done of the T series. Not that I want my amps to look shiny, but at least not crappy either. T4 is really easily scratchable and I ended up applying a few clear coat myself. T3 is slightly better but still scratchable. The first time when I saw in person the rubber coating on T5, I know it won't last - and it didn't. A tiny chip came off on the first day I got it. Two days ago, when I was trying to turn it on, a rather large chunk of the rubber coating came off right next to the power switch (even from area my nail never touched). Needless to say, I was pissed - almost $200 for this kind of build quality! Anyway, I ended up removing the rest of the rubber coating with my finger nail mostly without much effort on my part. Yes, iBasso - your T5's finish sucks.

 

Anyway, I ended up taken the T5 apart so I can polish up the bare metal (looks like steel to me it is zinc alloy, apparently). I decided to leave the rubber coating inside alone in case of any isolation issue. Some fine grade of sand paper and 15 minutes of work later, the new T5 looks better than ever.

 

 

Edited by ClieOS - 3/26/12 at 11:00pm

Hi people,

just joined the site hoping get a few issues resolved. I've just recently purchased and received an iBasso T5 headphone amp (I've ordered from your website). I am experiencing some well lets put it simply weird technical issues. After using the T5 for a few hours I started hearing some static through my headphones (Klipsch X10i's). A few minutes later the static became more apparent and was interfering with my music (audio would distort). It did get worse.... The static became defending all of a sudden. Thankfully my headphones are fine and in working order. After a short while I decided to give it a break so I turned the amp off for about two hours. I decided to go back to check if the problem persisted, which it didn't, for a short while that is. I cautiously play the music at a relatively low volume to avoid being overthrown by that static sound. The audio the second time around was ok for a few minutes until it got back to its precious state (extremely loud static noise). I think it may be due to the batteries being on low charge (I've had similar issues with the battery powered and much cheaper Fiio E3). What do you guys think? Do I have a faulty device? :s

Sorry, I meant from the iBasso website.

It could be an battery issue - did you fully charge your T5 before using it?

That's strange. I've had no problems with my T5. If it persists you can contact iBasso and get a replacement, remember you do have a one year warranty. Good luck.