iBasso T5 - A newly designed small portable. Specifications. - Page 2

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Originally Posted by trentino 

jamato8, any nice pics you can share? :)

I will try and get some up pretty quick. Compared to the iRiver H120, this amp is small. I was curious, because the internal amp of the iRiver isn't bad, how they compare and that is fast an simple and the results were that everything increased in quality. 
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Originally Posted by i_djoel2000 

interesting impression, jamato8

 

does this amp compete well with corda 3move or pico? *or any other higher end portable amps

I haven't had the 3move but I had the Pico Slim. I didn't like the top end of the Slim because there was bit of grain or digital edge. The T5 has a digital volume control like the Slim but the top end is very clean and extended. 
 

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Originally Posted by JiPod 
Sounds quite enticing.

 

Have you had the opportunity to listen to the FiiO E11?  If so, please share your insight.

I was contemplating the E11 to power a pair of HD25-1-IIs.

I haven't heard it. 

The push buttons for + and - for the volume works great. Carrying the amp in my pocket there is no way to change the volume by accident and with the 64 steps, there isn't too big a jump at any time. Nice. I wasn't sure I was going to like the push buttons but they work fine. 
 

I have a little over 100 hours now on the T5. 

The sound has gone through stages, when compared to the output of the iRiver for differences rather than relying on memory of how they sounded different. At this point the T5 has opened up quite a bit, showing excellent transparency and detail. The high frequencies are a little surprising to me as I didn't know which way they would go. The highs are very natural and open. The bass presentation is stronger than the past T models. It is not an emphasis that drifts into the lower mid but you can tell there is power behind it. The low end also seems to go lower. I can tell that this T has advanced, which is what new models are supposed to do but many times end up as just a variation rather than a true step up. I am still not unhappy with the T3, but I can tell that the T5 is more powerful and conveys the music with this solid platform behind it. 

What is amazing is that the T5 has some of the best bass response of the iBasso amps. Very well controlled with actual bass notes down low and it stays out of the way of the rest of the music. I was also sure I wasn't going to like the digital volume control, with relation to the upper frequencies of the sound so I was prejudiced against it but I was wrong. This is a very fast sounding amp, with a great frequency range all coming through as very transparent. 

I now trying to get more of a handle on the sound of the T5 but I had some sort of inner ear infection for a few days, which throws everything off. Recovering now, thank god, and getting a feeling for the sound again. 

I like the two push buttons for volume as you would have a hard time changing them unless you intend to and it is easy to feel which is + or - as the + is at the end by the jacks. Charging with the USB is also very easy. I have yet to run the T5 down all the way but when I get to 15 hours or so I plug it back in. The feel of the case is rock solid. I can't imagine this case giving it up even after years of use. It doesn't seem to show scratches either.