Today, finally receivediBasso Reference DAP DX100 - Page 7

My shure 535 isolates amazingly well in airplanes. Also, depending on music jh 16 can even mask airplane jet engine (This is where jh 16 differences really shines.).Bose quietcomfort 15 also does pretty good.   I’ve never really had any trouble listening to quality music in airplanes.  We take turns watching our daughter, sleeping, listening to music, etc.

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Originally Posted by jamato8 

I don't care how good a unit is, why listen to audiophile music on a plane with all of the noise you encounter. Even with my JH13's, there is no way to really enjoy high quality sound. 

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Originally Posted by david1978jp 

USB power pack with a cable like this?

 

This will not supply the necessary 12v, for charging , it is used for usb hubs...

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Originally Posted by jamato8 

I don't care how good a unit is, why listen to audiophile music on a plane with all of the noise you encounter. Even with my JH13's, there is no way to really enjoy high quality sound. 

You are right but I'll take quality anyday over earbuds. Do a 29 hour flight from Perth to NY  and you will take anything you can get your hands on. 

I like the idea of one unit and no bricks with bands for flight travel.

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Originally Posted by lee730 

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Originally Posted by jamato8 

I don't care how good a unit is, why listen to audiophile music on a plane with all of the noise you encounter. Even with my JH13's, there is no way to really enjoy high quality sound. 

I thought these customs give really good isolation? I hear the SA-43 give up to 40dB of isolation. Wouldn't that be literally "killer isolation?"

I don't know about planes, as I recently got my SA-43s, but they do isolate well in a train filled with kids on Christmas Eve...

It's at least partly an issue of perceptions and taste. Personally I would rather be in business class in the air (when i am so fortunate) than on the ground. Vibrations of a 777? That's body music to me.

I really do enjoy my Classic+CLAS+Stepdance+ES5 rig on airplanes. Enjoying that quality of music in the sky blows me away. (And it is also limited to the 7-9 hour range.)  If the DX100 can even equal my rig but at <1" thickness, I am all in.

I suspect the XP8000 might work since It has a 9-15V output.
 

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Originally Posted by scootermafia 

I'm pretty confident that there's no battery pack that can extend the runtime of the DX100.  The micro USB is for data transfer, while there's a regular barrel power plug in to charge it, from the looks of things.

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Well I received my unit a few hours ago. So far I am quite happy. Can't speak too soon though, the UI does have a few quirks to it but its still very good. The sound is nice right out of the box. Looking forward to burning it in and loading music on it. I'll be posting a bunch of pictures later.

I have to say I am quite pleased with the size of this device as well. I was thinking it would be significantly bigger than this. I would say its about the size of the Sflo2 but double the thickness (which really isn't too bad for the components inside).

Another plus is it appears ibasso has included a USB adapter which will allow you to charge from USB (So those of you who want to use external battery packs; it seems like a viable option after all).

Great first Impressions, Lee. As I understand,the USB is just for loading music, not charging. 

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Well, I am confused as to how the USB to Charger works.  As all USB only supply 5v and this thing require 12v.  So even if you can connect a USB line to the adaptor, it is not giving 12v into the charger input.

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Originally Posted by Jalo 

Well, I am confused as to how the USB to Charger works.  As all USB only supply 5v and this thing require 12v.  So even if you can connect a USB line to the adaptor, it is not giving 12v into the charger input.

I don't know then but why else would they provide this cable? I figure it probably can accept lower voltage but it will take significantly longer to charge due to this.

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Originally Posted by lee730 

I don't know then but why else would they provide this cable? I figure it probably can accept lower voltage but it will take significantly longer to charge due to this.

 

And it would take about 37 hours.....lol.

Is the same on my Asus Transformer tablet and much longer time needed to charge it ;) It's a good news , because I use the USB from my screen (at my office) to keep in charge my T51, hope I can do the same with the DX100 ...
 

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Originally Posted by lee730 

I don't know then but why else would they provide this cable? I figure it probably can accept lower voltage but it will take significantly longer to charge due to this.