slickooz
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Still doing research, trying to find something that works well with both dx90 and se846.
The DX90 by iBasso . . . Sound impressions . . . . . . . New Firmware, 2.5.1 . . .
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zeppu08
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Anyone tried to pair the Alpha Dogs with the DX90? Can the dx90 fully feed the hungry dogs?
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Well not really, they won't reach their full potential, but they are not bad at all.
nc8000
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I use it exclusively with the SR71-B as all my phones are balanced. With Sig Pro and JH13 the difference is small and not really needed but with HE-500 it makes a meaningful difference
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Ahh ok really needs an external amp to feed those doggies.. Any portable amp you can recommend?
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O2?
I use a V200 myself, not very portable.
I use a V200 myself, not very portable.
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Tempted to slim down my portable setup. Would the DX90 sound better than the i-device + Hp-P1 setup I'm on currently? Or too close to matter? I usually prefer adding to the brick my iQube to squeeze the most out of the setup lol..
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Ah good question, I have both the DX90 & HP-P1 but my HP-P1 battery issue really given me a big headache, send back to my distributor and they said to fix it might cost about USD350!!
Eventually I got my DX90 as a present from my brother. By right you do not need DX90 since you have the HP-P1, the HP-P1 SQ is really awesome, very neutral well balance sound from it I must say that the Fostex can really make good DAC, IMO if you need more storage just get an iPod or touch you do not need to get another DX90 unless you wanted to try different kind of DAPs~
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Would buying a RSA balanced amp (Lightning F-35) be overkill with DX90? I'm thinking about balancing my SE846, but weighting my options right now.
nc8000
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The difference would likely be very small, at least it is for me with SR71-B and JH13. With HE-500 the difference is much bigger
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Are your Jh-13 balanced or SE? I read a lot of people are very happy with their balance set up.
nc8000
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All my phones are balanced as are both my amps and my home source. The difference is there with all my phones, most with HE-500 and least with JH13 but still worth it for me
wolfen68
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Depending on the headphone, I've found the SR71B (F-35's older brother) makes a big difference with the DX90. However with my JH13's the extra amp doesn't provide much benefit.
Aw darn.. Was hoping the SQ would be a notch up so I'd have an excuse to "upgrade" lol.. Currently using my 128gb iPad Air as storage.. More than sufficient space haha..
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