[stenog]

I didn't say iBasso should not enable Play store, I just suggested that if you are after streaming - there is a work around for it.  Who knows, maybe Google play store will be enabled.  But the fact still remains that it's a double edge sword.  Just read X7 and i5 threads...  Personally, I would have loved being able to listen my tracks or to stream from Spotify while browsing head-fi on DX200

That's exactly what i do right now on my LG V10 . But ok I don't consider myself an audiophile in search of the last 5% .

 

[icefalkon]

  with all respect then i wish you can point me to one dap that has great eq, the only one that has great eq is the cowon daps, and you check the ones i own or owned, non have a great eq in stock music app
 
now if you do not like to use eq please note that other like to have a solid eq in their daps
 
i tried the eq in dx80 and dx90 and honestly did not like their eq

 
Both the DX90 and 80 have limited capability EQ's...that's for sure. However, there was nothing wrong with the EQ in the DX100...once again...I'm keeping it on the " I ". I found it to do exactly what an EQ is supposed to do...alter the frequency responses of the audio. 
 
 
I have owned all three DAP's and listened to them side by side and frankly...neither the 90 nor the 80 come close to the 100 sound wise. Not by a long shot. Using the 80 and 90 in comparison to the 200 is like comparing navel oranges to blood oranges...Same genus but completely different flavour. I have also owned Cowon products and they weren't for me. I've never heard anyone base their musical preferences on the flavour of a linear equalizer before...
 
What my point back there was is that "for me"...note the keeping it on the " I " once again here...
 
For me...I think that my high end DAP should be dedicated to just music.
 
Steve from NYC

 

[Mython]

 

I didn't say iBasso should not enable Play store, I just suggested that if you are after streaming - there is a work around for it.  Who knows, maybe Google play store will be enabled.  But the fact still remains that it's a double edge sword.  Just read X7 and i5 threads...  Personally, I would have loved being able to listen my tracks or to stream from Spotify while browsing head-fi on DX200

That's exactly what i do right now on my LG V10 . But ok I don't consider myself an audiophile in search of the last 5% .

 
 
OK, well, look at it another way - unlike your LG V10, the DX200 won't sneakily send your location (and, on demand, anything else on your phone memory) to Google (and God knows who else) every minute of your life

 

[stenog]

OK, well, look at it another way - unlike your LG V10, the DX200 won't sneakily send your location (and, on demand, anything else on your phone memory) to Google (and God knows who else) every minute of your life

You are right about that but it actually doesn't bother me. I don't have anything to hide and we can't stop it.

But serious. If the DX200 can play Tidal offline without any flaws and at least have the same SQ as the Mojo I will buy it. Or even better reach the new Sony daps.

 

[icefalkon]

   
 
OK, well, look at it another way - unlike your LG V10, the DX200 won't sneakily send your location (and, on demand, anything else on your phone memory) to Google (and God knows who else) every minute of your life

Amen to that!
 
Steve from NYC

 

[tranqui1ity]

Can I just confirm how many MircoSD slots the DX200 had? I'm seeing references to 2 in this thread, but none of of the official channels mention there are two slots.

 

[all999]

Can I just confirm how many MircoSD slots the DX200 had? I'm seeing references to 2 in this thread, but none of of the official channels mention there are two slots.

 
There is one microSD slot.

 

[GREYH0UND]

If they only sold the v20pro in eu...
The v10 and v20 are way too huge

 

[Mackgear]

dx200 is good Choice!
 

 

[Dithyrambes]

Wish someone with the andromedas could chime in......Andros are very fickle with the right synergy, io, etc ><. just have to wait for more impressions.

 

[Paul - iBasso]

  so here are direct questions to @Paul - iBasso
 
1- can we expect play store to be included in future firmwares
2- would 3rd party apps have full access to the dac without damp sampling
3- would root be possible and install v4a

At this time there will be no play store.
 
There will not be any down sampling.
 
Root will not be available.
 
There is the Android music player on the DX200 and Mango. Mango would be a pure music software that we implement. So there are 2 distinct software systems on the DX200.

 

[TjPhysicist]

 
At this time there will be no play store.
 
There will not be any down sampling.
 
Root will not be available.
 
There is the Android music player on the DX200 and Mango. Mango would be a pure music software that we implement. So there are 2 distinct software systems on the DX200.

Android music player = the default one in AOSP (i.e. basic one without google music?). Will there be some streaming apps pre-installed then? (e.g. spotify, tidal etc). 
 
Does this mean tidal (if installed via apk) will have offline? (I assume if installed like this 3rd party apps etc will not have down sampling?)

 

[Tumyum]

  Android music player = the default one in AOSP (i.e. basic one without google music?). Will there be some streaming apps pre-installed then? (e.g. spotify, tidal etc). 
 
Does this mean tidal (if installed via apk) will have offline? (I assume if installed like this 3rd party apps etc will not have down sampling?)

I haven't heard any pre-installed streaming apps such as Spotify or Tidal on the DX200 yet, but as long as it wouldn't be too much of a hassled to get these streaming app to work, then I'm in. Tidal and any music apps that have Parametric EQ that sync well together is a must for me.   

Would also be a super plus if Tidal can play offline on DX200! Can't really hear the differences of up/down sampling so not a big deal to me!

Can't wait for a wave of reviews on this bad boy!
 

 

[tin427]

  I haven't heard any pre-installed streaming apps such as Spotify or Tidal on the DX200 yet, but as long as it wouldn't be too much of a hassled to get these streaming app to work, then I'm in. Tidal and any music apps that have Parametric EQ that sync well together is a must for me.   

Would also be a super plus if Tidal can play offline on DX200! Can't really hear the differences of up/down sampling so not a big deal to me!

Can't wait for a wave of reviews on this bad boy!
 

I have tried running tidal on DX200 which is pretty smooth without any problems.
The only need is to find the tidal latest apk

 

[stenog]

I have tried running tidal on DX200 which is pretty smooth without any problems.
The only need is to find the tidal latest apk

Thanks for this information. Have you tried offline ?