Cherubian
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What does this say? Nothing...Burr Brown is a really old chip and tech (2004). Sabre 9028 is much newer(2015)
What does this say? Nothing...Burr Brown is a really old chip and tech (2004). Sabre 9028 is much newer(2015)
Amen!The Burr Brown is a warm chip, the Sabre is brighter and more resolving.
Of course a lot has to do with the implementation.
I remember when Sabre chips started to come into the market, people said they were to digital, or to bright. People also said that Burr Brown chips were boring.
None of this is really true, because, implementation is everything.
What you have to keep in mind, DX200 has a full Android OS which supports apps and many other processes running in the background, while PR has an embedded Linux with a highly optimized hardware for audio playback. With fast fwd/rwd touch scrolling, they also have a different approach. Plenue will be similar to your smartphone where you just have to touch/swipe the screen. iBasso has a different approach where you have to tap'n'hold the time-marker pointer on the touch bar first, and then drag it to a new position. Kind of similar to what I just discovered with WM1Z, need to tap and hold the touch bar and then swipe it. This introduces some delay in touch forwarding through a track in DX200, but also prevents from accidental skipping through the track. Different approach used by different manufacturers.
Regarding PR, it's more of a higher end mid-fi level, not flagship level like DX200. Will be interesting to see how PR compares to DX120 when it's released
Guys, am I the only one who gets random pops when skipping songs while streaming from Tidal or Spotify? DX200 with AM1, for the moment tested only with Stagediver 4 (which are not the most sensitive inears out there). It seems to happen with both 2.4 and 5ghz wifi. If it is just related to my unit, I'm still on time to return it. this doesn't happen when using Mango or when switching WIFI off. Thanks.
What is the main difference between AMP2 and AMP5. Does the difference justify me to purchase the AMP5 in addition of AMP2? I have no way to test, and there have not been any reviews so far, so I can only rely on the impression in this thread.
Thanks in advance.
Hi there, well immediately the soundstage is bigger. I was getting great separation of instruments with AMP2, but it feels even more so with AMP5. I am thoroughly enjoying AMP5. I'm burning in the AMP5 and the IT01's by running my library through the DX200 on a loop so I'm mainly using my Angies with it. No joke, it's a phenomenal pairing.