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cagix
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Help anybody. I need to know how musical warm tone is in dx 260. I think about step up from my fiio m11 plus ess. On technical i believe dx 260 can be better but i need same or very close tone. Astell sr 25 is too cold for my iem campfire ara and simgot ea 1000.
cagix
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I love both iem on some songs they are very close. With better dap these can be my endgame. Or maybe softears my dream iem is softears turrii ti but too expensive.
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RIGATIO
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You have analytical sounding iems, no source will change that but colder sounding source will make them even more unpleasant. Warmer source like something from Sony or Shanling will round some edges but will not completely transform them. The influence of the source is rather marginal.
cagix
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These are some diference. Ara have thicker bass from goes warmer tone. From really difficult layering aras pumped more detail but from sheer clarity point they are on level. Example total eclipse of the heard ea 1000 is touch more open. Actualy iam shocked how on some songs are ea 1000 strong. With fiio is ok. Iam changed sr 25 for fiio after review. And fiio is better for me tone is ok.
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Wouldn't recommend it if you want a warmer source, I would point you towards something R2R or AKM rather than cirrus/saber.
Side note, I think the DX260 is a step up overall if you want to maintain this kind of reference tonality but at the same time I feel like it's not quite good enough to justify upgrading.
Yeah, source definitely won't smooth over the sibilance of the CA ara.
I'm using arguably an even more analytical pair of iems than the simgot but it may be balanced out by its bass.
Definitely would look to another pair of iems first rather than trying to fix them with a source.
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cagix
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I have upgrade ara with fiio rc repro cable it is ok. On tonality ok i only dont want some as cold as astel sr 25.
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I can't remember exactly what the Sr25 sounded like to comment on how it fares against new daps but I didn't remember it as cold, but rather didn't like it because it sounded flat (soundstage wise), less clear and had worse dynamics compared to my DX160 (2020) when I tried it.
That said, having recently revisited the N3 Pro in light of the new N3 Ultra release, I can definitely see how a flat soundstage can make sounds seem harsher and colder.
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cagix
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Fiio is big step for me. For different reason. Fiio is more fullbodied dynamic stronger on amp astell is smaller somewhat lighter thiner. Fiio is next to sr 25 like his big brother. It is best player for me. I have old aune m1s it is in the drawer. I have listen old dx 200, hiby pro astell sr 25. From these fiio m11 plus ess are best. I think about upgrade but from experience it is difficult price perfomance ratio is hard to accept. Dx 260 acceptable new fiio m23 is next acceptable.
Hi everyone
Further to my previous posts regarding playback snipping on pure mango
It appears the issue is confined to gapless playback in pure mango certainly on my player
I didn't get any response from other members in confirming or denying the possible software bug but I have emailed Paul at Ibasso anyway regarding this
He stated the software team will be looking into this
I am pretty impressed by the rapid response to my email as I have been in the past by Ibasso's customer service
Further to my previous posts regarding playback snipping on pure mango
It appears the issue is confined to gapless playback in pure mango certainly on my player
I didn't get any response from other members in confirming or denying the possible software bug but I have emailed Paul at Ibasso anyway regarding this
He stated the software team will be looking into this
I am pretty impressed by the rapid response to my email as I have been in the past by Ibasso's customer service
Mine should arrive tomorrow or latest on Friday... lets see what it can do after some burn-in. 
Anybody has compared the DX260 with Shanling M6 Ultra?
Mhog55
Headphoneus Supremus
I have the Ultra. I would imagine it's quite a bit warmer and smoother than the 260.
I have the M6U. Love it too…was just curious if anybody did a comparison.
jamato8
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I find the DX260 very smooth and musical with excellent detail. To me, I find it is a very natural sounding dap.
