[Nicholasheadfi2]

an Indian mango why on earth would they choose a mango that looks more like an apple lol....
comparing tracks between the 2 firmwares i cant believe that i prefer the SQ on the dx50 firmware
i listened to a few tracks on rockbox and there was significant amount of detail that was not there
but was very apparent on the dx50 firmware .
please don't shoot me down but the detail in the piano,guitar,drums was so much more believable
[size=x-small]in my [/size]opinion[size=x-small]. [/size] 
did not use the EQ on rockbox either , i tried it but not much better .
thats just my opinion guys..
does anyone feel the same way about this please let me know
or maybe i am doing something wrong lol ....

 

[headwhacker]

nothing wrong, that's just your preference

 

[cub0ne]

an Indian mango why on earth would they choose a mango that looks more like an apple lol....

lllooolll

 

[Nicholasheadfi2]

Think they were better of using a banana at least an Indian banana looks the same
As a British banana lol ....

 

[cub0ne]

I'm all good with RB.. If ibasso will release a new FW.. Will give it a try and do some comparison.. I love the neutrality of RB

 

[Nicholasheadfi2]

I agree but saying that I just think the original firmware has a bit more emotion
To it , that little bit of warmth does it for me .

What cans or iems are you using , I am using the shure 535se ..

 

[cub0ne]

I think ibasso wont release a neutral sounding FW IMO.. I think the emotion your telling is more like a sound coloration for me

 

[Nicholasheadfi2]

That is no way coloration by any means ....sorry do not agree with that ..

 

[cub0ne]

yup now worries about that.. got a different ear you know lol

 

[ratinox]

it's a mango~....mango is the android os that dx50 is using...

Mango is iBasso's player software.

What's underneath is a heavily stripped-down Jelly Bean.

 

[Opus131]

  Does rockboxing get rid of the crazy volume problems?

 
This is an important point for me so the more people can confirm this, the better. I won't buy this unit until i know for certain that there are no crazy volume problems. 

 

[olddude]

I tried the RB, didn't care for it that much, took it off.  I didn't notice much of a sound difference using Dunu 1000, so didn't see a need for it.  YMMV.  

 
Oh, and I have no volume spikes on mine, though I am running it at full volume through Line Out to a JDS Labs C5 amp.  

 

[cooperpwc]

That is no way coloration by any means ....sorry do not agree with that ..

 
Color by any other name is still color. The DX50 firmware is not neutral. 
 
Color is not necessarily a bad thing. My FAD IEMs are definitely colored and that is their signature. Personally I could not stand the DX50 firmware sound. It was never quite right. I retired my DX50 for several months until Rockbox came out. Now the DX50 is back in action with the Pico Power and sounding very good indeed.
 
(And I just did a comparison of mango and Rockbox. My opinion has not changed regarding the DX50 firmware. No thank you.)

 

[headwhacker]

Color by any other name is still color. The DX50 firmware is not neutral. 

Color is not necessarily a bad thing. My FAD IEMs are definitely colored and that is their signature. Personally I could not stand the DX50 firmware sound. It was never quite right. I retired my DX50 for several months until Rockbox came out. Now the DX50 is back in action with the Pico Power and sounding very good indeed.

(And I just did a comparison of mango and Rockbox. My opinion has not changed regarding the DX50 firmware. No thank you.)

Agree, at first glance the difference is obvious between mango and RB for me. Using Roxanne the DX50 FW is too warm and overpowering the mids and highs. RB certainly fixed that for me. With a powerful and equally neutral amp, DX50 is hard to beat.

My hope with DX90 is that I would not need an amp for it and if iBasso make it as close to neutral as RB. Otherwise, RB will be coming to DX90 as well (I hope).

 

[cooperpwc]

Agree, at first glance the difference is obvious between mango and RB for me. Using Roxanne the DX50 FW is too warm and overpowering the mids and highs. RB certainly fixed that for me. With a powerful and equally neutral amp, DX50 is hard to beat.

My hope with DX90 is that I would not need an amp for it and if iBasso make it as close to neutral as RB. Otherwise, RB will be coming to DX90 as well (I hope).

 
Yes. But even if the DX90 has a good internal amp and is neutral - 'big ifs' in my view - I still hope that the DX90 gets Rockbox. It has so many great features.