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Little dot DP_I has optical out

My configs: Rockboxed iHP-120's digital out + iBasso D10 or Vulcan or Vulcan VB or HeadRoom Portable Micro Amp with DAC

Quote: Dimensions: 4.5"(11.5cm)x 3.5"(9 cm) x 1.5"(3.8cm)

Head Room Portable Amp (with DAC option). The best sounding little beast for the Iriver IMO (I tried iBasso D10, Go-Vibe Vulcan, Go-Vibe Vulcan VB also.)

Cambridge Audio Azur C840C (as DAC) -> CEC HD53R v8 -> Sennheiser HD-650

UPDATE, April 2010: Another pair, #260589114622, went for $172.50 plus shipping on Apr 26.

Quote: Originally Posted by iPhone4G ...compatible with iPod Nano 5G/iPod touch 3rd gen/ iPhone 3GS ... Having a budget around 4500 to use iPod/iPhone... Hmmm. I think that HiFiMan HM-801 would be more suitable DAP choice for you.

UPDATE, April 2010: Another pair, #280484287093, went for $417 plus shipping on Apr 01.

It must work without a card-reader. The HM-801 occupies 2 letters in Windows: the one for the internal memory and the second for the memory card installed in the player

iRiver 120/140

iRiver 140 + optical cable + Go-Vibe Vulcan VB

Quote: Originally Posted by jamato8 I have not heard the Vulcan. It is a copy of the iBasso D1. It is strange. iBasso D1: receiving CS-8416, d/a CS-4398, opamp AD823, buffers NE5532. Vulcan VB: receiving CS-8416, d/a WM8740, opamp TPA6120A2, buffers NE5532. Not the same. Or...

Quote: Originally Posted by RockinCannoisseur ... i wonder how these compare to the ibasso d10 ... The Vulcan VB sounds significally better than iBasso D10. Is not at the same level even. Has more detailed sound in particular

GoVibe Vulcan VB > iBasso D10 SQ-wise