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jonstatt reacted to KevP's post in the thread iBasso DX300 Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 Octa-core 6GB RAM ******NEW Firmware 2.00 Android 11****** with Like.Sorry, I should have been more precise. It’s with the E02 module.
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jonstatt replied to the thread iBasso DX300 Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 Octa-core 6GB RAM ******NEW Firmware 2.00 Android 11******.As N6ii has different DAC and amp boards I am curious which one you tried that the dx300 is head and shoulders above. I assume not the...
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jonstatt reacted to xand's post in the thread iBasso DX300 Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 Octa-core 6GB RAM ******NEW Firmware 2.00 Android 11****** with Like.I'm using the DX300 in line out mode at "low" - it likely has three voltage levels ("medium" and "high" increase the volume). Not sure...
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jonstatt reacted to bluestorm1992's post in the thread Cayin C9: Dual Nutube, Fully Balanced Class A/AB Portable HeadAmp with Like.A02 is fabulous - far exceeding my expectation. It is now replacing my desktop DAC to drive my Broadway Amp. Performance-wise my Burson...
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jonstatt replied to the thread iBasso DX300 Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 Octa-core 6GB RAM ******NEW Firmware 2.00 Android 11******.Are you using full 7V "line out "? It seems the dx300 doesn't have a real line out after all
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jonstatt replied to the thread Cayin C9: Dual Nutube, Fully Balanced Class A/AB Portable HeadAmp.It will ship as soon as @Andykong can arrange after Chinese New Year break
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jonstatt replied to the thread Cayin C9: Dual Nutube, Fully Balanced Class A/AB Portable HeadAmp.I just ordered it from Audio Concierge!
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jonstatt replied to the thread Cayin C9: Dual Nutube, Fully Balanced Class A/AB Portable HeadAmp.@Andykong You have a working relationship with Dignis already. Can you send them a C9 shell so they can make a case?
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jonstatt replied to the thread Cayin C9: Dual Nutube, Fully Balanced Class A/AB Portable HeadAmp.It can still get scratched up. I am thinking a dignis style case with heatsink is needed
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jonstatt reacted to Vitaly2017's post in the thread Cayin C9: Dual Nutube, Fully Balanced Class A/AB Portable HeadAmp with Like.Arrr okay I got the lineout issue will check that out but lol please dont bring dx300 vs sp2k 🤣😅
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jonstatt replied to the thread Cayin C9: Dual Nutube, Fully Balanced Class A/AB Portable HeadAmp.SP2k is a good DAP but what I am finding is in line out mode it starts to struggle because it has the amplifiers still in play...
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jonstatt replied to the thread Cayin C9: Dual Nutube, Fully Balanced Class A/AB Portable HeadAmp.N8 line out is far better than sp2k fake line out. Cleaner, better separation and soundstage. Bass heavy tracks become blurred on sp2k...
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jonstatt reacted to LabelH's post in the thread Cayin C9: Dual Nutube, Fully Balanced Class A/AB Portable HeadAmp with Like.Sorry, I was misunderstood the context. Ignore what i said previously. :see_no_evil: Settings: SE > BAL (Line Out 1.05V/3V), Low...
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jonstatt replied to the thread Cayin C9: Dual Nutube, Fully Balanced Class A/AB Portable HeadAmp.Thanks for doing the experiment so late! I found I had high gain which was definitely overloading. Even on low gain though the N8 line...
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jonstatt replied to the thread Cayin C9: Dual Nutube, Fully Balanced Class A/AB Portable HeadAmp.@Andykong you were right! I had it on high gain and it was distorting due to overload. Thank you.