if this should happen and it won’t turn on, plug it in and let it charge for a while (a few hours) if the screen remains black, then unplug it and press and hold the power button for 10-15 seconds for a reset - sometimes the DX220 crashes into a black screen and this fixes it. The battery drain...

If you want a lot of power, the DX220 with Amp8 is a good bet (I prefer the Amp8 to the Amp9 for my IEMs at least, but balanced on the stock Amp1mkii is already a lot of power), but the battery life is only OK, not great. Then there’s the Kann Cube, the FiiO M11 pro and Cayin N6II to consider...

You’re sure it’s not the music or the headphones that aren’t delivering the bass you want? Alternately, look for something with EQ.

You have a decent headphone amp, so you might consider getting the Beyer Dt 1770 Pro they are based on. Will be cheaper than getting the Drop version once you get hit for duties and VAT. They’re on sale from Beyerdyamic direct right now: https://europe.beyerdynamic.com/dt-1770-pro.html (Same...

Contact iBasso - they should be able to help you out, they have good customer support.

Honestly? Get the HD58X if you aren’t going to amp. My HD6XX sounds OK with my phone or laptop, though it needs almost the whole power output for the phone. But with proper power, it opens up a lot, even at lower volumes.

I have a DX220, and the main reason was to be able to add amps to drive the bigger, less sensitive headphones with the much higher output power and to be able to swap amp cards around. The less expected side effect was a much cleaner, much more powerful amp section for my more sensitive Campfire...

The term you’re looking for is earbuds, by the way. Vs in-ear monitor (IEM) which is what you appear not to want.

I’ve never come across anything like that. Have you tried different ear tips to get better fit? Is it a comfort thing, very small ear canals or something else?

The greatest improvement comes at the bits closest to your ears - start with the IEM, then amp, then DAC. Assuming your source files are good. Is there anywhere you can audition stuff before buying? I mean, I went with Campfire stuff blind (no realistic options for auditions near me), and I’m...

sounds like there’s something very wrong there. With the WiFi off I can leave the player on for over a week, losing maybe 5-10% per day, tops. Maybe shoot iBasso an e-mail? I’ve seen reports that they’ll send out replacement batteries for you to swap yourself if needed, but this may be more than...

Home? On the go? What kind of source?

If it’s always on the same place no matter the version or playback setting it’s the source, or the headphone. Not all recordings are good.

I don’t think there are any devices that will do streaming audio but not allow web surfing. The option that comes to mind if you don’t do local music playback would be the Activio CT10 - it’s smaller screen/size makes it a less attractive option for web surfing I’d think. If you do ha e local...

Shoot ADV sound a message - my experience with their customer service has always been excellent.

What’s the big concern regarding the CE mark? Or are you worried about lead solder (RoHS compliance in that case)? I’m not big on cheap IEMs but if I wanted to spend 50, I’d buy ChiFi. Amazon Europe stores have things like the Blon 03 in stock and with shipping from within the EU. as an...

...sorry, but eh? For iPhones, Apple Music (the service) isn’t high res and you’re stuck with playing ALAC if you want to use the built in players and your own files. But there are plenty of apps to play higher res stuff on, just that you’ll need an external DAC to do it. Android isn’t much...

The Ety ER2XR is a good bet if you want a nice dynamic driver with a bit of bass that doesn’t break the bank (about 115 bucks on Amazon)

honestly, I think an Ety or Shure will do better in absolute isolation than one of the ANC buds that have poor passive isolation in any situation that isn’t low fequency noise like airplanes. Which is the only place I prefer ANC to IEMs.

IEMs. Etymotic or Shure or Westone come to mind as a good place to start that won’t break the bank.

I would definitely run the HE4XX balanced - it wants quite a bit of power to sound its best.

don’t have the Ikko, do own the Atlas and recently added the IMR Aten R2. My impressions based on several months with Atlas and a few days with the Aten R2: The IMR has even More Bass, lot of slam, and is tunable with the filters/nozzles, but overall the Atlas is quite a bit more refined to my...

I think almost all of the Android-based DAPs should be able to do this unless they’re running highly modified software. Whether that’s worth buying a DAP for is a different issue - I have one because I wanted more powerful amplification about all else. If I look at my DX220 accessibility...

Can’t comment on the 846, but the 535 gets a good bit better with proper amplification. I also prefer cables without memory wire, though I get along OK with the ones that do. I do wear the cable doen the back of my neck and not the chin, as this provides a much better fit with all IEMs for me. I...

It does have LDAC support though...