[lesale08]

you can download it from official support page for dc05 https://ibasso.com/dc05/

Thanks for this

 

[Spiralman]

Is it worth upgrading to ibasso dc05 if I already have the dc03? I mean is the sound quality improvement noticeable?

There is a russian review rn on youtube with english subs... It talks about sound around 4:30, also compares it to DC03.

 

[alota]

There is a russian review rn on youtube with english subs... It talks about sound around 4:30, also compares it to DC03.

I bought green too lol

 

[bhazard]

Got this in the other day. Nice and loud, and the sound quality is excellent. Much clearer than many other DACs I've tried.
The wire is frail though, already having problems with it.
I'm also unable to use Hiby, Tidal, or any app other than Spotify so far, even after the FW update.

 

[alota]

I'm also unable to use Hiby, Tidal, or any app other than Spotify so far, even after the FW update.

Why?

 

[bhazard]

Why?

It doesn't play sound. Tidal endlessly loops while playing a song with the DC05 plugged in. Hiby crashes when trying to use USB Mode.
Only Spotify has been consistent and working.

 

[pickyAudiophile]

Got this in the other day. Nice and loud, and the sound quality is excellent. Much clearer than many other DACs I've tried.
The wire is frail though, already having problems with it.
I'm also unable to use Hiby, Tidal, or any app other than Spotify so far, even after the FW update.

So the wire is still ultra soft and flimsy, as it was with the previous ones up to DC04?
In the pictures it looked like they tried to stabilize it with transparent heat shrink tube (or some other transparent tube).
- That was a big annoyance, relatively "massive" aluminium enclosures on the one hand, flimsy ultra lightweight wires on the other hand. These unsuitably soft wires tended to bend sharply and required utmost care with handling. Worst with DC03-DC04 due to elevated weight.
So that's a caveat still not improved with DC05-(upcoming)DC06?

These iBasso dongles are flawed. Each of their dongles has it's specific flaws - funnily enough the're all different. DC04 e/g still refuses to run with AMD Ryzen platform if plugged into USB3.0-3.1 ports, even with latestfirmware installed.

Re: DC04 vs. AMD Ryzen, USB3.0/USB3.1
Fri, 8 Oct 2021 19:30:15 +0800
iBasso Audio <service@ibasso.com>
Hello,
Thank you for contacting us.
We have reported the AMD CPU support issue to the USB receiver provider. They will provide a new firmware in the next two weeks.
Sincerely
iBasso Audio

 

[jamato8]

So the wire is still ultra soft and flimsy, as it was with the previous ones up to DC04?
In the pictures it looked like they tried to stabilize it with transparent heat shrink tube (or some other transparent tube).
- That was a big annoyance, relatively "massive" aluminium enclosures on the one hand, flimsy ultra lightweight wires on the other hand. These unsuitably soft wires tended to bend sharply and required utmost care with handling. Worst with DC03-DC04 due to elevated weight.
So that's a caveat still not improved with DC05-(upcoming)DC06?

These iBasso dongles are flawed. Each of their dongles has it's specific flaws - funnily enough the're all different. DC04 e/g still refuses to run with AMD Ryzen platform if plugged into USB3.0-3.1 ports, even with latestfirmware installed.

Out of all the DC series I’ve never had one cable fail and they’ve gotten a lot of work out. I also don’t have a problem with them running off of my Mac computer or my Windows computer that has windows 10 on it latest version.

 

[Jet Black]

Out of all DC series, which do you guys pick as the best value and has the best sounding sonically speaking?

 

[vinyasmusic]

Got this in the other day. Nice and loud, and the sound quality is excellent. Much clearer than many other DACs I've tried.
The wire is frail though, already having problems with it.
I'm also unable to use Hiby, Tidal, or any app other than Spotify so far, even after the FW update.

Someone from IBASSO would be here right ?

 

[Spiralman]

Got this in the other day. Nice and loud, and the sound quality is excellent. Much clearer than many other DACs I've tried.
The wire is frail though, already having problems with it.
I'm also unable to use Hiby, Tidal, or any app other than Spotify so far, even after the FW update.

Firmware update for the DC05 for even better sound, a new UAC volume control and a new Windows DAC driver for the DX160 and all the DC series!

https://ibasso.com/dc05/

Any confirmation that DC05 has issues with Hiby player or Tidal app?

 

[pickyAudiophile]

Out of all DC series, which do you guys pick as the best value and has the best sounding sonically speaking?

Can't be decided yet as the (expected) DC06 has not been released. So you don't have any preference when it comes jacks (s-e|bal)?

 

[Jet Black]

Can't be decided yet as the (expected) DC06 has not been released. So you don't have any preference when it comes jacks (s-e|bal)?

Balance or unbalanced, it doesn't matter as long as it sounds sonically good. Since there's no dc06 yet, my question is to 01-05 series, which of them you guys think really is worth owning?

 

[lesale08]

So I got my dc05 now, testing with my multi ba iem, initial impression, not so much different from my apple usb c dongle. Although definitely louder when plugged thru my android phone. I will test further with my other iems at home in the next days to come.

 

[lesale08]

Might be because I'm just using apple music lol so I may not be fully utilizing this dongle.