[German Expat in Vietnam]

No need for power banks. Most boats, planes and trains have electrical power sockets on them these days so just plug it in if your travelling longer than 11 hours

DX240 hits the spot for me with it's small portable size, excellent battery, excellent sound and a well designed volume control and buttons.

It seems that iBasso has learned from the design mistakes of the DX 300. But no matter it remains my number 1 in sound with AMP 12.

 

[vanez1985]

No need for power banks. Most boats, planes and trains have electrical power sockets on them these days so just plug it in if your travelling longer than 11 hours

DX240 hits the spot for me with it's small portable size, excellent battery, excellent sound and a well designed volume control and buttons.

It totally depends on individual preferences: a lot of people are OK with charging their Apple Watch every night though I much prefer my Huawei smartwatch capable of running 10-15 days on single charge)

But I totally agree with your point on sweet spot between price, sound, size and battery here.

 

[ScubaDrunk]

It seems that iBasso has learned from the design mistakes of the DX 300. But no matter it remains my number 1 in sound with AMP 12.

Yes I would agree.

I had the DX300 for a period of time. It was and still is an excellent DAP.

However I could not get along with the stupid design choice of a volume wheel sticking out the side of it and the recessed buttons. So for that reason alone it had to go.

The size didn't really bother me much, a little to big for my own liking as a portable DAP, but nothing that I couldn't put up with.

But then along came the DX240 and hallelujah. They fix the stupid design with the volume wheel, make the buttons more useable when in the case, reduce the size and weight to make it more portable, and maintain the sound quality to as near as the same as the DX300.

With all honesty I could not tell the difference between the DX300 and the DX240 in sound quality but as this game is all about personal choices that suit each others needs, others may notice a difference.

IMHO the DX240 hits all the right spots for my personal taste and requirements and is (for the moment ) my TOTL end game DAP.

 

[Ichos]

I don't mind the DX300 because I am using it only at home.
When I feel to lazy to use desktop gear.
Just sitting and enjoying the ease of use

 

[Ojisan]

DX240 starting to ship in US! Should be here early next week!

 

[goodvibes]

Hi guys im having a hard time deciding between getting the DX240 or DX300 . My current headphones are Grado PS500e and Gold Planar GL2000 (Maybe Hifiman Arya in the future), both HP has a warm-ish sound signature . I know they will sound great with the DX240 as im familiar with Sabre signature , but im leaning more towards DX300 due to the specs (128gb rom ,screen,power) . Im just concerned about the synergy with my HP and the DX300 ( warm + warm = mush). What do you guys think ?

I really like the ps500e but wouldn't describe them as warm. That's probably coming from your current source(s).I doubt there'd be an issue with the DX240.

 

[loveshot]

Does anyone here have experience with both the m11 plus and the 240? I'm struggling to see what benefits I'd get with the latter over the former for the extra $200 or so. New to DAPworld so looking at spec sheets and reading a few reviews it seems they're roughly equal performers. Batt life similar, same soc and ram, newish versions of Android for both, etc. I know the sabre dac measures slightly better but to me that's immaterial if both are implemented well. Just looking for thoughts/experiences from anyone that's played with both.

 

[jamato8]

Does anyone here have experience with both the m11 plus and the 240? I'm struggling to see what benefits I'd get with the latter over the former for the extra $200 or so. New to DAPworld so looking at spec sheets and reading a few reviews it seems they're roughly equal performers. Batt life similar, same soc and ram, newish versions of Android for both, etc. I know the sabre dac measures slightly better but to me that's immaterial if both are implemented well. Just looking for thoughts/experiences from anyone that's played with both.

The DX240 has better dynamics, imaging and soundstage.

 

[aaf evo]

Looking forward to more impressions, i loved the DX160 and thought it out performed daps 5x the price. Hopefully that same sound to performance ratio is here.

 

[gonzfi]

I sold my DX300 as soon as I received the DX240. Redundant.

 

[damascato]

I sold my DX300 as soon as I received the DX240. Redundant.

I can relate... still have to sell the DX300 though!

 

[gofishus]

Anyone compared the DX240 to the Hiby RS6 yet? or the Dethonray Prelude DTR1+?

 

[Ojisan]

Anyone compared the DX240 to the Hiby RS6 yet? or the Dethonray Prelude DTR1+?

Here's a Japanese blog post I found comparing 240 and RS6. Use your favorite translator...
https://www.torachanblog.com/2021/11/hiby-rs6-ibasso-dx240_17.html

 

[AEIOU9]

Does anyone know where you buy the faceplates to adapt AMP 8 for the DX240?

 

[Ojisan]

Here's a Japanese blog post I found comparing 240 and RS6. Use your favorite translator...
https://www.torachanblog.com/2021/11/hiby-rs6-ibasso-dx240_17.html

To add some color to his reviews which I have followed for some time...

He likes DX220Max > DX300Max
His main DAP was (is?) Cayin R01
He likes RS6 > R8SS
He likes RS6 > Shanling M8
He thinks RS6 competes with DX300, not DX240 (240 is over 100g lighter than RS6)

Food for thought