[soundblast75]

I ordered amp8 on Ali again while waiting for original amp module to go to ibasso for repair

 

[abitdeef]

I ordered amp8 on Ali again while waiting for original amp module to go to ibasso for repair

How much? I'll have to look. I would love a 4.4 but don't want to pay 215 dollars for amp 8.

 

[soundblast75]

How much? I'll have to look. I would love a 4.4 but don't want to pay 215 dollars for amp 8.

About£145, not sure if its worth it considering we're waiting for new ones for dx240, but i couldn't wait, it'll be a collection again..then Cayin will start too

 

[abitdeef]

About£145, not sure if its worth it considering we're waiting for new ones for dx240, but i couldn't wait, it'll be a collection again..then Cayin will start too

Yes lol. Well in your case especially it makes sense. Cayin just announced a flagship with tubes and r2r. But I was looking for a smaller mid priced r2r from them

I do wish I would have jumped on that used one on Amazon though.

 

[Tomm11]

I ordered amp8 on Ali again while waiting for original amp module to go to ibasso for repair

Happy to hear that Ibasso didn't require the entire DAP to be shipped back to them. At least you can still enjoy it while the stock amp is in for repair. Assuming, of course, that Amp8 isn't going to take that long to get to you.

 

[goodvibes]

So, is amp 8 the thing? How different does it sound than the standard 2.5 vs 8ex etc. and in what ways? Since iBasso says they'll have something new like that for the 240, is their history that it should be even better and worth simply waiting for?

 

[Frabera]

Anyway the Amp 8 ex is no more available since quite a while so…

 

[goodvibes]

Anyway the Amp 8 ex is no more available since quite a while so…

Easy enough to make from an amp 8 so...

 

[Frabera]

An Amp 8 is not an ex one

 

[ReizeiMako]

I like stocked Ibasso Mango Player but the key feature missing here is the button to add tracks to top/bottom/next of 'now playing' list. Hope Ibasso implement this in the future.

 

[goodvibes]

An Amp 8 is not an ex one

I guess you aren't aware of the EX version origins.

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/dx200-220-amp8-max-and-other-ex-modifications.898918/page-24

 

[andylesch]

I guess you aren't aware of the EX version origins.

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/dx200-220-amp8-max-and-other-ex-modifications.898918/page-24

I thought the EX was a specially made limited edition. According to your link, these are games with replacing capacitors according to the principle - the larger the capacitance and the more expensive, the cooler the sound will be. Oh, these audiophile games to hear what is not.
The only one who did something sensible there is Plutonim, the rest is children's games.

 

[goodvibes]

I thought the EX was a specially made limited edition. According to your link, these are games with replacing capacitors according to the principle - the larger the capacitance and the more expensive, the cooler the sound will be. Oh, these audiophile games to hear what is not.
The only one who did something sensible there is Plutonim, the rest is children's games.

Some will be more successful than others but the true EX was a limited edition and I doubt iBasso would bother doing them in house if a fail. Caps do change the voicing and I've always preferred electrolytic to tantalum in supply paths. Personally, I was surprised by the Silmics as they tend to be very warm in supplies but perhaps it's what voiced well in that circuit.

 

[andylesch]

Owners of dx240 tell me if you hear background noise (hiss), even a subtle squeak, when paused. You can hear it on 1mk3 and on amp8 with sensitive headphones like Andromeda at high gain. You can hear it less on pure Mango.

 

[abitdeef]

Owners of dx240 tell me if you hear background noise (hiss), even a subtle squeak, when paused. You can hear it on 1mk3 and on amp8 with sensitive headphones like Andromeda at high gain. You can hear it less on pure Mango.

It's a pretty quiet dap, pretty much everything hisses with Andromeda especially on high gain. Plus there's really no reason to run it on high gain for them or most iems.