[jamato8]

Totally agreed. Also DX240 big plus for me is bass section. Speed and impact are very good. IMO better than WM1A which I owned for a long time.

It is better than the WM1Z, which I really enjoy but better dynamics and soundstage.

 

[ajchen]

Yes , iBasso did a great job again ! AMP8 MK2 just installed in DX240 and felt much improvement than stock AMP8 (not compare to blackgate AMP8) right away .

 

[andylesch]

Yes , iBasso did a great job again ! AMP8 MK2 just installed in DX240 and felt much improvement than stock AMP8 (not compare to blackgate AMP8) right awa

Where did you buy?

 

[ExpatinJapan]

Yes , iBasso did a great job again ! AMP8 MK2 just installed in DX240 and felt much improvement than stock AMP8 (not compare to blackgate AMP8) right away .

Ooh

Tell us about teh blackgate amp8

 

[aaf evo]

Just got notification from DHL my AMP 8 MK2 has shipped. I should have it by Monday. Can’t wait!

 

[Frabera]

The AMP 8 seems to have still more power than the new MK2 version.

 

[goodvibes]

The AMP 8 seems to have still more power than the new MK2 version.

I believe they rated the same.

 

[Dobrescu George]

I want to bring you some fun today, so I posted a full video review on DX240 from IBasso Audio!! If you've seen one of my videos before, you know it will have music, fun mood, and tons of info, and if you have never seen one before, you can give it a go

I hope you have fun out there, and that you keep enjoying the music

 

[jamato8]

I want to bring you some fun today, so I posted a full video review on DX240 from IBasso Audio!! If you've seen one of my videos before, you know it will have music, fun mood, and tons of info, and if you have never seen one before, you can give it a go

I hope you have fun out there, and that you keep enjoying the music

Entertaining. :^)

 

[goodvibes]

So I hooked it up to a top audio system to see what sort of source it was both dig and line. Dig out is vg though the player still wasn’t as good as a Naim Core as player but still excellent. (A top 3k dedicated server/player) Tried the supplied cable 1st and it was good but once I switched to a Naim DC1 cable with 3.5 adapter, it really fell into place and became a great source and better than most dedicated home devices. This was unexpected when using an adapter and an extra 3 feet of cable but it worked really well.

Line out was OK, not great, but there's a catch. The 3.5mm headphone out sounded great as a line out. I suspect the line out has either a high output impedance or simply lacks enough current. This was playing into a 20k input impedance. Mid gain clearly the best here. Filter 5. Do not be fooled by worrying about double amping here and think of it as a buffer amp that often help systems perform better. It is still putting out less than 3v at full tilt in medium Gain.

This is a very revealing system that I don't personally own but know extremely well. All Naim, NAC S1 Pre, Nap 500 amp, ND 555 streamer as DAC and Uniti Core as server/player, all on Fraim. ProAc K6 signature speakers. The Dx240 did not sound out of place here though I could beat it when I optimized paths.

This thing is a little wonder. Remarkable performance. Good enough to hear what's going on and optimize to get your ducks in a row. If amp8 mk2 improves this thing, Holy #$@&!

Edit: This was on original FW but I highly doubt things will change when on Mango OS.

 

[jamato8]

So I hooked it up to a top audio system to see what sort of source it was both dig and line. Dig out is vg though the player still wasn’t as good as a Naim Core as player but still excellent. (A top 3k dedicated server/player) Tried the supplied cable 1st and it was good but once I switched to a Naim DC1 cable with 3.5 adapter, it really fell into place and became a great source and better than most dedicated home devices. This was unexpected when using an adapter and an extra 3 feet of cable but it worked really well.

Line out was OK, not great, but there's a catch. The 3.5mm headphone out sounded great as a line out. I suspect the line out has either a high output impedance or simply lacks enough current. This was playing into a 20k input impedance. Mid gain clearly the best here. Filter 5. Do not be fooled by worrying about double amping here and think of it as a buffer amp that often help systems perform better. It is still putting out less than 3v at full tilt in medium Gain.

This is a very revealing system that I don't personally own but know extremely well. All Naim, NAC S1 Pre, Nap 500 amp, ND 555 streamer as DAC and Uniti Core as server/player, all on Fraim. ProAc K6 signature speakers. The Dx240 did not sound out of place here though I could beat it when I optimized paths.

This thing is a little wonder. Remarkable performance. Good enough to hear what's going on and optimize to get your ducks in a row. If amp8 mk2 improves this thing, Holy #$@&!

Digital cables should always be at least 3 feet for good performance due to internal reflection of the digital stream from one end to the other. 3 or more feet tend to nullify this.

 

[keithlai]

I want to bring you some fun today, so I posted a full video review on DX240 from IBasso Audio!! If you've seen one of my videos before, you know it will have music, fun mood, and tons of info, and if you have never seen one before, you can give it a go

I hope you have fun out there, and that you keep enjoying the music

Thanks for the reminder from the video that factory reset is necessary after the firmware update. After the update, I found Mango OS drained my battery pretty fast. I was panic since I got my player less than 48 hours.
Good review, keep it up man.

 

[Dobrescu George]

Thanks for the reminder from the video that factory reset is necessary after the firmware update. After the update, I found Mango OS drained my battery pretty fast. I was panic since I got my player less than 48 hours.
Good review, keep it up man.

Always happy to help!

I wonder if it would have been more funny to post a disassembly panic reaction video to me thinking I killed it somehow

 

[goodvibes]

Digital cables should always be at least 3 feet for good performance due to internal reflection of the digital stream from one end to the other. 3 or more feet tend to nullify this.

I know the theory but haven't found that to be a hard rule. Reflections don't disappear and I have never preferred a dig cable that I like at over 1m. As they get longer they add capacitance and resistance and the squares become less square. Those reflections are only lower due to bandwidth limiting and/or resistance. They don't magically disappear. I've found Belden 1694 with BNC connectors better than most tweaky dig cables. There are a few like the DC1 that are clearly better. I'd also expect a solid pos conductor to be better but haven't found that to be the case. Don't know how you feel about (I know, magical ) cable direction but more often than not, opposite the print seems better. Obviously not a rule. Might have to do with annealing and common construction practices.

 

[jamato8]

I know the theory but haven't found that to be a hard rule. Reflections don't disappear and I have never preferred a cable that I like at over 1m. As they get longer they add capacitance and resistance and the squares become less square. Those reflections are only lower due to bandwidth limiting and/or resistance. They don't magically disappear. I've found Belden 1694 with BNC connectors better than most tweaky dig cables. There are a few like the DC1 that are clearly better. I'd also expect a solid pos conductor to be better but haven't found that to be the case. Don't know how you feel about (I know, magical ) cable direction but more often than not, opposite the print seems better. Obviously not a rule. Might have to do with annealing and common construction practices.

I have heard the directional influence but when I burned in the cable at the opposite direction, it became the same after a number of hours. And it depends upon the conductor. Dead soft silver, changing the easiest and my preference.