DX340 iBasso developed Discret DAC, Easily replaceable batteries, Amp Modules! ***New firmware on 1st page. v1.04 local update. ***

[quaddac]

Two of my best audiophile buys "Unique Melody Maven II and DC-Elite" came after glowing reviews from Twister6, so I will wait for his full review of the DX340 before buying. But meanwhile maybe someone here who understands these things better then me, could chime in about the DX340 not having a 'stepped attenuator' . Does 1bit dac negate the need for it here or are they waiting to add it to the DX340 Max? According to my research before buying the DC-Elite the stepped attenuator assures that all the info from the digital music files are converted at lower volumes. Here is what AI says about it "
Stepped attenuators are often preferred by audiophiles as they can potentially offer better signal integrity and less distortion compared to traditional potentiometers. " Would be interesting to hear fromPaul@Ibasso on this. From Sonic Sleuth review of the DC-Elite "stepped attenuator offers excellent channel balance, particularly at lower volumes, and potentially enhances the dynamic range of the audio"

That's a very good question. I've wanted to say it many times, but I always forget. DX340 potentiometer - from what I hear, the stereo y-axis is always exactly in the middle, and that's one of the reasons I love this gear.

 

[Whitigir]

This is the song that caused Lindsey Stirling to go viral some years ago:

Thank you for this!!! Just bought the album!! Exquisite indeed!!

 

[Takeda`1537]

My bad, i meant, any volumes listenable is fine . I burn in with my IER Z1R. They are typical impedance and not extremely sensitive or so

No worries .. that makes sense... I would hate myself if I was to destroy my Z1R ... moreover for something that I am not able to hear any difference out of..

 

[TRHH]

Ahh!!! I will do that

Oh GREAT - THX

 

[mattclarke18]

I got it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Will be rooting later

 

[mattclarke18]

They changed some stuff. I will have to do a new root guide just for DX340.

 

[Takeda`1537]

I got it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Will be rooting later 340 's

340's tech star!!!!!

 

[DAPpower]

I got it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Will be rooting later

EXCELLENT!

 

[mattclarke18]

Thank you for the info. I'm all about the music, something I think many audiophiles forget. If I'm happy with what I have and portability is no concern to me, since I don't like carrying bulky things around. Maybe I will wait for the DX340 Max reviews to treat my old ass to something blissful

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The problem is you don't know what you are missing until you hear it. Then you can't unhear it and have to have it. I thought Dx260 was great and I was happy with it until I got the 340 which blows it away. If I had left this site I would still be happy with the Dx260. The new 340max will cost more than current 320max Ti. In the meantime you could be loving the 340.

 

[mattclarke18]

EXCELLENT!

I will try and put guide together today as I root mine. I am going to try and use the new FW firehouse to extract boot a and b which I already did and patch those with magisk. Then flash back to my 340. Issue is because of difference in FW versions I do not know if it will cause my 340 to not boot and then forced to flash new FW version which I do not want to do right now. I have already experimented with using patched boot a and b from 320 on my 260 and had to reflash after holding Power button for a few minutes which resets so I can get back into EDL mode so dap is detected by Qfil.

 

[ogre59]

The problem is you don't know what you are missing until you hear it. Then you can't unhear it and have to have it. I thought Dx260 was great and I was happy with it until I got the 340 which blows it away. If I had left this site I would still be happy with the Dx260. The new 340max will cost more than current 320max Ti. In the meantime you could be loving the 340.

Thanks. I'm 73 years old and have to be careful to not further hasten a natural decline in hearing prowess by playing at loud volume. Hence the interest in the stepped attenuator. As for missing out on "what if's" , life is full of those, especially when I see a beautiful women.

 

[DAPpower]

I will try and put guide together today as I root mine. I am going to try and use the new FW firehouse to extract boot a and b which I already did and patch those with magisk. Then flash back to my 340. Issue is because of difference in FW versions I do not know if it will cause my 340 to not boot and then forced to flash new FW version which I do not want to do right now. I have already experimented with using patched boot a and b from 320 on my 260 and had to reflash after holding Power button for a few minutes which resets so I can get back into EDL mode so dap is detected by Qfil.

Yes, it's good to bring awareness that there may be differences in the procedure if different firmwares are being used. Did Paul give you the entirely new firehose zip file with a specific version of QFIL included or did you just use the QFIL from the zip files for older devices?

 

[mattclarke18]

Thanks. I'm 73 years old and have to be careful to not further hasten a natural decline in hearing prowess by playing at loud volume. Hence the interest in the stepped attenuator. As for missing out on "what if's" , life is full of those, especially when I see a beautiful women.

You don't need to play at loud volume to enjoy but it begs to be raised.

 

[mattclarke18]

Yes, it's good to bring awareness that there may be differences in the procedure if different firmwares are being used. Did Paul give you the entirely new firehose zip file with a specific version of QFIL included or did you just use the QFIL from the zip files for older devices?

I downloaded latest from QC and I have IMG for latest FW only. For the sake of the community I will risk having to flash newest FW to my main DAP. I can get original FW IMG after Paul is back. They changed from EMS to Ufs that is why it was not working. There is a another change too. So that is why I will just create a guide for 340 as it's too confusing to people otherwise. If my trick works then you won't be forced to upgrade your FW if you don't want to.

 

[Whitigir]

I downloaded latest from QC and I have IMG for latest FW only. For the sake of the community I will risk having to flash newest FW to my main DAP. I can get original FW IMG after Paul is back. They changed from EMS to Ufs that is why it was not working. There is a another change too. So that is why I will just create a guide for 340 as it's too confusing to people otherwise. If my trick works then you won't be forced to upgrade your FW if you don't want to.

I am excited !!!! Is there a possibility to by pass the Roon certificate check tp enable bit perfect to Roon users ?