[96rubberduckys]

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I received an email from iBasso. First of all, their reply is lightning fast but unfortunately DX50 will have only 8 gb + microsd card only. For most of us, it is good enough but for me, I am not sure. I hope all other aspects will cover it and I won't mind the lack of capacity.

Yeah I could definitely use more, but it's not the end of the world. Does anyone have any idea when 128gb microSD cards will be available, if at all?

 

[AUDIOBREEDER]

Anyone knows what accessories it comes with when released?

 

[AUDIOBREEDER]

8GB + 64GB means 72GB total (not including bloatware)
 
Is it justifiable purchasing these so called 'audiophile' players when most DAPs out there provide more or less the same storage?

 

[jamato8]

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8GB + 64GB means 72GB total (not including bloatware)
 
Is it justifiable purchasing these so called 'audiophile' players when most DAPs out there provide more or less the same storage?

Storage has nothing to do with the sound, unless there is zero storage, so I am not sure what your statement means. 

 

[Greed]

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Storage has nothing to do with the sound, unless there is zero storage, so I am not sure what your statement means. 

 
Obvious troll. 

 

[lee730]

lol I was wondering the same thing. You'd normally buy this type of player based on the sound quality you get. If you don't believe in such thing then you've found paradise with the Sansa Clip. It won't get any better .
 

 

[jamato8]

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lol I was wondering the same thing. You'd normally buy this type of player based on the sound quality you get. If you don't believe in such thing then you've found paradise with the Sansa Clip. It won't get any better .
 

I am still amazed at the advancement in storage. It seems just a short while back that a 250 or 500mb hard drive was huge and when the 2gb hard drives hit the market, whooaaa, look out, you'll never need that much storage and it will never be filled! Now a micr card the size of thumbnail make the 3.5 inch hard drives look sad. Very interesting. So where in 5 or 10 years. I know the formula for advancements but I still find it amazing. 

 

[lee730]

I'm in need of a pair of 4 TB drives now.... 2 was excessive at one point and now its a necessity....
 

 

[jamato8]

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I'm in need of a pair of 4 TB drives now.... 2 was excessive at one point and now its a necessity....
 

I back up to pairs of 2TB 2.5 firewire drives for my images. So small, and so far, have had better luck with 2.5 than 3.5 as far as longevity. 
 
Anyway, no spinning hd in the DX50 or any other current DAP. All solid state, which is nice. 

 

[kkcc]

I'm in need of a pair of 4 TB drives now.... 2 was excessive at one point and now its a necessity....

 

I've a pair of 3s, but still good to have a plug and play dock to just hotswap as many hdd as I like. Used to only rely on my NAS but running raid5 make rebuilding the array when upgrading disks a pain...

 

[lee730]

3.5 has been working for me. Not to mention 2.5 isn't plug and play with my system while the 3.5s just slide in a lock into place. I'm basically more concerned with backing up my music than anything else. But my OS has been imaged as well as other important things.
 

 

[Stuff Jones]

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Storage has nothing to do with the sound, unless there is zero storage, so I am not sure what your statement means. 

 
Actually it does in the sense that lossless, the best sounding format, takes up the most space. So it doesn't make much sense to skimp on storage space on a audiophile DAP and make the consumer choose between using a hi end player with lossy files or only having a small portion of their collection available to them. Especially considering how technically easy it is to upgrade from 8GB to say 128 GB built in memory.

 

[lee730]

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I've a pair of 3s, but still good to have a plug and play dock to just hotswap as many hdd as I like. Used to only rely on my NAS but running raid5 make rebuilding the array when upgrading disks a pain...

 
That's why I never used raid. Although it does have its benefits. I just copy and paste when the time comes. Finishing up organizing my drive a little at a time (music) and then I'll do a full back up of it for archival purposes. It's really a PITA though. I probably should just do raid eventually....

 

[AUDIOBREEDER]

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Storage has nothing to do with the sound, unless there is zero storage, so I am not sure what your statement means. 

 
 
Audiophile players is not just about sound but should be 'everything in the mix', including storage, battery life, blah blah. I may have joined Head Fi recently (I have been listening to music for the past +25 years), but to me every player out there sounds good DEPENDING ON WHAT one pairs it with.
 
As one above posted comparing the Sansa clip sounds great with easier to drive IEMs/Headphones.
 
To enjoy the best sound quality, STORAGE is critical. Flac takes a lot of space. An enthusiast who has well over 72GB of FLAC will find fault not having enough space to enjoy the sound of all the albums one has. For some who have less than storage capacity of the DAP, wont find fault to DAPs that are tagged audiophiles.

 

[AUDIOBREEDER]

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Obvious troll. 

Get facts straight before calling out names.
 
So anyone who posts something that many dont understand is a TROLL????????????????????????????????????????????????