[Mazz]

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Originally Posted by Traddad /img/forum/go_quote.gif Apparently I'm not the only one having this problem: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f105/i...y-thee-335615/ For some reason it does not want to work with my Cowon D2 cable and my Cowon D2 does not like the iBasso cable. What is frustrating is that this is the first cable I have run into that did not work on the Cowon. EDIT: I just grabbed another cable (the fourth one) and it worked on both....weird.

Strange x2. I don't even recall which cable was shipped with the Boa. I have different cables at work and home on 3 different computers and just plug it in to whichever one I'm at and the Boa works with all of them. I think one of the three is using the cable supplied with the Boa but I can't be sure.

FWIW (and IIRC) the USB spec says you should not use ferrite cores on USB cables, but YMMV.

 

[Vinny77]

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Originally Posted by shrisha /img/forum/go_quote.gif You have to try Boa with Foobar2000>ASIO>Boa. You can configure ASIO to work with both outputs. With USB DAC and your audigy2. And then, while playing flac in foobar, just swich your headphones between soundcard and Boa to hear the deference.

To be honest with flac files I only noticed a slight difference between my audigy 2 and aiso Boa both via foobar.

maybe my headphones aren't good enough.

 

[mastumoto5]

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Dear Sir, Thank you for your email. We will release the D3 within next week. The price is 219USD. Sincerely iBasso Audio

just one more week to wait

 

[BigTony]

Its always 'one more week'!
But it will be nice to see the new gizmo's!

BT

 

[anoesis]

I have the D1, is the d2 boa any different other that size and just usb and a gain?

 

[rhw]

Someone still looking for a D2 boa?

Just got this mail from IBasso Service:
"The D2 Boa will back in store tomorrow."

 

[Mazz]

My Boa returned to me unannounced last Friday (i.e. no e-mail with tracking number, but I didn't ask for one either). The headphone socket seems to be fine now There are a couple of minor scratches on the case that I don't remember before, but they could easily have been there when I sent it. Good to have it back!

In the meantime I managed to buy a second hand Pico (at about 3 times the price of the Boa) which should arrive in a couple of days - it will be interesting to have a leisurely comparison. I imagine I'll get rid of one after a while (in the way that most Head-Fi-ers imagine such things but don't always get around to it...

)

 

[DanTheMiataMan]

anyone tried the d2 boa with the dt 770 pro/80?

 

[ack_0220]

Just got the Boa for replacement of my spoiled viper yesterday....straight from the box without burn in......i know it is better than the viper burned in. The Boa has so much more control...everything in the mid and highs are much distinct and tighter...very good transient....also very black background....very happy with it....just hope it won't go haywire few months down the road

 

[kaldaim]

ack 0220, what cans are you using with your boa? how does it drive them?

 

[azncookiecutter]

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Originally Posted by DanTheMiataMan /img/forum/go_quote.gif anyone tried the d2 boa with the dt 770 pro/80?

Used them both when I still had the Boa. Drove them pretty good, but bass still seemed a bit uncontrolled at times. However, they're much better amped with the Boa than unamped.

 

[ashmedai]

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Originally Posted by mastumoto5 /img/forum/go_quote.gif just one more week to wait

One more week, one more week...meh...

 

[Mazz]

I figured some readers of this thread would be interested in the D3 Python:

Quote from the webpage:

Color: silver and black Price: USD 219 Weight: 320 g

[size=medium]Main Features:
- Wolfson WM8740 DAC Chip + TI PCM2706
- USB signal input, provides I2S interface for decoding
- 4ch Amp architecture
- Line out function, allow it to work as a standalone USB-DAC
- 2-Setting Gain Switch for impedance matching (+3/10dB)
- Powered by 5 AAA batteries. With 5 AAA alkaline, the play time is longer than 100 hours
- Measures 55*21*92mm, and weighs 130g
- Comes with one silver and one black enclosure, also comes with leather pouch, USB cable, warranty card, and owner's manual[/size]

Let's see if I can link to their pictures:

Looks pretty similar in form to the D2 Boa at first glance but I haven't looked at the relative size. Who's going first? Probably not me as I just bought a Pico to try out against the D2 Boa.

 

[kaldaim]

Not sure I like the AAA battery thing, but I'm interested to hear how it sounds.

 

[HeadphoneAddict]

What they need to do is bring the D3 Viper back. With the right opamps that amp can sit side by side with Predator, Pico and 2MOVE and not sound out of place.

Right now the LTC6241HV opamp in the main, with LMH6655 in the ground channel have it sounding like 98-99% of the Predator but slightly smoother and less aggressive, and using a LMH6622 with THS4032 have it sounding like 105% of the Pico, while an LM6172 main/THS4032 ground have it closer to the 2MOVE.