Ibasso D4 / T3 Review Thread

[todd92371]

Trentino,
How doest the T3 compare to your e5 amp? Night and day difference?

Todd

 

[trentino]

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Originally Posted by todd92371 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Trentino, How doest the T3 compare to your e5 amp? Night and day difference? Todd

Yes, night and day. I felt the E5 only provided higher volume and weird bass. Go buy the T3!

 

[dongringo]

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Originally Posted by trentino /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hehe Dongringo, I'm about to do the opposit, so to speak I'm really pleased withmy T3, but it's so damn small! Want the D4 for the DAC and the praised amp but also for the larger size, I can't even see the volume nr on the T3 when on the go

LOL That's funny. Glad to hear the T3 is that small. I need everything to fit in my pocket while walking around town or in my cycling jersey while cycling.

 

[aBc.CaN]

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Originally Posted by estreeter /img/forum/go_quote.gif The T3 is a very good little amp, and I definitely consider it a 'must' with my iPod. Depending on your willingness to experiment with the various gain settings, you can make the sound from the iPod warmer and give it most bass punch : personally, I dont get too hung-up over the accompanying loss of detail, but some might. For me, the iPod Classic is a DAP crying out for a better digital map - the T3 is perfect in that role. Good luck.

Hi nickyboyo, I interpreted that it has the most bass from estreeter's post - "most bass punch". Maybe I misinterpreted?

You have both, how would you compare the two?

 

[A_Dying_Wren]

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Originally Posted by Skylab /img/forum/go_quote.gif For those interested, I posted my review of the D4 here: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/6238128-post2500.html The T3 is up next. The D4 is a fine, fine portable amp! Very impressed.

Thanks a lot Skylab. Might you by any chance be perusing the D4's DAC capabilities soon?

 

[Skylab]

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Originally Posted by A_Dying_Wren /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thanks a lot Skylab. Might you by any chance be perusing the D4's DAC capabilities soon?

Unfortunately, no - the short time I had with the review unit did not allow for this, but in any case, I'm not really a DAC expert.

 

[estreeter]

apols for the typo earlier - should have read 'more bass punch', *not* 'most bass punch'. Auditioned a GoVibe amp in Singapore on Monday with even more bass impact, but at the expense of clarity - definitely prefer the T3, and the GoVibe was more expensive at 280 SGD.

 

[Antrax]

how will D4 work with DAP without LOD like cowon D2?

 

[todd92371]

Well, I got the T3 amp in. It is really nice. So refined and spacious. I really wish it had just a TAD more lower end emphasis for the ety er4p's that I have. The amp is phenomenal with the Grado Sr-60 that I have. I might have to look into the Minibox for my Ety's. At that time will probably post the t3 amp in the for sale forum. Mainly needed an amp for the er4p's. What a wonderful amp though. Wow.

Todd

 

[paulybatz]

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Originally Posted by A_Dying_Wren /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thanks a lot Skylab. Might you by any chance be perusing the D4's DAC capabilities soon?

The DAC is tremendous...if you read Ryuzoh uses it to feed his new brain child the FiQ

 

[dongringo]

The D4 dac is tremendous indeed. I'd try to describe it, but unfortunately, my hi-fi language skills are nill. Clarity and balance are two words that come to mind though.

 

[cswann1]

Whew!! I just read this entire thread front to back (with a side trip to HeadphoneAddicts review of the T3).

I've been enjoying my first foray into quality IEM's with my TF10's running from the hp out of my ridiculously portable 1GB Shuffle.

Having listened my TF10's through my home rig I know without a doubt that a quality amp can really make them sing. So I've been looking at portable amps but I'm not wanting to jump out and spend a car payment or add a big clunky devise to my on-the-go music system.

It looks like the T3 will give my listening enjoyment a shot in the arm without breaking the bank or infringing on the portability of my portable rig too much. Thanks for the thoughts and opinions everyone.

 

[mrarroyo]

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Originally Posted by A_Dying_Wren /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thanks a lot Skylab. Might you by any chance be perusing the D4's DAC capabilities soon?

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Originally Posted by Skylab /img/forum/go_quote.gif Unfortunately, no - the short time I had with the review unit did not allow for this, but in any case, I'm not really a DAC expert.

If I may, the DAC in the D4 is quite revealing and extended in both directions. It does this while being musical and engaging. I was very surprised to hear this level of detail, extension, clarity, and involving sound. For those on the go (laptop or notebook) the D4 would make an excellent choice and IMO rivals many of the low to mid home DAC's. I use it at times in place of my Monarchy Audio NM24 paired with a Monarchy Audio AC Regenerator and while it may fall short I would not fault the D4 since it is competing with a rig that has an MSRP of $2,500 USD.

So in closing I would suggest you try the D4 as a DAC only and I believe you will be favorably impressed. Cheers and good luck.

 

[todd92371]

This little amp is so amazing. I am definitely going to keep the t3. Was able to apply rockbox to my clip player. That allowed me to bump up the lower end just a bit to help out the er4p's. Wow Thanks so much for the info guys. Really going to enjoy this amp.

 

[HeadphoneAddict]

I'm still surprised by how much clearer and powerful the T3 is over the T4.