iBasso DX100 Reference DAP - ES9018 inside

[Sorensiim]

If the DX100 does indeed run Android, ALAC support is possible using Poweramp or Neutron

 

[the wizard of oz]

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[...] Previously, I have used Foobar2K to convert my ALAC files to WAV, then converted the results from that to FLAC - its long winded, but I think most of the ALAC-FLAC conversion utilities are, at best, trialware and I hate nag screens.

What's wrong with dBPowerAmp's Batch Converter in W7?! Or with Max in OSX?! Or with Audio Converter in Ubuntu?! I have found no errors myself...
 


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If the DX100 does indeed run Android, ALAC support is possible using Poweramp or Neutron

Interesting...
 
 

 

[Mischa23v]

estreeter:  Please use dBPowerAmp's Batchit's free and awesome and you can convert ALAC to flac and back in batches. so it takes no time at all.
 
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If the price is anything like $450, I expect that you will be killed in the rush to buy this thing. 

 
Theoretically, the DAC chip is superior to the chip in your CLAS (happy to hear otherwise ...) - its a chip that is normally employed in high-end desktop DACs costing thousands of dollars.
 
Finally, you will connect the DX100 to your Macbook with a USB cable for data transfer - at this stage, iBasso are saying that it wont function as a standalone DAC from your laptop. I have no idea if the DX100 has support for Apple Lossless. Previously, I have used Foobar2K to convert my ALAC files to WAV, then converted the results from that to FLAC - its long winded, but I think most of the ALAC-FLAC conversion utilities are, at best, trialware and I hate nag screens.

 

 

[Mischa23v]

kiteki: Thank you so much
 
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No I didn't, plus it's really expensive and 'only an amplifier' so I'm not very interested.
 
The JH11 or JH16 (I can't recall which) sounded better directly from my T51 HO than from the Pico Slim.
 
The PFE232 has a stupid iPhone jack so I had to use the Pico Slim.
 

 

 

 

[Mischa23v]

Jalo: Thank you so much for your impressions.
 
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I listened to the JH3A at RMAF using CLAS out and was not impress at all.  It is not bad but it did not strike me as something special either.  For the asking price, I am expecting something special.  I feel like a CLAS + pico Slim sounds just about the same as the JH3A.  The reason why there is so little review is because there are not that many sales and personally I don't think people are that excited about it especially after that long ordeal and final changes of design.  It is something that is very hard to audition prior to buy into and once you committed your money into the system, it is very hard to sell because it is custom made to you and you only.

 

 

[Jalo]

You are welcome. Just keep an eye on this DX100, I don't think you'll be disappointed.

 

[estreeter]

Scratch that - dbPoweramp costs $38 if you want to use it beyond the 21-day trial period. I dual-boot Linux Mint, and I'm sure I can get 'Audio Converter' Sound Converter GNOME Audio Converter running on my laptop - I'll give that a shot.

 

[Mischa23v]

No hun, you can try full version for 21-days, but after that it will still work. However, it won't have it's full features. But you can still convert flac to apple lossless and back with free limited version; that's what we meant.

 
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Scratch that - dbPoweramp costs $38 if you want to use it beyond the 21-day trial period. I dual-boot Linux Mint, and I'm sure I can get 'Audio Converter' Sound Converter GNOME Audio Converter running on my laptop - I'll give that a shot.

 

 

[estreeter]

'hun' ? I'm from Australia, not Austria !
 

 

[Mischa23v]

details, now go download it again and say thank you.
 
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'hun' ? I'm from Australia, not Austria !
 

 

 

[estreeter]

Thank you, Dominatrix Mischa !
 
(aaah, the Internet - it brings out the worst in all of us).

 

[tds101]

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details, now go download it again and say thank you.
 


 

 


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Thank you, Dominatrix Mischa !
 
(aaah, the Internet - it brings out the worst in all of us).

 

 

[Mischa23v]

good boy.



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Thank you, Dominatrix Mischa !
 
(aaah, the Internet - it brings out the worst in all of us).

 
 

 

[lee730]

Which way did he go George? Which way did he go!?

 

[estreeter]

I reckon we could really use a Dominatrix emoticon on Head-Fi : so many of us really are masochists. Beat me, whip me, make my kit feel cheap.