wolfen68
Headphoneus Supremus
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Maybe iBasso just doesn't want the DX100 to cannibalize on the sales of their other amp/DACs. Hifiman only has HM101 for portable DAC (and only recently) so it is ok for them to include USB DAC function in HM801/60x to sweeten the deal. Just imagine that DX100 sounds close to DB2+PB2 and since DB2+PB2 sales is already bad, no one is going to buy that balanced setup if DX100 also accepts digital input. It may even kill off D6/D12 unless there are enough people into op-amp rolling to sustain the sales.
Since the DX100 is substantially more cost than all of iBasso's other gadgets...it's probably not too much of a concern that it will rob many sales in other areas of their business. In fact, iBasso would probably be tickled pink if everyone just bought DX100's instead of PB-2's, D12, etc.