iBasso DX300 MAX Dual AK4499 Snapdragon 660 Octa-Core 6GB RAM 128GB ROM **NEW Firmware:** 2.03 Available.
Jun 30, 2021 at 8:08 AM Post #46 of 5,137
Dunno. I just saw it in the interwebz which may or may not be correct

Grasping at any straws of possible information or misinformation :)

nothing to see, move along!
 
Jun 30, 2021 at 9:48 AM Post #47 of 5,137
Is this guy even an authorized dealer ?
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i thought i would check. Seems legit
 
Jun 30, 2021 at 10:04 AM Post #48 of 5,137


i thought i would check. Seems legit

Yeah they're actually a well-known dealer for a bunch of brands on here - ZMF as well, for example.

Very friendly and have a cool coffee lounge/listening setup.

I'd say if they posted that pricing then it should be close to what the actual price will be.
 
Jun 30, 2021 at 10:32 AM Post #50 of 5,137


i thought i would check. Seems legit
They have a big discord chat presence. With many users as customers. They are legit.

I just asked them, price is correct. (Not a placeholder)



Anyone know any seller pre-ordering with international shipping?
 
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Jun 30, 2021 at 7:54 PM Post #54 of 5,137
Doesn’t look like usb charging is possible.
I just don’t want another charger added to my already crowded space.


It appears to have the same as the 220 Max, so USB charging as well as DC. USB charges the DAC and DC does the Amp. So in the end just two chargers
 
Jul 1, 2021 at 10:24 AM Post #57 of 5,137
That would mean one additional charger I have to bring along, if the USB won't charge both batteries
Correct you'll need both chargers if you want to keep it fully charged.
I actually rather having separated Chargers. There are reasons for it

1/ if (big if as I rarely see it happened) the FPGA is utilized like the Dx300, then the batteries may not be triggered charging. Eventhough there is nothing wrong with it, and it could simply be a firmware bug, people wouldn’t be happy. No one would want to wait around for a new firmware if the DAC unit is working and amplifier won’t, which means no sound
Beside, Dx300 is using 1 charger :wink:. So there is an option

2/ If the FPGA isnt utilized for charging purposes. Then it could be completely dedicated toward sound processings. This results in less “back ground processing” for the FPGA, which May results in micro voltages differences tolerances, which May result in voltage errors and trigger errors corrections. That in turn also effect the sound performances signatures

3/ You can charge only the amplifier if you want while leaving the DAC non charging and unhooked for a cleaner Digital processing

The DX300Max is a lot of differences than Dx220Max in the charging circuitry. Together with the FPGA and beefy SOC, the Possibilities are endless

1/ Having FPGA totally dedicated toward one digital sections = more power to process digital signals. It could be utilized for many different purposes including Resample, Upsampled, Sigma Delta modulations….etc. It means you can enjoy all PCM resampled to 768Khz or even DSD256 ?

2/ Powerful SOC can assist in MQA unfolding 16X with FPGA and AK4498EQ x2

The Dx300Max is like a modernized power house with AK4499EQ, where as Dx220Max will be the last generation greatest ESS DAC from Ibasso to date, and Dx300 is like a Portable powerhouse with Zombie like batteries that keeps on going and going with modular amps and quad DAC of cirrus

In the end, if you love Ibasso, you would collect them all. It will be super hard to only decide to get one.
 
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Jul 2, 2021 at 1:24 AM Post #58 of 5,137
I actually rather having separated Chargers. There are reasons for it

1/ if (big if as I rarely see it happened) the FPGA is utilized like the Dx300, then the batteries may not be triggered charging. Eventhough there is nothing wrong with it, and it could simply be a firmware bug, people wouldn’t be happy. No one would want to wait around for a new firmware if the DAC unit is working and amplifier won’t, which means no sound
Beside, Dx300 is using 1 charger :wink:. So there is an option

2/ If the FPGA isnt utilized for charging purposes. Then it could be completely dedicated toward sound processings. This results in less “back ground processing” for the FPGA, which May results in micro voltages differences tolerances, which May result in voltage errors and trigger errors corrections. That in turn also effect the sound performances signatures

3/ You can charge only the amplifier if you want while leaving the DAC non charging and unhooked for a cleaner Digital processing

The DX300Max is a lot of differences than Dx220Max in the charging circuitry. Together with the FPGA and beefy SOC, the Possibilities are endless

1/ Having FPGA totally dedicated toward one digital sections = more power to process digital signals. It could be utilized for many different purposes including Resample, Upsampled, Sigma Delta modulations….etc. It means you can enjoy all PCM resampled to 768Khz or even DSD256 ?

2/ Powerful SOC can assist in MQA unfolding 16X with FPGA and AK4498EQ x2

The Dx300Max is like a modernized power house with AK4499EQ, where as Dx220Max will be the last generation greatest ESS DAC from Ibasso to date, and Dx300 is like a Portable powerhouse with Zombie like batteries that keeps on going and going with modular amps and quad DAC of cirrus

In the end, if you love Ibasso, you would collect them all. It will be super hard to only decide to get one.
To me, all these are aimed at making a portable system with as good audio as possible.

Reducing the portability, makes more and more sense to compare it to a desktop system.

Making a handle like the Sony z1, does not mean that it is meant to be probable, as least to me.
(I do want to get a Sony z1, just not going to take it with me everywhere I go.)
 
Jul 2, 2021 at 1:56 AM Post #59 of 5,137

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