[isao2k8]

Here's some info, and an image

iBasso

(Sep. 18. 2008)
http://www.ibasso.com/en/products/show.asp?ID=36
Released! 179 USD.

 

[evilmerlin]

WOW! That sounds fantastic! Opamp rolling supported right from the maker!

The 6 AAA batteries should give quite a good life as well. Looking forward to this!

No DAC so it should be quite cheap and won't take away orders from the D3 or D2.

It does look quite simple though (admittedly, I'm no EE, so I could be very wrong), hopefully it'll sound good.

 

[iozz]

Sound nice

Hope it won't be too big!

 

[ZephyrSapphire]

ibasso is really bringing portable headphone amps to a whole new ballgame! 6 AAA's! Somehow I wish they used 9V's instead

 

[lewislink]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZephyrSapphire /img/forum/go_quote.gif ibasso is really bringing portable headphone amps to a whole new ballgame! 6 AAA's! Somehow I wish they used 9V's instead

I was thinking the same thing. That, and rechargeable 9 volt Lithium batteries.

 

[roxxor]

Finally a worthy Viper successor?

 

[lucifix]

SWEET! I wonder when is it coming out, definitely going to buy it for the (presumably) fantastic battery life and opamp rolling capability

 

[Luminette]

Pretty enticing

 

[evilmerlin]

9V batteries won't give you the kind of battery life 6 AAAs will give though. I mean a single AAA usually has got larger capacity than a 9V as it is already.

 

[rhw]

I might be wrong
but it looks like the amp board of the D3?

 

[Navyblue]

Quote:

Originally Posted by evilmerlin /img/forum/go_quote.gif 9V batteries won't give you the kind of battery life 6 AAAs will give though. I mean a single AAA usually has got larger capacity than a 9V as it is already.

Typical 9 V rechargeable battery does 150 mA. 9 x 150 = 1350 mW

Typical 1.2 V AAA rechargeable battery does 750 mA. 1.2 x 750 = 900 mW

A single rechargeable AAA is not going to give more power than a 9 V rechargeable. But 6 of them will.

 

[Navyblue]

Quote:

Originally Posted by iozz /img/forum/go_quote.gif Sound nice Hope it won't be too big!

The size of the battery could serve as a scale. It looks like that it is going to be about twice the length of AAA batt, less than 5x the width of AAA batt, and less tall than 3x the width of AAA batt.

 

[lewislink]

The blue type is the ones I was referring to. They are used in the Practical Devices XM4 and they do last one heck of a very long time. Several days continuous usage.

The Energizer is a NiMh battery and I can usually go all day with it.

 

[RAQemUP]

If he they are planing to include an opamp kit with a P3 Heron purchase, I doubt it will cost cheaper then the D2. Personally, I can't wait to get my hand on one of these though 6XAAA is a beast.

 

[roxxor]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Navyblue /img/forum/go_quote.gif Typical 9 V rechargeable battery does 150 mA. 9 x 150 = 1350 mW Typical 1.2 V AAA rechargeable battery does 750 mA. 1.2 x 750 = 900 mW A single rechargeable AAA is not going to give more power than a 9 V rechargeable. But 6 of them will.

Put another way.

Highest capacity 9V rechargeable (that I could find googling), 625mA = 5625mW

Highest capacity 1.2V rechargeable AAA (again by googling), 1200mA = 1440mW x 6 = 8640mW

I think I'd still prefer a 9V, to be honest.