[Ffenix]

I'm interested to know people's reasons for wanting this one. I've ordered one simply because I want a good DAP that can run Tidal and has balanced out. I'll be using it mostly with a Chord Hugo or ALO CDM, but with the option to use it solo when I just want the portability of one device that I hope will sound better than my iP6 on its own. I get fed up with constantly connecting and disconnecting my iP from those two DAC / amps (and running down the iP battery).

Lack of Tidal on the top AKs meant I held off from buying the 240 or 380, and I looked at the Sony ZX2 but decided to take a chance on the Onkyo instead.

 
For me, it's not because of the dual DAC chip or the balanced out. My reasons for wanting one are far simpler:
 
(1) Dual micro SD card slot means it could probably hold more than 256 GB. If 200 GB micro SD cards are supported, that's even better!
(2) A high-enough screen resolution. I'm super OCD when it comes to tagging my music, and especially album art. I use 1000px x 1000px album art in all of my music files and I'd like to see the sharpness of the art on a screen. Onkyo's 1280x720 resolution is the highest res I've seen in a DAP.
(3) The UI looks beautiful and probably smooth enough. I'm hoping that this nice UI is also snappy and won't be skippy. My only worry is that Android (at least my experience with Android; I owned an HTC One and a Samsung Galaxy) tends to make music skip as if it's a portable CD player.
 
This DAP is "affordable" considering the specs it has. Yeah $600+ for a DAP is still expensive but considering the competition, this is pound-for-pound (at least on paper) probably a steal.
 
Anyway, I haven't ordered one yet, but I'm really tempted to.
 
By the way, does PriceJapan immediately charge your credit card when you pre-order an item or do they charge when the item is available?

 

[warrior1975]

Onkyo comes with lollipop. It's the more recent version though, which has improved battery life.

 

[FidelityCastro]

For me, it's not because of the dual DAC chip or the balanced out. My reasons for wanting one are far simpler:

(1) Dual micro SD card slot means it could probably hold more than 256 GB. If 200 GB micro SD cards are supported, that's even better!
(2) A high-enough screen resolution. I'm super OCD when it comes to tagging my music, and especially album art. I use 1000px x 1000px album art in all of my music files and I'd like to see the sharpness of the art on a screen. Onkyo's 1280x720 resolution is the highest res I've seen in a DAP.
(3) The UI looks beautiful and probably smooth enough. I'm hoping that this nice UI is also snappy and won't be skippy. My only worry is that Android (at least my experience with Android; I owned an HTC One and a Samsung Galaxy) tends to make music skip as if it's a portable CD player.

This DAP is "affordable" considering the specs it has. Yeah $600+ for a DAP is still expensive but considering the competition, this is pound-for-pound (at least on paper) probably a steal.

Anyway, I haven't ordered one yet, but I'm really tempted to.

By the way, does PriceJapan immediately charge your credit card when you pre-order an item or do they charge when the item is available?

Good to see those reasons. Onkyo should be capturing this stuff.
To answer your question, yes pricejapan does charge your card straight away.

 

[subguy812]

   
For me, it's not because of the dual DAC chip or the balanced out. My reasons for wanting one are far simpler:
 
(1) Dual micro SD card slot means it could probably hold more than 256 GB. If 200 GB micro SD cards are supported, that's even better!
(2) A high-enough screen resolution. I'm super OCD when it comes to tagging my music, and especially album art. I use 1000px x 1000px album art in all of my music files and I'd like to see the sharpness of the art on a screen. Onkyo's 1280x720 resolution is the highest res I've seen in a DAP.
(3) The UI looks beautiful and probably smooth enough. I'm hoping that this nice UI is also snappy and won't be skippy. My only worry is that Android (at least my experience with Android; I owned an HTC One and a Samsung Galaxy) tends to make music skip as if it's a portable CD player.
 
This DAP is "affordable" considering the specs it has. Yeah $600+ for a DAP is still expensive but considering the competition, this is pound-for-pound (at least on paper) probably a steal.
 
Anyway, I haven't ordered one yet, but I'm really tempted to.
 
By the way, does PriceJapan immediately charge your credit card when you pre-order an item or do they charge when the item is available?

They charge now

 

[3ggerhappy]

20 days to go till release shall we start a countdown? So excited

 

[jmills8]

Live a little bit.

 

[rcoleman1]

Anxiously awaiting impressions on this one. 

 

[subguy812]

I just read a German review that even translated made almost absolutely no sense whatsoever but they gave it an 8 out of 10

 

[warrior1975]

Read that review as well. They gave the sound a 9 IIRC. Overall device was an 8. Wish they did some comparisons.

 

[ezekiel77]

The rating is what counts lol. Maybe a Headfier fluent in German might help. Link?

 

[warrior1975]

http://www.sempre-audio.at/Erstes_Hands-on_-_Onkyo_DP-X1_Digital_Audio_Player_fuer_Hi-Res_Audio_on_the_road.id.4648.htm

 

[proedros]

no real mention about the sound in the article , mostly specs and general talk

 

[subguy812]

Yeah it really wasn't much of a review. It was more of like just a mini review. If there had been some comparisons to AK or one of the other top of the line players it would have been great.

At least it is the start of some comments.

 

[La vie en Rose]

The Bad
Kein nachteil ersichtlich: no apparent disadvantage
The review is like almost perfect though 8/10

I can't say it's the best player but for sure is the Best Buy for USD 621.
Btw is there any download for DSD 11.2mHZ or PCM384?
Max I can download DSD5.6 and PCM 352.8kHZ.

 

[Yubacore]

I can't say it's the best player but for sure is the Best Buy for USD 621.
 

 
Yes - at this price point its fiercest competition atm comes from somewhere I bet Onkyo/Pioneer never imagined: The Chord Mojo. Everyone has a smartphone, and with the praise that thing is getting, you have to at least stop for a moment and consider if it might be worth the suffering that is stacking.