[adg4]

Got it. That makes sense.

 

[doublea71]

Feels sturdy enough to me, and I don't think it's plastic. I have the HD version. Has anybody noticed any sort of burn-in? Mine is a bit bright-sounding, and I'm hoping it smooths out a bit.

 

[Neotribal]

Feels sturdy enough to me, and I don't think it's plastic. I have the HD version. Has anybody noticed any sort of burn-in? Mine is a bit bright-sounding, and I'm hoping it smooths out a bit.

Feels light and plasticky to me, but not fragile, if that makes sense.

 

[moedawg140]

Can anyone tell me what the volume dial is like? Does it have substantial tension to it, or does it feel kind of cheap? It's hard to guess the quality just from looking at the Massdrop pictures.

Thanks!

Please check out "Volume control" in the review (first post of this thread). To answer your question, it doesn't feel cheap to me, especially for the price they are commanding. Someone's standards may be different and may feel the volume dial isn't satisfactory, so, your mileage may vary. Personally I feel that the volume dial and the housing are created very well and have a quality look and feel to them.

 

[MilhouseV]

  I have the HD version. Has anybody noticed any sort of burn-in? Mine is a bit bright-sounding, and I'm hoping it smooths out a bit.

I have not seen any significant change yet.  The brightness is definitely there, but overall response becomes a bit more balanced when it is connected through a powered USB source (Wyrd in my case).

 

[peter123]

The volume control works as it should and its quality feels in line with the rest of the device (which is very solid).

 

[moedawg140]

I have not seen any significant change yet.  The brightness is definitely there, but overall response becomes a bit more balanced when it is connected through a powered USB source (Wyrd in my case).

Balanced or very slight bass tilt, I would agree with, but too bright or bright would not be my thoughts when describing the overall sound of the DACport Slim.

 

[peter123]

Balanced or very slight bass tilt, I would agree with, but too bright or bright would not be my thoughts when describing the overall sound of the DACport Slim.

I agree, reading the post from @MilhouseV makes me wonder what he's used to since he finds the Slim bright.

 

[MilhouseV]

I own a DACport HD, perhaps Slim is different

 

[Bananiq]

Does anybody know how Dacport Slim compares to iBasso D14?

 

[TPSRA]

Any LG user have tried if it works? thx

 

[Bananiq]

  Does anybody know how Dacport Slim compares to iBasso D14?

or Dacport Slim / HD vs Any iBasso products?

 

[bilditup1]

Thanks for the detailed and straightforward review.
 
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Did you ever get a chance to compare to the Dragonfly 1.2? Having a hard time deciding on a DAC/AMP with so many options out there.

 

   
Not yet.  I will update the thread once I have the chance to.

 
I suppose this never happened? Just searched for 'dragonfly' in this thread and this quote was the last time it was mentioned.

 

[Rei87]

Balanced or very slight bass tilt, I would agree with, but too bright or bright would not be my thoughts when describing the overall sound of the DACport Slim.

Hi. Do you find this amp too strong for highly sensitive IEMs, for example the earwerkz Legend R?

 

[moedawg140]

Hi. Do you find this amp too strong for highly sensitive IEMs, for example the earwerkz Legend R?

Hi Rei87,

The DACport Slim is not too strong for highly sensitive IEMs since you can use the Low gain setting. The volume does not get crazy loud with the Low gain setting when using IEMs, but can get exceedingly loud with the High gain setting. It sounds great with IEMs as well as sounding great with (and at least powers) most all headphones.