salavat
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So, is anyone still actually amping their dx50 now on 1.2.8.?
LCD-2 ver.1 on O2 which drives them easily. Even Heaven VI (on low gain 1x set on O2 - better bass, no hiss).
So, is anyone still actually amping their dx50 now on 1.2.8.?
Thank you so much for your answers
I have the momentum over ears aswell, do you recommend having an amp in your setup when you use Momentum + dx50?
When you said "look at my report" I'm guessing you mean what you wrote like 2 post earlier?
Thank you again!
I got a question for all of you out there with the FW 1.2.8.
Did you have this problem: A song just finished, another started and the volume, all out of the blue, increased at a good pace to what seems to be max but when looking at the volume level indicator, it is no where close to max.
Fortunately I had my HD600 on so the volume got loud but not to the point of going deaf, I took them out nonetheless. I am not too happy about that. :mad:
Unfortunately I can't reproduce it all the time, it seems random. Not sure what to do at this point, maybe going back to 1.2.7 and definitively leave a message to iBasso.
edit: kept 1.2.8 and going through the LO/amp route again.
This has happened to me on every firmware I have tried! Until ibasso isolates the problem it will continue to appear.
3) Haven't bothered with DSD. I kinda like the idea of DSD, but the fact that the WM8740 can't play it without converting it to PCM kinda ruins the point of having support for it in the first place. A bit like Google Play Music supporting flac - but noting that any FLAC you upload will be converted to 320kbps Mp3.
If the songs are from different albums it could be the gain level of the song that is the problem. Albums can be recorded at very different levels. I only play entire albums so not a problem but I frequently have to change volume between albums, sometimes by quite a lot
Has anyone noticed that the stock DX50 battery begins to have a shorter life after each charge?
We've probably already 'beaten this dead horse' before, but what the hell....
Downsides to playing DSD (.iso) files on any DAP:
1.) They take-up incredible amounts of memory = 3 to 5 times larger then the 24/96 or 24/44 versions made from the .iso's.
2.) A 'well made' DSD usually sounds equally 'well made' when converted to 24/96 or 24/44....and "I betchu can't tell the difference"
3.) Playing DSD (.iso's) on your DAP requires the processor to convert it to PCM or whatever before it's played anyway which uses up scarce battery power very fast.
Answer:
I convert all my DSD iso's to 24/96 or 24/44 Flacs before I load them on my DAP's. That way you gain all the benefits of the DSD quality without ANY of the downsides.
Isn't the nature of Li-ion batteries? I have a bunch of them so bring on the music!
Kidding apart, I don't feel mine are as bad but mind you I don't clock them with a watch or anything. I also end up plugging my player at work, so by the time I get home, it is fully charged, then the cycle repeats.