[headwhacker]

Flashing 1.2.8 now. I think this is the first time a lot of people if not all like the latest FW update. This is very good.

 

[headwhacker]

Talking about improvement. I have not listened to it yet but flashing the new FW is a lot quicker than before. Same with hard reset.

 

[ScreenKiller]

where can you download 1.2.8? doesn't show on ibasso download.
found read the previous threads 
 Http://www.sorensiim.dk/stuff/DX50V128.zip or http://www.ibasso.com/download/DX50V128.zip
thanks sorensiim!

 

[musicheaven]

  where can you download 1.2.8? doesn't show on ibasso download.

Have a look on page 1 of this thread, @Sorenslim always provide the link to his server which is real fast compared to iBasso.
A few pages back, you got the two links, iBasso does not update their site right away, there is always few days before they publish the link.

 

[ScreenKiller]

any changes beside DSD?
 
i was playing every night from imagine dragons and What? it sound so spacious so much better really good improvement.
sorry for my language but its really weird "in a good way" and the bass of that entire album was a bit blurred and sound so much better now good.

 

[musicheaven]

  any changes beside DSD?
 
i was playing every night from imagine dragons and What? it sound so spacious so much better really good improvement.
sorry for my language but its really weird "in a good way" and the bass of that entire album was a bit blurred and sound so much better now good.

caching, the only apparent change was DSD but it really sounds like we got something more.

 

 

[meusickfrek]

  any changes beside DSD?
 
i was playing every night from imagine dragons and What? it sound so spacious so much better really good improvement.
sorry for my language but its really weird "in a good way" and the bass of that entire album was a bit blurred and sound so much better now good.

Yes, I was comparing the Pico DAC to the dx50 and definitely the bass was much less tight on the DX50 along with some loss in transparency and texture.  This update is definitely an improvement, and I hear more kick drum on my Dunu dn1000s. Liking this update very much.

 

[jamato8]

Well I have no problems with anything on this FW. Don't think I will be changing. Everything works for me. 

 

[frankrondaniel]

I'm really enjoying this update as well - at this point I'm very happy with this player.

 

[ScreenKiller]

yep and thus far my dx50 hasn't froze or crashed on me once 

 
a lot of people said a lot of bad things about the dx50 early on but to be honest this is probably one of the best daps you can buy for that money. (value wise)

 

[ratinox]

I'm pretty sure that iBasso tweaked the bass up a bit in v1.2.5 from v1.2.2.

Given some of the nearly ruler-straight FR plots against v1.2.7 that were posted I suspect that iBasso reduced or removed that tweak in v1.2.7 in a way that caused a little depression below 60Hz. This lead to some of you complaining about how lifeless v1.2.7 sounded, to which I say, "duh, take the fun out of the sound and what do you get?"

After a quick test with v1.2.8 I think they put that bass tweak back in and brought that sub-60Hz depression up with it. There's just a hint of rumble in my KRKs down in the sub-bass range that I don't recall from earlier versions but that could just be my subconscious playing tricks on me.

In other news, playlist management is still effectively nonexistent.

 

[musicheaven]

Guys, am I the only one dreaming or the sound on 1.2.8 has completely changed? the bass sounds amazing and the voice is so clear and smoother now. What the hell is going on with the upgrade?

 

[Cotnijoe]

So you feel like they finally brought up a bit of sub bass?

 

[SkyBleu]

Guys, am I the only one dreaming or the sound on 1.2.8 has completely changed? the bass sounds amazing and the voice is so clear and smoother now. What the hell is going on with the upgrade?

Agreed. When I noticed it lifted the veil off my Mad Dog's vocals and mids in general, it made me smile.

 

[musicheaven]

I'm pretty sure that iBasso tweaked the bass up a bit in v1.2.5 from v1.2.2.

Given some of the nearly ruler-straight FR plots against v1.2.7 that were posted I suspect that iBasso reduced or removed that tweak in v1.2.7 in a way that caused a little depression below 60Hz. This lead to some of you complaining about how lifeless v1.2.7 sounded, to which I say, "duh, take the fun out of the sound and what do you get?"

After a quick test with v1.2.8 I think they put that bass tweak back in and brought that sub-60Hz depression up with it. There's just a hint of rumble in my KRKs down in the sub-bass range that I don't recall from earlier versions but that could just be my subconscious playing tricks on me.

In other news, playlist management is still effectively nonexistent.

So I am not alone then?

By the way I would not fret the playlist features, I think it's a given that it won't be any better or different with the upgrades. I don't even use that feature any longer, gave up a long time ago.