Now this is the highest detailed informative review I ever watched 😅🎉 Fantastic 🎉

Fun Boy Three! "Murder She Said" Such a great tune!

Another good one Paul, cheers.

8 DACs is sometimes referred to as "dual balanced diffential". Yes, as iBasso states, four DACs per channel. I have a Audio-GD DAC with 8 Burr Brown PCM1704 chips.

I just bought and tried out a DX180. The cases seem very similar, so I'll mention here that I find the new design language very much a step in wrong direction. It's very striking to look at, with all the angles and 3D offsets. But, compared to the previous generations (I have a DX240 and used to have a DX170), I find the new DAPs very uncomfortable to hold in my hand. Further, even the visually interesting parts are pretty much hidden if you use a case - which I would think many if not most users will want to do for a device you're constantly carrying around and handling. Much as I REALLY wanted to love the new device, I just find it annoying.

@tomincali

21 күн бұрын

I have one too and want a leather case to soften it out. It's annoying for sure.

Sony NW-WM1AM2 vs ibasso 260 ?

how about the streaming ability of this player?

I am so happy , I ordered it this evening , should arrive this week 🎉 (I don’t quite understand how the longevity works with it being android based ?) or updates .. I heard you mention ten years ago.. that’s achievable with this dap ? Thanks in advance !

@TheAudiophileMan

2 ай бұрын

Thank you and yes, I take your point re. Android. Although if the DAP reaches a point for you where it is usable ‘as is’ then it should last a long time. At least as a DAP, it’s primarily role.

@orborbea9844

2 ай бұрын

@@TheAudiophileMan Awesome thank you very much. Time to start collecting music then so i can keep using it in it's Mango ui mode :)

@drcerbera5455

Ай бұрын

ibasso have good customer support and support legacy devices for years.

@orborbea9844

Ай бұрын

Ended up returning it. A lot of stores didn’t carry it that’s close by my home. The 4.4 jack .. I had to twist it in order for it to work properly a few times and that worried me having to ship it back and forth with insurance.

Thank you for the review ❗️ 🔆 So streaming is no problem with 260❓And are there some other DAPs(with streaming in mind) around this price point you would recommend?..Thank you ✌️ 😁

@scottgarfinkle8395

Ай бұрын

I have not used the dx260; but the dx240, even so still on Android 11, works well for streaming Tidal, Roon, etc. You could also look at the Hiby RS6.

Hello ,is there any heating issues? TIA

@TheAudiophileMan

26 күн бұрын

No, when I used the iBasso, I never burnt my toast once. Kidding! I'm kidding. No. Never had heating issues with this one.

@marlonsalugao6272

26 күн бұрын

@@TheAudiophileMan Hahahahaha thanks for the reply

Btw, you can get your music without it being resampled if you apps with an exclusive mode like usb audio player pro.

14hrs...when will DAP makers realise that battery life is one of, if not the, most important thing for a mobile device. This day and age, 14hrs just doesn't cut it.

@revan.3994

Ай бұрын

I get your point, but it's not that they couldn't even extend these 14 hours, sure they could, but it's a compromise they had to make. Bigger battery? > Think about size and weight for portability and the huge power output to improve on its ability to hook up also harder to drive headphones and IEMs (1000mW is really good for a DAP). So, these 14 hours are not so bad at all under these aspects, it's not a smartphone with a 100mW 3.5 jack.

@scottgarfinkle8395

Ай бұрын

@@revan.3994 Moreover, external USB battery packs are cheap and relatively light. So, reducing the weight to 230 odd grams work very well for most situations, and it's simple to add external battery life when necessary.

@scottgarfinkle8395

Ай бұрын

14 hrs is actually on the high side for all but the most basic devices.

@pyotak

Ай бұрын

Given its power output rating, a 14 hour battery life is excellent. Plus, the internal battery is user replaceable. Ibasso can easily get much longer battery life if they significantly reduce the power output.

Another boring player 😢