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Benchmark decided to use ES9028PRO when they could have done ES9038PRO so I don’t really think it makes that big a difference...
“When I spoke to Benchmark about the decision to use the ES9028PRO, they told me it was not a cost-related decision. They indicated that, as far as they could tell, processing in the ES9028PRO and ES9038PRO was similar. Although there is a nearly 10-dB reported difference between the signal-to-noise ratio in the ES9028PRO (129 dB) and the ES9038PRO (140 dB), there are few, if any, recordings that can approach either of these signal-to-noise ratios; and, in most systems, the amplifiers would be the limiting factor as far as noise is concerned. Benchmark discusses the lower distortion and noise of the new DAC3 on its website.” -Ben Shyman from hometheater review
too bad, this dap will not be considered in any circumstances, $14xxx,................
hope this model will not have more than 100 pages as its previous model in the other forum
Beck - ‘Sea Changes’
Nice tonality. Excellent imaging. Spacious sound stage (ie it does not choke the Andromeda potential and allows for it).
Medium gain adds a little more something something into the mids.
I am not a ‘hiss meister’ but so far so good - Perhaps a tad on the Andros.
Playing from a Micro SD Card, now thinking i should have loaded up to the internal memory - just to be safe...
Billie Eilish - ‘Dont smile at me ep’.
Campfire Audio Ara.
It is quite a reference player. Not dry as DX200 with amp1, nor as full bodied edging on dark at times as Amp 8, maybe, perhaps a mix of Amp1mk2 and Amp8ex.
Hiss seems to dissipate after a few songs. Maybe the amp set needs a warm up. Certainly i have not ‘broken in’ the dap within only 24 hours. The DX220Max has less than 5 hours on it. For some reason i neglected to leave it playing over night.
I found the DX220 to benefit from getting a good number of hours on it.
Back to the CA Ara. Quite a good match for this dap. A reference earphone, with a wide soundstage, lots of air and separation,exquisite details.
Swapping cables from
3.5mm to 4.4mm balanced stock cable.
Noticeably louder (of course). A bit more smooth and coherent. Vocals more sweeter and treble more extended.
Playing with the DAC volume. I will have to check the manual.
It seems to more IEM friendly with the DAC volume turned down. But i can not say for sure at this point.
CA Solaris 2020
Not such a sensitive set of IEMs. Dap is quieter.
shuffle time:
OK. focussing back on the dap as i have a nice reference point with the IEMs.
The music - does it sound as it should? Yes, to my ears.
Looking for any shortcomings sound wise.
- I can note a few points in bass control, treble reach and coherency that will smooth out after 24-50 hours. Probably the DX220Max would require 100 hours to reach a marked satisfying delivery and 200-250 to reach peak performance.
Don’t get me wrong is it very good out of the box. And i am being hyper analytical here. But within time it will be great and then excellent. The same journey as the DX220.
But putting time frames aside. Out of the box it is pretty damn good.
Smooth but not dull, detailed yet not dry, Sabre without the glare (which most developers cleared up two - three years back anyway), warm but not muddy, air without losing body, treble extended without sibilance...and so on...
Ok.
A quick DX220Max versus a well used DX200 with stock amp1mk2.
(Amp 8 and amp8ex to follow in due course).
Very similar beasts in tonality and resolution.
I can detect a bit more control on the DX220Max.
ok i am going to get some more hours on this and get back to you all over t he weekend with something more solid- once i clock up more hours.
*please excuse my messy first impressions response.
I will leave you with an earlier quote:
“Paul from iBasso on Head-fi forums:
“I want to clear up any misconceptions. The DX220 Max is not a replacement for the DX220. The DX220 is a transportable DAC/AMP with a very fine screen. It is larger and heavier than the DX220 so serves a different purpose but like all our products it is being produced to enhance your enjoyment of music.”