iBasso DC05 Portable USB Dongle DAC, Black

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The bass of DC05 is enhanced a bit above what I would consider purely neutral, having a strong bottom end extension and impact. It can bring all of those to very satisfying levels, and I’m one of those crazy listeners that goes loud, so if it wasn’t powerful enough, I would tell. While I don’t think DC05 is quite enough for HIFIMAN HE400SE, or HIFIMAN Deva, it is good to go if you’re running iBasso IT01X, iBasso IT07, and iBasso SR-2, and even iBasso AM05. The DC05 features a parallel dual DAC chipset configuration with two high-performance ES9219C to achieve better SNR and THD. The whole presentation is wide open with great positioning accuracy and the DC05 will not hold back a spacious and open sounding iem like the FiiO FD5 or a good open back headphone.

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The stage is intimate, but there’s good instrument separation and stereo imaging, so DC05 sounds pretty precise in spatiality. Please keep in mind that these are rough estimates and shipments can be delayed due to unforeseen circumstances, like postal strikes or severe weather. This premium dual DAC configuration is supported by multiple in-house developed technologies including Quad DAC+, HyperStream III audio architecture, Time Domain Clock Jitter, delivering class-leading DNR of 121dB and excellent THD+N distortion ratings. We listened to more songs than those named in this playlist, but those are excellent for identifying a sonic signature. I have greatly enjoyed my time with the DC05 and the truth is that from one point onwards the evaluation duties took a second place as I found myself sitting back, listening to my favorite tunes.It is a somewhat different presentation, the DC03 is slightly more polite and laid back where the DC05 is more upfront, lively, detailed and a touch more clean with better overall layering and control throughout the whole range. It is a type-C adapter, so iBasso knowing that we would want to use it with computers too, included a Type-A to Type-C adapter in the package.

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DC05 is a single ended dongle DAC/AMP featuring Dual ESS Sabre ES9219C DAC chips, arranged in an iBasso custom Qad DAC+ tech circuit. It has up to 140mW output power rating at 16Ω of load, at 32Ω DC05 provides up to 93mW of power, which is more than enough to power your IEMs and low-power requiring headphones without trouble. This may be partially the reason why I wasn’t reminded to review anything from DC01 and until now, as I understand the previous series had lower driving power. The hurdles you need to clear are considerable – this is an expensive device, after all, and far from the most portable digital audio players around. But if you have the wherewithal (and a sturdy bag in which to carry it), the FiiO M17 has an awful lot to recommend it.

This premium DAC is supported by Quad DAC+ and HyperStream III audio architectures and time domain clock jitter elimination delivering class-leading performance. iBasso has been creating and designing DAPs, IEMs, Headphones and Dongle DACs for over 10 years now, and they’ve been the company to offer best service and coverage for their products to this date, leaving competitors in the dust when it comes to supporting really old products like the mighty DX200, and even if your question is how to replace its battery, iBasso will take the time to help and answer all your questions.

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I remember the DC03 to be quite powerful and could certainly drive the HD660S but I have the impression that the DC05 is slightly more effortless with greater headroom and dynamic range. OHMs, and if you want to use DC05 as a pure DAC with an external AMP, it has a 2V signal at 300 OHMs, and 1.More surprising is that DC05 has enough power for Sivga Robin SV021, Avantone Pro Planar, and even Sivga Peacock. single-ended output port that delivers up to 140mW/16Ω and 93mW/32Ω of output power, so it is slightly more powerful than its predecessor. I will also be comparing DC05 to Spectra X2 from Maktar (200 USD), Soundmagic A30 (50 USD), and Audirect Beam 2 (100 USD). Despite consuming rather little from my smartphone’s battery, it is normal for DC05 to get fairly warm, and it consumes more battery while it is not playing something and turns cooler while it is playing something, having a Class-A like behavior.