With AMP1 MK3 (stock) the player is neutral and delineated but without the negatives sometimes associated with those terms.
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With more difficult to drive full size phones, I may have felt the desire for the added current of the meatier sounding Amp 8 mk2 which has been very well received but for my IEMs and the full size phones I tried, I'm very happy with it as it came. With the uncompressed files I tend to use, most HiDef though standard def is pictured. Insightful with a high goose bump factor when the material serves up something worthy. Bass is solid, with proper weight yet tuneful. It also doesn't sound 'enhanced' as some better players might. I'm a big fan of PRAT ( Rythen, Pace and Timing) and this player has it in spades without the lack of finesse other devices might sacrifice for it. Focused with spatial clues appropriate to the recording with what I consider correct width and depth. Just wonderfully balanced and informative. Tangible location of voices and instruments in the sound field with great ambiance retrieval that's both connected and yet differentiated from it's source. The sound is detailed, neutral and open/spacious without becoming analytical. That said and while the 2.5mm jack drove every full size phone I threw at it perfectly, iBasso also offers higher current amp options with 4.4 jacks which makes this performance available to all, even those with more severe loads. I'd prefer a 4.4mm simply due to it likely being more robust but the 2.5mm works great for IEMs which is how I use a portable.
I guess I'll start the review in the order of the above but let me preface with my overall opinion as it relates to my personal needs.įor me, it's a near perfect player as it arrives with it's stock amp.
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