Ibasso dc03

[Jet Black]

Anyone here tried this usb dac dongle with dual dac cirrus logic cs43131? Is it good for its price? Does it compete in sound quality with the likes of e1da or cobalt butterflies? Can anyone give their own feedback and experience about this dac. Thanks.

 

[Asylum Seeker]

Those Dragonfly Cobalt, Red, Black dongles haven't been competitive for years. They were first to market and have been milking that ever since.

 

[Jet Black]

Those Dragonfly Cobalt, Red, Black dongles haven't been competitive for years. They were first to market and have been milking that ever since.

So you mean the ibasso dc03 is no different in quality to those butterflys? I thought all the while that they are of totally different beast.

 

[Asylum Seeker]

I don't know, but Amir did review an earlier version, the DC01 or DC01 and it wasn't so great. The redeeming quality, though, is that iBasso, unlike Dragonfly, is not asking for no $200 bucks.

 

[Asylum Seeker]

Read'em & Weep
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...s/ibasso-dc02-usb-phone-dac-amp-review.10547/

 

[Matias]

So I was curious about the iBasso DC03, based on Cirrus Logic CS43131 (same as Hidizs S8 / Tempotec Sonata HD Pro), should be good.

And indeed measurements appear to be so:
https://reference-audio-analyzer.pro/en/report/dac/ibasso-ds03.php#gsc.tab=0

2,00 Vrms output full scale and an FFT that is similar to Hidizs S8 / Tempotec Sonata HD Pro.

So it comes down to price. The iBass DC03 is 50 usd while the Tempotec Sonata HD Pro is 40 usd and has physical volume buttons. IMO the Tempotec wins.

 

[Asylum Seeker]

So I was curious about the iBasso DC03, based on Cirrus Logic CS43131 (same as Hidizs S8 / Tempotec Sonata HD Pro), should be good.

And indeed measurements appear to be so:
https://reference-audio-analyzer.pro/en/report/dac/ibasso-ds03.php#gsc.tab=0

2,00 Vrms output full scale and an FFT that is similar to Hidizs S8 / Tempotec Sonata HD Pro.

View attachment 116168

So it comes down to price. The iBass DC03 is 50 usd while the Tempotec Sonata HD Pro is 40 usd and has physical volume buttons. IMO the Tempotec wins.

Output impedance?

 

[Matias]

Output impedance?

Rated at Outputs: < 0.12 Ohm.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1610545-REG/ibasso_dc03_silver_portable_usb_dac.html/specs

 

[Jet Black]

So I was curious about the iBasso DC03, based on Cirrus Logic CS43131 (same as Hidizs S8 / Tempotec Sonata HD Pro), should be good.

And indeed measurements appear to be so:
https://reference-audio-analyzer.pro/en/report/dac/ibasso-ds03.php#gsc.tab=0

2,00 Vrms output full scale and an FFT that is similar to Hidizs S8 / Tempotec Sonata HD Pro.

View attachment 116168

So it comes down to price. The iBass DC03 is 50 usd while the Tempotec Sonata HD Pro is 40 usd and has physical volume buttons. IMO the Tempotec wins.

How could tempotec win? Ibasso dc03 uses dual cirrus logic as opposed to a single cirrus logic chip on the tempotec sonata hd. Also tempotec only is dsd128 as opposed to dsd256 on the ibasso dc03. Just my 2 cents

 

[nplvu0908]

How could tempotec win? Ibasso dc03 uses dual cirrus logic as opposed to a single cirrus logic chip on the tempotec sonata hd. Also tempotec only is dsd128 as opposed to dsd256 on the ibasso dc03. Just my 2 cents

Tempotec supports dsd256 though