Yes
I’d just get it to 100%, let it sit there for like an hour, then start the burn in process. That will just put the least load on the battery
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Charge to 100%, let it stay charged at 100% for an hour, take it off charge and go on with the burn-in process?
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Ah no sorry for the confusion. Charge to 100%, keep it plugged in at 100%, then while it’s still charging start burn in. Basically the only reason I have that space in there is to let the battery cool down from more intensive charging
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Got it, that made more sense.
Love you M0N =)
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Speaking of iBasso, I see that you are a former SR2 owner. What were your thoughts on it?
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I enjoyed it, was a more fun leaning can that was a bit more midrange focused overall with a bit extra warmth (although could use a bit more low low end), great punchiness and impact, good presentation, never harsh, more spacious, solid timbre. Think of a more relaxed, more open, and more rich sounding x00 almost. I do think they can get a bit hazy and lack some technical ability (not the most controlled, lacking some resolution, and depth is meh) but it’s not enough to really distract from the experience in this case. Fairly dynamic as well which is pretty enjoyable
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Sounds like fun, thanks. 
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When I see “SR2” and “former owner” in the same sentence:
Lol, just been downsizing and selling off things I didn’t use as much, and with other headphones I had I admittedly wasn’t using it very much anymore. Although they did go to a coworker and he does really enjoy them
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Some interesting findings during the burn-in process (btw, I’m tracking the whole burn-in process, writing everything down):
The very first day I started the burn-in (Oct 7th), I actually managed to get the analog and the digital batteries to be around the same %. This was even after using both Android and Mango OS for some time.
The second time (Oct 8th, morning), the battery levels were uneven, with the analog section having roughly 10% more.
The third time was also today (Oct 8th, afternoon), the battery levels were even more uneven, 15% difference currently. However, I did switch from headphones to the included balanced burn-in cable… but shouldn’t the analog section be draining more instead of the digital section? The burn-in cable has a constant load, so shouldn’t it be draining the analog section faster? Also, this time I didn’t use the screen at all (maybe twice or thrice in 5 hours, for only <10 seconds).
Regardless, I think that I might need to leave the DX300 MAX an hour or so more once it reaches 100%. Because, what I have been doing now is that I’ve just been unplugging the charger as soon as the batteries reached 100%. I think I might’ve “overcharged” it the first time I charged it, maybe that’s why I was able to get the analog and digital sections to be on-par in terms of %.
Interesting findings (imo). Curious to see more results in the future.
Edit: It turns out that the percentages evened out right around 60%. Currently (Oct 9th, evening) they are still evened out at 42% analog, 43% digital.
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What other DAPs on the market can compare to the DX300 MAX?
Most of them are like the DX300, phone-like, slimmer, don’t weigh as much. However, I’d like to put it up against some “direct competitors”.
So far, this is what I’ve got:
A&K KANN Cube
A&K AK380SS
Both of these are closer to the chunky nature of the DX300 MAX, but both are quite “outdated”. Also, KANN Cube isn’t quite in the same price range as the DX300 MAX.
Comparing it to something like the upcoming M19 would feel wrong. I think that’s more of a competitor to the DX300.
I’m thinking of Fiio’s upcoming M17. It looks thicker and bigger, might be worth mentioning.
What do you guys say? I know I’m overly focusing on size, but DX300 MAX certainly takes advantage of its large size. This is why I want to make it a fair comparison.
In sound or feature set?
Cause in sound it’s really not that many for full size headphones outside of the a&k designed for headphones or daps with portable amps strapped on the back. I guess more direct compeditors for driving headphones would be something more like a LP6Ti or gold, dmp-z1, shanling m30, with all three being in a different price class and the last 2 being a different size class to where I wouldn’t consider them a dap anymore. Imo it holds a somewhat newer place in the market for daps more focused on headphones than iems (but if you take the focus away from headphone performance the amount of daps that compete or exceed sonically increases such as the p6 pro, lpgt/ti, qpm, wm1z, sp2000, hm1000)
So I’m not really sure what would be the most fair comparison here if you are going to make a headphone focus, kinda sits alone for it’s combined price + performance with headphones currently imo, at least based on what I’ve tried
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My current DAP is a Sony NW-ZX300 and I love it. I would like to try their higher end models, but they are really pricey.
I like the idea of changeable amps, but I don’t need Android in my music player as I am not a streamer.
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I would guess both, because both of those are important.
In any case, I am focusing on a single device from the same manufacturer. Think the A&K AK380SS package with the exclusively designed AMP accessory. That’s valid, but if I was to include mix & matching with a DAP + a portable amp, the comparisons would be never ending.
I see LP6 getting mentioned a lot, so I’m certainly thinking of including it. DMP-Z1 is quite pricey, but will think about including it. Had my eye on the Shanling M30, might be worth mentioning.
What I noticed is that people specifically like to use the DX300 MAX with more demanding headphones/IEMs. But like you said, it is more likely that the DX300 MAX is more headphone focused. I did hear people mentioning that they heard noise on some IEMs, so it all depends ig.
Gotcha. Since you could start adding some real nice portable amps that boost the performance quite well
Have a comparison of some of said amps here somewhat lol (although there’s more than that out there)
Yeah and imo that’s what it really excels at. It can be used for some iem’s no problem, but others have noise issues, or lack the level of lower level control/capability than other daps can provide. IMO the dx300 max is pretty carried by it’s amp section when used with headphones, but using iems levels the playing fields and exposes more flaws/shortcomings compared to other daps. But for headphones it really does just perform really really well lol
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Since I’ve gotten the DX300 MAX, I’ve really been thinking of how perfect it would be for Tyll or someone like him.
From what others are saying, DX300 MAX has a performance close to desktop-sized DACs/amps. Now, imagine having a desktop sized amp that you can bring with you.
Travelling? Pop it in the backpack, bring along your favorite headphones, and you’re set to go.
Is it pocketable? Erghhh, depends how insane you are.
Overall, I’m very impressed with it. Can’t wait to dig into enjoying it (it’s still going through the burn-in process).
In terms of IEMs, I think DX300 is much more suitable for more sensitive pairings, and it also gives you the option to switch out the amp modules. DX300 MAX is the choice when you need to power some juice-hungry IEMs/cans. That’s how I see it.
My DX300 MAX review is finally out: iBasso DX300 MAX - Reviews | Headphone Reviews and Discussion - Head-Fi.org
If the review wasn’t so complexly formatted, I’d post it here. Headings, tables, custom BBCode… a whole bunch of things.
Either way, the review isn’t complete. At least the sound performance part. I plan to update it. Sound performance aside, I covered as much as I could as accurately as I could.
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Nice write up
I agree with you that despite it’s thickness I think the display is just more easy to use with the bezels, I personally don’t like the trend of bezel-less displays at this point
And good to know on the Samsung chargers, I didn’t have any issues with my lg chargers so I didn’t encounter that, but it seems like it would be pretty irritating
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Thanks M0N!
Oh, the Samsung charger situation was living hell. I’m not the only one who experienced it.
I’m never in a hurry, so a slow charger doesn’t bother me, and besides, it benefits the battery health.
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Finally finished my DX320MAX review. Took a ton of work, but had a lot fun doing it.
Repost from Head-Fi:
For all the curious DX300MAX owners wondering whether the DX320MAX is worth upgrading to, or are just wondering what more it offers in comparison to the DX300MAX, you can now read my DX320MAX review:
The whole review is basically a comparison between the DX320MAX and the DX300MAX, but the ‘sound performance’ section will likely be the most interesting to you all =)
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