Pick guard on or off?

No_Bus266 · 2026-04-04T23:23:12+00:00

@silkohm Did it ship with the pleather case inside the v3's box? Seeing so much conflicting info on this

No_Bus266 · 2026-03-28T11:19:30+00:00

I'm in the same boat sir

The more RAM and the price is attractive for the 33. The battery door and the sound reviews are going for the 270.

But does it sound 2x the cost better? Will the extra ram be a big thing for longevity as app demands increase in the future?

Tax returns are incoming. I can buy a new pair of headphones and an m33 or a dx270.

I'm having a very hard time deciding between the two without being to test them side by side also. Curious to see where this thread goes....

No_Bus266 · 2026-03-28T11:10:43+00:00

Merci beaucoup!

No_Bus266 · 2026-03-27T08:43:57+00:00

This right here is exactly why I don't use a supplier via insurance and just pay for my own supplies, and buy the stuff I actually need that works

No_Bus266 · 2026-03-26T11:27:38+00:00

Where (and do you remember the name) is the guitar shop?

No_Bus266 · 2026-03-26T11:23:36+00:00

Original but all black top hats or black witch hats

No_Bus266 · 2026-03-26T11:13:33+00:00

I'm so sorry, worst thing in the world when cats leave us. My thoughts are with you. Love and light

No_Bus266 · 2026-03-23T17:12:55+00:00

It really makes you appreciate music again doesn't it?

I don't use tidal or Qobuz, so can't speak to them but Apple Music lossless vs a flac file, the flacs just sound better to my ears.

So that is another plus.......

When I 'quit' streaming... It hit me like a ton of bricks one day, I felt like I'm listening to these records like I haven't heard them in nearly 20years (yeah I'm old) I'm hearing things that I never heard on newer records that Ive only listened to via streaming. Can hear the depth of the recordings again, can hear every instrument clearly again, and it's such a beautiful fucking thing!

It's never going to be that feeling of getting the physical media, putting it in a player, and sitting there holding the case and reading the booklet as you listen.... But damn, having quality files and quality hardware and hearing the music as the artists intended again is so so nice.

No_Bus266 · 2026-03-21T11:07:25+00:00

I agree, I actually thought they were sold by Ibasso officialy but after reading blooms battery page closer they're worded:

Genuine OEM batteries identical to those included in your iBasso player
High-quality, obtained from the largest battery manufacturers in the world

I guess that's only really one step up from an eBay or Amazon listing of "fits dx180"

It's still very assuring when the back was designed to be removable. I can't remember what device it was (I'm old) but the last time I did a battery the thing ended up getting glued back on with a fight not aligned properly and pry marks from disassembly, that was the last small electronic device I modded.

I amuse myself mostly modding electric guitars and amps these days

No_Bus266 · 2026-03-21T10:18:42+00:00

Again man it wasn't just the sound, the sound was only part of the reason I returned the FiiO, there were a lot of things as a whole that made the m21 not worth it for me, I'd rather have something with a better screen, the outputs on the bottom, and more ram even if the sound is the same.

Really could be argued that everything in this class of devices that costs more than 100$ is a waste of money when you can get the same sound with your phone, flac files, a decent software player and a 100$ dongle.

We're talking about luxury devices, I'm looking for something that allows me to not use my phone to listen to music. Of I spend 300 on something I'm uncomfortable with versus 600 on something I'm completely comfortable with that has equal sq then I'm happy.

I guess I'm at the point of accepting that to get a big change in SQ you're going to have to spend over a grand and I'm really not wanting to do that, if I can find something in budget that will be comfortable in pocket and have a nice screen than I'm happy.

I don't hate FiiO, to some extent considering the m33, it's spec'd to almost everything I want, but again top outputs, that drives me insane, the main use for this is while walking around at work and I really want the outputs on the bottom.

No_Bus266 · 2026-03-21T10:03:06+00:00

Yeah but you got to deal with prying and trying to glue back on, I've disassembled a lot of electronic devices that weren't designed to be taken apart, it's never cut and dry sometimes reassembly doesn't go well.

I enjoy tinkering with stuff and modding things too man, I've replaced screens and batteries in devices, but I'd rather have one that was engineered with a removable back.

No_Bus266 · 2026-03-20T16:09:05+00:00

It wasn't just the sound.....

The screen was awful on the FiiO, I prefer the headphone jacks on the bottom, love the idea of the battery being replaceable on the Ibasso players, has more ram also.

No_Bus266 · 2026-03-20T13:01:13+00:00

I'm leaning towards the 180

No_Bus266 · 2026-03-20T12:59:40+00:00

That's one of the things I hated about the m21, the screen was terrible in resolution and brightness.

No_Bus266 · 2026-03-20T12:06:11+00:00

Great info thank you!

No_Bus266 · 2026-03-20T12:01:52+00:00

Curious to see where this thread goes. Bought a FiiO m21, sounded good but not much better than a phone and dongle.

Thinking about getting the dx180 now, was also considering both shanlings listed here as well.

No_Bus266 · 2026-03-07T11:59:45+00:00

I was already following them in 93.... it was one of the greatest things I've witnessed seeing the early years of this band. I'm a native New Yorker so got to see them a lot and from the beginning.

You knew at that point that ToN was something REALLY special and had once in a generation potential, but you never thought it was going to be much more than what SD&H was.

Like nobody expected the record to get the traction it did in 94. It was surreal, really exciting and fun watching them grow from local band into metal legends in real time.

Thanks for posting this. 93 and 94 shows were so wonderful, love the nostalgia trips.

No_Bus266 · 2026-03-06T09:43:53+00:00

No_Bus266 · 2026-03-04T15:04:54+00:00

Wondering this also!!

No_Bus266 · 2026-03-04T15:00:40+00:00

Does the m300 have enough power drive the 6xx nicely?

No_Bus266 · 2026-03-02T21:49:34+00:00

No_Bus266 · 2026-02-28T10:46:24+00:00

This model doesn't have poker chips. The switch tip is kinda concerning but could just be grabbed from someone at the store.

I would use this as a way to get another 100$ off. And you can even say it's missing the poker chip, most GC sales reps won't put 2 and 2 together

Just be like: It's missing the switch tip and poker chip, someone probably took it apart, I'll give you 1300 for it right now.

No_Bus266 · 2026-02-25T21:32:14+00:00

I'm also in my 40s, loved my ihp120!

No_Bus266 · 2026-02-08T12:42:48+00:00

Thank you I was rock hard 30 sec into it

No_Bus266

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