iBasso Audio / DX260SV

iBasso Audio/DX260 is an Android audio player equipped with CS43198 Octa DAC.

■Equipped with 8 CS43198 Octa DAC matrix architecture
・The CS43198, Cirrus Logic's flagship DAC chip, is a next-generation low-power audio DAC chip that achieves outstanding high resolution and a low noise floor by expressing excellent dynamic range and delicate details. iBasso has adopted the Octa DAC architecture, which employs eight of these CS43198s, into the DX260, achieving industry-leading sound quality and an astonishing value of [THD+N: -123dB], which is outstanding among portable audio players.

■FPGA-MASTER 2.0 Advanced audio system controller
・FPGA MASTER has evolved into the second generation based on the development technology and algorithms cultivated over many years. As an audio system controller, it requests audio data directly from the SoC and plays a major role in maintaining signal reproducibility and integrity.It synchronizes and generates audio clocks using two NDK femtoclock crystal oscillators, achieving a fully synchronized single clock. FPGA-MASTER 2.0 also provides picosecond-level precision control, performing DAC clock, data conditioning and control, and critical FIR filter construction.

■FIR filter function is the key to the DAC matrix
- The new algorithm of FPGA-MASTER2.0 allows you to maximize the performance of ""CS43198x8"". This FIR filter function allows you to customize 2X and 4X ""delay parallel output"" in addition to ""synchronous parallel output"".
・Synchronous/parallel output mode (Normal)
It reduces the individual distortion between each DAC chip, significantly increasing spec values ​​and improving overall performance.
・FIR 2X / FIR 4X mode (2X FIR / 4X FIR)
FPGA-MASTER 2.0 enables precise picosecond control and adjustment of each DAC chip's data stream independently. By controlling this FPGA, it is possible to independently control up to four ""delay parallel"" units, which stream data by shifting each DAC chip by one clock. Up to four ""delay parallels"" form a hardware analog FIR filter and eliminate the differences between multiple DACs, significantly reducing distortion, improving sound detail, and greatly improving realism.

■Industry-leading technological innovation and amazing specifications
- Although it is not easy to install eight DAC chips in the limited board space of a portable player, this significant technological innovation has resulted in an extraordinary improvement in quality compared to conventional players, and has achieved amazing specs even among portable players. This groundbreaking innovation will mark a huge leap forward to new standards in the industry.

DX260
DNR: 134dB
S/N ratio: 133dB
THD+N: -123dB
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DX240
DNR: 125dB
S/N ratio: 125dB
THD+N: -114dB

■Snapdragon660 + 4GB RAM for smooth operation
-The SoC is equipped with Qualcomm's ""Snapdragon 660"", which is the industry standard. It features low power consumption, low heat generation, smooth operation performance, and comfortable operation so as not to interfere with the user's music experience.

■Open Android 11 + Mango OS
・DX260 is equipped with Android 11, ensuring comfortable operating performance and free customization, allowing you to install your favorite apps and enjoy a seamless Android experience. From the dedicated music playback app ""Mango Player"" to third-party music playback apps, you can experience full-spec sound that avoids SRC restrictions by using the system-level ""Non-SRC"" function. Furthermore, the DX260 is equipped with Mango OS, a Linux-based pure sound system that specializes in music playback and brings you the highest quality sound. This ""Mango OS"" is an OS that focuses on music playback, and the underlying algorithm is a pure sound system that has been extensively explored and optimized.
There is no Wi-Fi or Bluetooth interference, providing pure listening with reduced EMI.
*We cannot guarantee perfect operation of third-party apps.

■New Mango Player UI More comfortable and smarter
- The user interface of the iBasso music playback application ""Mango Player"" has been redesigned. It has been reborn as a smart system, with intuitive and smooth operability while maintaining the customizability of the previous system.

■Maintains wide expandability USB-DAC function/Bluetooth transmission/reception support
- In order to support a wide range of users' listening needs, the DX260 is equipped with USB-DAC functionality and Bluetooth transmission and reception functionality. In USB-DAC mode, the DX260 can be connected to a smartphone or PC and used as a low-latency, high-quality USB-DAC. In addition, it supports Bluetooth transmission and reception, and supports high-quality listening wirelessly by connecting to a smartphone, PC, game console, etc. equipped with a Bluetooth transmission function in Bluetooth receiver mode, and operating it as a Bluetooth receiver, or by connecting to wireless earphones or headphones with a general transmission function.

■New industrial design Updated to removable back panel
-The DX260 features iBasso's new industrial design with a more industrial look reminiscent of past models with volume dial guards. The housing is made of aluminum alloy, which is both lightweight and rigid, and the back panel on the back of the product is removable. In order to ensure that the product can be used for a longer period of time, this back panel has been adopted to facilitate parts replacement and access to the internal circuit board, and to enable maintenance and support without putting any stress on the product.


USB-C to A charging cable
coaxial digital cable
4.4mm burn-in cable
Exclusive TPU case
screen protector
Product warranty
quick start guide


・Body material: Aluminum alloy
・Size: 123mm x 74.5mm x 17.5mm
・Weight: 229g
・Display: 5.0 inch 1080 x 1920 -On-Cell capacitive touch panel
・OS: Android 11
・SoC: Snapdragon660
・RAM: 4GB
・ROM: 64GB
・DAC chip: Cirrus Logic CS43198×8
・Supported sampling rate: PCM maximum 768kHz / 32bit, DSDNativeDSD256
・Supported sampling rate in USB-DAC mode: Maximum PCM 384kHz / 32bit | DSD256
・Supported formats: APE / FLAC / WAV / WMA / AAC / ALAC / AIFF / OGG / MP3 / DFF / DSF / DXD and DST
・Output system:
4.4mm Balance Phone Out / Line out
3.5mm Phone Out / Line Out
3.5mm SPDIF output
USB-OTG digital output
・USB-C: USB 3.1
・Wi-Fi: 802.11b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz/5GHz)
・Bluetooth:Ver 5.0
・Bluetooth compatible codec:
Transmission: AAC/SBC/aptX/aptXHD/LDAC
Reception: AAC/SBC
・Battery: 4400mAh 3.8V
・Maximum continuous playback time: Approximately 14 hours (*Varies depending on operating conditions and usage method.)
・Charging compatible standards: QC3.0 / PD3.0
・Charging time: Approximately 2.5 hours