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iBasso DX160/DX220Max, Fiio M11/M11 Pro/M15, and HiBy R8 added in Fidelizer Mod with some important changes

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Fiio - M15 Ultimate Mod

 

Hi guys. Today we have two big news, good news and bad news. The reason Fidelizer Mod can offer very cost effective upgrade starting from $99.95 USD mod wasn’t because of being modded from developing country only but also having technician who doesn’t want to charge much.

Normally technician will charge modding fee that will cover risks of damaging device and after-sale services. Since I told him I’ll be responsible for everything else so he can mod without worry, he decided not to charge me much. I told him he could raise the price but he hates overcharging clients.

I too hate overcharging clients so I launched Fidelizer Mod with reasonably priced based on my costs. And today that will be changed. Technician told me that he will no longer mod DAP, ever. The reason is he spent many days trying to fix issues that wasn’t caused by modding in Sony WM1A.

 

This isn’t the first time we have issues with modding. Sometimes we have one defective capacitor but we didn’t have time to find which one in over 30 caps caused it and decided to replace all caps instead. That’s one of reason why Fidelizer Ultimate Mod is no longer available.

But since Covid-19 outbreak, a lot of people stopped sending him devices for few months and they all are coming to him. He can’t be responsible with healthy DAPs getting issues during modification anymore.

Since I used to be in state of not having enough manpower to provide local mods and decided to stop sharing 2 years ago, I can see where he’s coming from. There was time I told my clients that I was sacrificing like over $30k projects for affordable mods I barely profit with high risks.

 

Fortunately he still accept other devices that aren’t DAP so Chord products won’t get affected for pricing and recipe. I will add Masterpiece Mod level on all Chord products soon after finalizing recipe so stay tuned.

As for good news, Fidelizer Mod on DAP is still possible but it’ll be done with another technician who’ll charge with standard rate so modding price will be increased so I can’t offer Reference Mod level anymore. But now you can mod new devices including new flagship DAPs now.

 

Well, I somehow expected this to happen sooner or later and that’s why I haven’t added any new device for so long. For clients who already ordered DX220 with AMP8/9 and iRiver AK240, you still get the same deal done by same old technician. He promised me to work on the last two units.

Since technician will focus more on his main jobs and also my main projects like EtherStream that he already modified almost 200 units, I’ll leverage Fidelizer Mod projects to another technician. He also modded Fiio M15 and some others too. I’ll launch more devices soon after things calm down.

I’m very thankful for everyone’s support in this hobby I’m enjoying myself with. I hope you guys will understand that this isn’t an attempt to raise the price for more profit. Fidelizer is a place to share my audiophile hobbies and it will always be with affordable products and free stuff I can share with. 🙂

Added Fiio M15 with Fidelizer Ultimate Mod feedback from Damien

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Fiio - M15 Ultimate Mod

 

Here’s a new feedback today. He shared his feedback after receiving Fiio M15 with Fidelizer Ultimate Mod for about 2 weeks.

It’s taken a few days to settle/burn in but now, it’s sounding great! Quite high resolution and ‘speed’ but lovely tone, and musical timing. Obviously I can’t compare with the unmodded M15, but it’s streets ahead of my old M11 (as it should be!).

Thanks!
Damien

Fiio M15 is the hardest DAP to crack for modification. I’m glad to hear this ultimate project went well without issues. It’s tuned to be highly resolving with great musicality. 🙂

Added iBasso DX220+AMP8+AMP9 with Fidelizer Masterpiece Mod feedback from leftside

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iBasso DX220 with Fidelizer Masterpiece Mod

 

Here’s a new feedback today from a customer who sent iBasso DX220 with AMP8/AMP9 to apply Fidelizer Masterpiece Mod on another day. Here’s his shared his feedback in Head-Fi today as below. 🙂

Been trying out the DX220 + AMP9 Fidelizer Masterpiece mod this evening. Very impressed! I try not to rely on my memory for music – especially the amount of time it’s been to send the DX220 there and back. I compare to my iPhone, and there definitely appears to be a better/larger difference than before. Everything appears to be a little tighter and better placed – and just feels more enjoyable. The differences are noticeable with the CA Solaris, and even more so with the Focal Stellia. I tend to prefer the Solaris for the exemplary bass (it’s just right for me), whereas the Stellia win for clarity, imaging and amazing soundstage. The hiss is still there with the Solaris. The Solaris doesn’t sound quite as good with the DX220/AMP9 Modernizer as my main amp, but the difference isn’t crazily huge (which is a surprise considering my main tube amps are crazily huge!).

Edit: wife just grabbed the Stellia and DX220/AMP8 mod before I could even listen properly, and once was listening, smiled and said “I’m listening to these, you can go upstairs to listen to those big amps with those uncomfortable headphones (LCD4)”. Don’t think I’m getting it back this evening…

Well, I’m not sure if he gets it back now. On positive side, Fidelizer Mod seems to improve his wife’s acceptance factor quite effectively. 🙂

Added iBasso AMP8 Fidelizer Ultimate Mod feedback from Darius Rimkus

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Fidelizer Mod - Masterpiece

 

Here’s a new feedback today from customer who sent his iBasso AMP8 to apply Fidelizer Ultimate Mod. He shared his feedback after receiving his upgraded AMP8 module for his DX220.

Hey man got Amp8 back finally. Clarity and detail are improved quite a bit. Very nice! The only thing i picked up is, background noise is a bit more prominent then stock Amp8. But i think i will get used to it. Just need to spend some time away from Amp1 which has lower noise ceiling. Overly, I’m happy. Thank you!

UPDATE:

Hi Keetakawee,
I feel bad about that remark about background noise which went into feedback. It is not realated to your mod.

Basicaly what it was is i had to pump amp1 to medium gain to be a get more dynamic. With amp8 i dont need it to be on medium. And after getting it back i did not turn it down. Thats why i had that dirrerence.
Feel free edit and remove that section. It really should not be there.
Your mod is flawless!

It’s been a while since last client taking Fidelizer Ultimate Mod for AMP module. It’s cost no objective solution with all new components so it’ll become better after burn in also. 🙂

Added Fiio M11 with Fidelizer Masterpiece Mod feedback from Han Chun Siew

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Here’s a new feedback today from a customer who found M11 sounding too clinical. He shared his feedback with Fidelizer Masterpiece Mod as below.

Hi, I listened to it and it was fantastic. It is now much more musical and I can’t stop listening to it. Thanks a lot 🙂

Regards

I’m happy to hear he finds M11 sounding much more musical. It seems I haven’t added Fiio M11 into the list yet so I’ll find time to update lineup soon. 🙂