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Added PerfectDynamics Sound Optimizations for iBasso DX50/80/90 Fidelizer Enhanced/Advanced ROM

Fidelizer - PerfectDynamics Sound Optimizations

 

For new users, please read about PerfectDynamics Sound Optimizations first for new improvements with Fidelizer ROMs.

 

I tried to update Fidelizer ROMs for these products since last month but it was very time consuming to update 3 units at the same time and there’s other stuff I need to pay attention when I was going to work on these units. iBasso DX100 is also very important to work on too.

Now I’ve finished PerfectDynamics Sound Optimizations for all existing products in website. I’m very glad that I’ve made it this far so I can start working on other DAPs like Calyx M, Onkyo DP-X1A, etc. I didn’t forget them but there’s a lot to work on including DX200 2.7 ROM update.

If you still use good old iBasso DX50/80/90, you can check out Fidelizer Purist ROM first and see. If you’d like to upgrade with PerfectDynamics Sound Optimizations in Enhanced / Advanced ROM, there’ll be a lot of improvements that won’t disappoint those who can appreciate Purist ROM. 🙂

iBasso DX100/HDP-R10 Purist ROM version 1.4.2 released!

Fidelizer - DX100 Purist ROM

 

I was told new DX200 ROM is out now but allow me to release this first. In my early days of Android ROM optimizations, I got a chance to try optimizing DX100 ROM for my client once but couldn’t get the optimized ROM working due to my inexperience.

I recently got another chance to try on iBasso DX100 firmware again. Now I know more about Android and Linux so I can optimize both boot and system image without corrupting it. DX100 is quite slow with Gingerbread and Fidelizer Purist ROM helps a lot.

After modifying DX100 firmware, the client himself told me he’ll apply Fidelizer Ultimate Mod for completed hardware upgrade next. I also modified AK380Cu last week and have few more DX200, AK380Cu and Opus#2 to work on so this will take a while. 🙂

 

-Based on firmware version 1.4.2
-build.prop tweaks for better video and storage performance and improve battery life
-Audio engine optimized for only audio playback (EQ/Gaplass features work)
-Bundled audio effects removed but keep main engine (Poweramp works now)

 

Download: iBasso DX100/HDP-R10 Purist ROM

 

Installation Guide

You can copy update.img file into internal storage and flash ROM through system update as stock ROM. You can also flash from recovery menu by following the instructions below.

1. Extract update.img file to DX100’s micro SD card slot
2. Turn off DX100
3. Press and hold power and volume up buttons until device vibrates, release buttons after seeing boot screen showing up
4. After boot screen you should be able to access recovery menu. Select “apply rkimage from /sdcard” option to flash Fidelizer Purist ROM
5. Select “reboot system now” after flashing Fidelizer Purist ROM

 

For Mac / Linux users, please check this guide for flashing Fidelizer Purist ROM on Mac / Linux instructions.

 

There’s a lot of improvements for Advanced ROM and I also added Enhanced ROM into collection too. Please read Portable Products for more details including Fidelizer Mod projects with up to 3 modification levels.

Introducing PerfectDynamics sound optimizations update for Fidelizer Enhanced and Advanced ROM

 

Fidelizer - PerfectDynamics Sound Optimizations

 

Dear all Fidelizer ROM users out there who’s enjoying music with better performance. Today I’d like to make an announcement, a big ones. We reached a new level of sound quality improvements with ROM optimizations today.

Back in the days ROM optimizations was heavily focused on DX90 unit and it happens to sound fine with smartphones too so I have DX90 as a reference unit and others seemed to be working fine to some extent.

After focus shifted to DX200, I spent a great length of time and effort to make optimal sonic performance with every firmware change. Sound signature changed with almost every new update according to what my friends and clients told me.

And one day, I tried flashing new DX90 ROM with recent changes from DX200 and I noticed that something went wrong after listening to newly flashed firmware. I realized it’s time to took seriously as I did with Fidelizer software.

 

iBasso DX100 to DX200 changes

 

As you may know already that each device has different hardware with different RAM size, different processor architecture or number of cores working. So there’s no specific value for every hardware unit to reach its peak of optimizations.

PerfectDynamics is newly added optimizations based on concept of exact optimal spot for each hardware. If you want to get the best for specific device, it will involve a lot of time and effort to reach that goal.

I’ve been working on this PerfectDynamics project for over 6 months already. I started from sending DX200 ROM updates with different changes and flavor and receive opinions from clients like I did with DX90 years ago.

The key to get ideal transient attack, optimal scale of dynamics and best transparency and imaging is to minimize the effect of OS jitter from system and kernel parameters that are also depend on hardware too.

Some customers told me it has good dynamics and very musical but some also said its depth and imaging is a bit behind SP1000. Next revision has better depth and seperation but lose some energy in dynamics.

I keep working on this DX200 ROM updates for a long while again and again until I get full sound dynamics, intense transient attack, smooth and linear sound, with most transparent imaging for deepest depth revealing every micro-detail.

 

Portable Products

 

After long repetitive research and development, PerfectDynamics is the answer. It works like you hire professional display calibrator who’s really good at this to bring the life and soul of movies with the most accurate and faithful tweaks.

However, it’s not just DX200 unit for me to take this long. After finishing DX200 unit, I need to work on Fiio X5iii and DX90 to get the similar result with different hardware and RAM size, ideal devices for my research.

So I’ve finished my research with PerfectDynamics capable of applying this new improvements for all devices. That’s why today is a big important day for such thing like this being possible for every device I can work on.

PerfectDynamics is specific device optimizations so it won’t be available for Purist ROM which contains only generic tweaks that I can put on without testing. Advanced ROM will also have optimizations for PerfectDynamics sound applied more than Enhanced ROM.

Since PerfectDynamics will involve updating all kinds of ROMs for every device, right now only Fiio X7ii and iBasso DX200 has PerfectDynamics sound optimizations applied. I’ll publish PerfectDynamics for Fiio X5iii with 1.1.8 ROM next.

If you’re a believer of bits are bits topology, it’s OK. At least there’s Fidelizer Purist ROM that you can enjoy smoother ROM with some goodies for free. 🙂

Added DX200 with Fidelizer Ultimate Mod in Portable Products

DX200 - Fidelizer Ultimate Mod

 

After launching Portable Products section for a while, I received some inquiries about DX200 Fidelizer Mod. However, all customers who committed to DX200 Fidelizer Mod ended up ordering whole DX200 unit with Ultimate mod instead.

So I added DX200 Ultimate Mod option for audiophiles who want to pursue the ultimate sound quality improvement. It comes with the following features:

 

-Fidelizer Advanced ROM
-Over 30 of capacitors upgraded with highest grade of tantalum capacitor
-Clock modules are upgraded high quality ones from Japan for processor and XMOS interface
-Re-designed op-amp implementation in AMP module with completely different set of 6 opamps
-Soft-mute circuit by-pass for purist signal transmission in AMP module
-Power capacitor in AMP module upgraded from 2x470uF to 1,000uF capacitor
-Some tweaks for power supply and internal damping in main unit

Price: 1,800 USD

 

This is truly my masterpiece for DAP modification. It’s the only DAP that can bring true desktop contender performance.

The reason why I received only DX200 Ultimate mod instead of AMP1 is probably from massive sound quality improvement and recommendation to friends. I’m also having another two DX200 units waiting to apply Fidelizer Ultimate Mod too right now.

I also have other DAPs like AK380, HM901S and Plenue waiting for modification too so if you’re interested in modding your DAP, feel free to drop me a message and happy listening. 🙂

iBasso DX200 Purist ROM version 2.5.141 released!

DX200 - Purist ROM

 

Hello everyone. I received a few requests about DX200 2.5.141 update and I have been working on it since released. The reason why it took a while is because I wanted to port 2.3 stuff back since I love sound signature from 2.3 a lot but it all failed lol.

There’s also urgent demand on Fiio X7 and X5iii too so I pushed those releases while trying to port 2.3 stuff. I also have ROM leakage issues which affected my productivity a lot so please don’t leak it so I can fully devote my effort into ROM improvement.

-Based on firmware version 2.5.141
-Play Store added
-Apollo – Fidelity Edition from https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/apollo-music-player-fidelity-edition-t3038629 included
-Revamped MangoPlayer UI with improved user experience
-build.prop tweaks for better video and storage performance and improve battery life
-Audio engine optimized for only audio playback (EQ/Gaplass features work)
-Bundled audio effects removed but keep main engine (Poweramp works now)

Download: iBasso DX200 Purist ROM

 

Installation Guide

1. Download Factory Tool provided by Paul http://www.ibasso.com/uploadfiles/download/FactoryTool_v1.39_DX200.zip
2. Turn off DX200
3. Connect DX200 with USB connection to computer while holding play button switch
4. Install Rockchip USB driver included in FactoryTool
5. Open FactoryTool.exe and flash ROM according to instructions provided in DX200 batch tool instruction.doc

 

There’s a lot of improvements for Advanced ROM and I also added Enhanced ROM into collection too. Please read Portable Products for more details including iBasso DX200 Fidelizer Mod project with 3 modification levels.