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I'm new to your reviews. I read your review on jcally jm04 pro and got one. I didn't like it. It colored my music. Then I gave it another try and got DC03 pro on your recommendation. It is really transparent and doesn't color the sound and has resolution. Your assessment was spot on. The build was excellent too.

Thanks a lot for making this video and sharing your thoughts with us. I was on the fence for this dongle. After watching your review and learning so many good things about this dongle, I simply went ahead and ordered it. I can't wait for it to arrive so I can have some fun with it :D

Thank you Andy for the super detailed and informative presentation on the DC03PRO ❤ Hense due to your explanations and information I have ordered the DCO3 PRO And it is arriving today 😄 Thank so much Andy ☺️

Thanks for this detailed review Andy. Mine is otw right now!

ANDY! IM GLAD YOU ARE BACK REVIEWING THOSE DONGLES! Im here just to say thank you, because of your review, i bought the Questyle M12, and very happy to use it

I ordened the DC03Pro. Cannot wait to test it.

Yow sir Andy!! Thanks for the great review.. planning to order this now. 💯🔥

Enjoying the channel, used to look through the reviews on the blog. I went for the dc03pro over the shio as I could get it locally.

Great review as always... keep it up !

Excellent in-depth review. Thank you!

What a coincidence! A while ago, before you review came out, I was going through your site, pulling my hair out trying to decide which dongle to buy. Was gonna settle on a DC03 and this model popped up, not much reviews and info at that time but the independent volume control looks handy. Ended up jumping the gun on this dongle, so far so good!

This has to be the best dongle channel on RU-vid!

Complete and very clear review and information. Love your channel. Auto sub.

Nice review Andy!

Amazing job you are doing Sir. You should have at least 10 times more subscribers now! Thank you for your priceless videos 👌👍🙃

Grateful. Purchased on your recommendation awaiting anxiously as will be my first 5*.

Waiting for your Ibasso DC04 Pro review 😊

Nice, many new dongles released this time, I hope you can review them all, such as the new audioengine dac3, quloos hifi mc01/mc01se , E1DA 9038D6K, Tanchjim Space, Ikko ITM02 !!!

The most awaited finally appeared, and the results were very surprising five stars.And it the cheapest 5 star. Glad finally donglemadness can continue.

Nice review!

You made me buy DC03 Pro

great work! nice video! easily subscribed

Nice to see you here...sad when you closed the website...thanks again for Ovidius B1. Would like to share my recent find...I found Neutron paid player app with two unique features..64 bit processing and pcm to dsd...this blew me away for mp3 files played as dsd on my Tempotec hd pro dongle and pairing with bl03 is amazing...not reaching out to my S12 lately. I slaped sonata bhd firmware on my HD pro and they rock with Neutron player...cheers.

Welcome back Andi, so glad to see you on this apps again! I have a question, and it's not about the sound quality, because you already explained it very details and i truly 100% trust your review. My question is.. What about the weight 😅? Is it safe & lightweight enough to use it while doing activity? (holding the phone or even put the phone to our pocket and walking) ? Or should i just use it only when sitting, put my phone at the table while starring at the awesomeness of the DAC build quality 😅 Big thanks to the so called wireless technologic era, my new phone doesn't have jack 3.5 port now and i'm worried it might break my usb type C port (the only way to charge my phone) if i use it while doing activity.

33:48, 10:55 nice to know filters make a difference. so slow filter for bright/neutral iems, and fast roll-off or nos for warm.

Oops .. my apology .. listened to very last 5 mins of concluding sharing and very clear now. Cheers.

Excellent review mate. Please consider reviewing Shanling UA3, since it is only modern akm dongle.

Mr. Andy , hello from Greece , i already purchased iBasso DC03 PRO , thanks to your recommendation and i really love the sound with my headset Audiotechnica M50x , my

Damn...The positional accuracy when I'm watching this video with Aful performer 5 is mind-blowing...Most part of the video is on the right but can accurately pinpoint from where the voice is coming, whether you are far from the mic or nearer...Wow...Greatly detailed review btw...I am really interested in this dongle...but will it be redundant if I already have a much powerful one like tempotec V6, ru6, e44...Although I didn't hear an audible difference with the change in filters in V6. BTW Tempotec e44 has 32 volume steps.

Great review! I would like to hear your opinion for DC03 pro vs DC05 because I can't decide between which one to pick.

Hello Sir, very good Review and thank You for sharing your knowledge. Thank You for taking in consideration the battery topic, not a lot reviewers talk about that. When you reviewed Avani and Abigail did you done that tests? It would be interesting how do the Ibasso perform vs that mini dongles. Greetings

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Thanks great review i enjoy watching more of you to come you are a better than other one i dislike him..

Hey Andy, great and informative review ! Did you missed the R2R RU6 for typical organic sound ? Is upgrade from previous dc03 to this new pro version obviously audible and it which aspects in yr usual setup? TIA 🙏

Holy smokes, 5 stars?? Man, i was underwhelmed by its number at the beginning, but who know it would be that good

Great review as always. Wish you had showed scores like you did with dc04 pro. Unless I missed it, is the sound the same between the 2 with the only differences being that dc04 pro has more power and a 4.4 balanced output?

Hi Andy, happy to see you back with reviews. I bought Tin T3 plus based on ur suggestion. How does this DAC iBasso BC03pro perform with Tin T3 plus?

Hello andy nice review, do you plan to do also aful audio performer 5 and kiwi ears cadenza? (Current iem hypes in the diffrent price tags)

Hey man I'm new to your channel and I've been loving your videos. May I ask your opinion on the dc03 pro vs. moondrop dawn? Because I can't decide for myself which one to pick as my new year's present.

hi Andy, nice to meet you, nice review. I received mine now a week ago and, finally, my old shure E2c sounds correct and dynamic, from your experience with the new se 535 would I have further improvements? keep in mind that I prefer tonal neutrality, it shouldn't be colored......thanks

Hi Andy! Thanks for the review and all the work. Ive been trying to decide between the iBasso DC03Pro and the Truthear SHIO. They're both priced the same and both have great reviews. Please helps me decide which one to go for between these two. Thanks!

Hi Andy, After your review, I purchased the product and really loving it. Only concern is the cable would wobble when connected to the C port, not sure if it will affect longevity of the product. By the way, Which filter you would suggest for CCA CRA and HD 599?

Incredible in depth review and well presented. I just bought one of these and while the sound is amazing the USB C connector on mines has a lot of play/wiggle/movement on it. I have tried with other cables and get the same issue. Does yours do this? Appreciate your advice. Thanks

Great review :D thanks, I am between this and the Moondrop Dawn, which one do you recommend me to get?

hi, thx for the review 😎 would you suggest the DC03 Pro for listening primarily to electronic music and metal on an eq-d Aiaiai TMA-2 Studio? i used it primarily with the E1DA 9038SG3 (until it has been stolen), and loved the combo. or should i buy the M15? is it worth the extra cash outlay? thx

hello! iBasso DC03 Pro vs JCally AP10! who wins? thanks! your classification work is a gold mine!

Huge fan of your work! Just purchased the DC03Pro for my S12 planar IEM, what should I use for the gain settings? What are they used for?

I swear this thing is more musical, airy engaging than my Mojo 2. I think the Mojo 2 is the better DAC unit when compared to Schiit Bifrost 2/64. This thing also drives my Audeze LCD2 just fine. My only worry is the wobbly USB port, it should have been locked in place on the chassis.

Hi Andy ! Would you choose dc03 pro over shanling ua3 in terms of organic sound, soundstage, technicalities? Also which one will drive hifiman sundara better

nice review man....hiby app over UAPP, any specific reasons?

Firstly, I want to send greetings directly from Brazil. Keep track of your videos using subtitles. Your videos are incredible! Friend, I currently have a Hiby fc3 and a Sharkoon dac pro S. Do you think it would be an upgrade for me to buy the iBASSO DC03 PRO? Would it be a better upgrade than the 2 I already have? Thank you again.

Hi Andy, glad to see you back to review again. Can u give me advance. I hv Dunu Titan S. Which Dac will suit perpectly with my iem? This DC03 Pro or Xduoo Link2 Balance. Or maybe u have another suggestion on $100. My current Dac is Sonata HD Pro and I really like the synergies between them. thanks

@donglemadness Thanks for the help here dude, this is such a minefield for a DAC novice like me. Quick question do you think the iBasso DC03Pro would be a good choice to go with a pair of Oppo PM'S, specs for those > Frequency Response: 10 - 50kHz Driver Type: Planar Magnetic Impedance: 26 Ohm. Sensitivity: 102dB/mW cheers

Thanks to this review, I bought a DC03Pro, and I am not deceived....But there is something special for PC users. I quickly noticed that on choral tracks of classical music, some distorsion occured on the fortissimi when I was using a planar IEM (both sides), and this at normal listening levels. Note that this was not happening in the deeper sub bass moments, so it's probably not a power issue of the dongle. This was also not happening with my others IEM (DD or BA). So I suspected the IEM itself, changed the the dampening, opening it to check if a speck was not stuck inside. Enough to get crazy, there was no solution. Finally, the culprit was the dongle driver. I use Jriver and Foobar (Win 10) where a lot of playback options are available, and I was choosing the IBasso proprietary driver named "Bravo-HD-ASIO". But this thing must have a bug. The best driver about sound quality seems to be the old Kernel Streaming. I hope this could be useful if someone has the same problem.

Hi, thanks for the great review 😊 if similary priced, how does it compare to dragonfly black ?

I have a request. Please record instructions on how best to set up the UAPP program. I think this will be useful to many users. Greetings from Poland.

Great review! Would you say that this is probably the best under $100 currently? Also, are you planning to review Ifi Go Link?

I love your reviews andy. Wanted to ask if i should by xduoo link2bal or this dc03 pro...i like analogue sound and timbre kinda which makes you feel the strokes of fingers on guitar strings...i dont have the budget for ru6 ..can you suggest which one is better choice?

A great and thoughtful review. Thanks. What if i just use the dongle without downloading the app. Is it okay?? Thanks again.

Hello Andy, Want to see iBasso DC04Pro Review , and iBasso DC04Pro vs. TANCHJIM SPACE

If the cb18 cuts USB socket noise aa good as the audioquest pearl it would be great news for portable application to be honest. I am quite tired of carrying long cables like audioquest carbon and supra usb 2.0 cables :D to be honest (comparison of this cables could be also a good content for a video who knows). But I doubt that the cb18 is internaly designed to cut of PC usb socket noise, it is just better quality material I think (better purity copper, better quality silver. The best way to know would be to buy a supra 2.0 usb cable (40-50 bucks) and compare its performamce directly to the cb18 using PC usb socket. If the performance is on par with the supra 2.0 then the cb18 is a legit good designed usb cable for audio.

Sir , need your insight in this , do you think in term of performance , will dc04 pro perform as well as dc 03 pro ? I'm torn between the two. I'm inclined to dc04 pro just because of the balanced option analso offer more power from what I read. Thanks in advance

Hi Andi, very nice review. one question in my mind, against moondrop dawn pro, which one would you choose?

Hello brother andy,is usb dongle comparable to LG quad dac (seem like you have lg v50 yourself) if so,how low can the price go,any suggestion?thanks in advance🙏🏻

Does this DAC Mr. Andy connect to laptop or PC ? Also is there a software to install in order to use it in a laptop or pc ? Thank you keep up the amazing work !!

Hi Andy! Great review. I'm planning to get this Beyerdynamic dt 770 pro 250ohm, will it be able to drive it as loud as a regular 32ohm dt 770 pro?

Mine is coming! Was improvement via adding cb18 measurable?

Hi Andy! Would you recommend getting a better USB-C to USB-C cable to connect with the dongle, or is the one that comes with the dongle good enough?

Have u tried any planar iem. If yes which are ur top 2 picks?

Hi Andy, Great Review👏I will buy Dc03 pro soon, can you suggest me Some great IEM UNDER 100$DOLLAR...

Hello sir, thanks for the detail review! I plan on getting this one. Thing i wanna ask is the setting done in Ibasso uac also applied if we usr PC? I constantly change between PC and phone and my Shanling UA1 has no difference between high/low gain, filter setting, and etc. Thanks

I think these get better after a few hours

Hi, Andy. I know this isn't going to be a cheap buy since this one costs much when converted into our currency, I am a bass lover and the only DAC experience i have is CX-Pro. Just wanna ask if this is good for bassheads such as using Beats Studio 3, KZ ZS3, and Sony MDR XB55ap? I also use Poco F3 as my main device. Would love to hear your feedback on this. And would like to consider this as my endgame DAC. By the way, I mainly use Poweramp, though I have a Neutron Player but I can't stand the UI and haven't explored it yet since I find the customization for Poweramp more user friendly and more understandable and probably offers more features than the Neutron. Thank you!!

Hi Andy! listen to your review and want to try this dongle. But, I mainly use iOS device which not have the ibasso app. So, Can I ask your opinion that if we use this dongle without iBasso application how much we lose in sound performance or dongle performance?

Hi i bought dc03pro after watching your video! and i love it. may i know which filter, gain and also the volume that you use when using dc03pro with tanchjim zero?

Thanks for your review ♥ I use moondrop blessing 2, do you think this dac would fit well with it, thank you.

Hola Andy. Saludos desde chile. Tengo los kz zs10 pro X. Crees que este ibasso sea un buen complemento?

Greetings Andy,i just recently found your site and yt ,it's a very good information,rn i'm deciding if i should get xduoo link 2 bal,Tanchjim space or DC03 pro for my headphone, i hear pretty much everything but primary i mostly hear phonk,rock,pop,lo-fi, which dongle fits the best for me ? Thank you very much and have a great day Andy.

Hi. Compare to shanling UA2 or Ibasso dc03 pro, how is the sound? really like UA2 sound details but I dont need ballanced port yet. Ps : i only tried UA2 before.

Hi Andy love your channel and I'm interested in this , want to try another flavour to my usual sabre DACs , question is if using windows 11 can I use the app with all the brilliant functions you mentioned on my desktop PC? Thanking you in advance

What's pinpoint comparation between Ibasso DC03 and Hiby FC4? I love your dac dongle video review, very good channel

Hi Andy, a good and detail review. Can i used the iBasso DC03pro for my wireless headphone Sony WH1000XM5?

Great review. ibasso dc03 pro or moondrop dawn pro? Which one has good sound quality?

Why does the Ibasso UAC app only shows volume control when my DC04 is connected? Is that feature only exclusive to the DC03?

Greetings. Excuse me if my question sounds silly, but for dongles, all I've been using is Abigail. If I play my music on smartphone/tablet, is it worth it to buy DC03 Pro? A little comparison between them would be very nice. Thank you in advance. 🙂🙂

Hey Andy, here we are again. How are you doig? Andy, is it worth to buy the Ibasso CB18 cable, sound wise? (Compared to the CDA M1P cable)

Andy is DC03Pro is enough for Planar IEM's, like 7Hz Timeless and KZ PR1 Pro or KZ PR2? Would love to see you review now hyped KZ x HBB PR2.

What dongle would you recommend for Sennheiser HD560S? Considering the Tempotec Sonata HD Pro but not sure since I'm new to all of this. My budget is about $50 usd

Thanks friend!..if you think about the sound only..which will be better?ifi go link/dc 03 pro? And why?..forget about the detachable cable and other feature

Hello Andy, it's me again 😅. I decided to go for the ibasso. I'd like to ask something, I apologize for ignorance. When I connect the DAC to the pc, it takes control over reproduction automatically or I need any extra step?

I'm new to this hobby and considering a portable dac for my Shuoer S12 Pro, but before that, do you think it's worth it spending this much on dacs if i only listen to Spotify most of the time?

HI! Заказал)) Очень интересно сравнение с dc-06, много ли я потерял без MQA? Ранее пользовался тел. LG G7 with KZ ZAS . 24 ом, уровень усилиния стоит слабый выбрать ? Качество усиления от этого не зависит? И хотел спросить про плеер , мне удобен foobar2000 и shanling , они обойдут микшер андроид?

Hi Andy, another question regarding this and using on windows. If I connect to my android phone first off and use the UAC app to set all the gain, filter settings etc on the dongle THEN disconnect from my phone and plug into my windows PC will it remember the settings and play those settings through windows? As you can't get the UAC app from iBasso on windows (yet)

My DC03 PRO is arrived today. I think it's better than Sonata HD Pro at every point. The sound is very natural. The details are very amazing. It's more analytical than Sonata HD Pro but still musical. Now I know why this dongle get five stars.

Hello! What gain level would you reccomend for 50 ohm headphones (sennheiser hd 599) on ibasso dc 03 pro? Thank you in advance for your responce!

Hi Andy, when i use 7hz timeless using dc03pr0, do i need to set the gain to high? or medium are enough?

Hii Andy, My i ask you, is it good to have both hi-fi and analog type of sound signature, i don't know what the difference between the two, currently i only directly use a phone to listen a music

Hi Uncle Andy🙏 I would like to ask about the correct settings and things to note when wanting to play original dsd on DC03 Pro, as the dac itself supports dsd 256 but my dac indicator light doesn't show dsd active (blue), but pcm active (green). What is the correct setting for UAPP+Tidal app to play DSD? Thank you.

Is it good if have ibasso dc03 pro and ovidius b1 to complement each other for different sound signature?

Hi! I would like to use this dongle in my car attached to tablet. Do you think it will suck a lot of battery on idle? This is my biggest concern about it.