iBasso Audio
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China · founded 2006
Pioneer of the modular "amplifier card" DAP, letting users physically swap the amp stage (currently on the DX340 flagship). Broke out with the Android-based DX100 and the enthusiast-favorite DX50/DX90 (2013). Formerly used the trade name "Mini Audio" in its early portable-amp days.
iBasso Audio is a Chinese personal-audio manufacturer based in Shenzhen, specializing in portable Hi-Res gear: Android-based digital audio players (the flagship DX series), portable and dongle DAC/amps, tube-based portable amps, and in-ear monitors. It is known for its modular “amplifier card” system on flagship DAPs, which lets users swap the amplification stage. Founded in 2006, iBasso built its reputation with the DX50/DX90 (2013) and DX100, and now sells across 30+ countries.
At a glance
- Type
- Manufacturer
- Founded
- 2006
- Headquarters
- Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Price range
- Budget → flagship
- Makes / sells
- digital audio players, portable amplifiers, DACs, dongle DAC/amps, in-ear monitors
- Known for
- Android digital audio players (DX series), modular amplifier card system, dongle DAC/amps, hybrid and dynamic-driver IEMs, portable tube amplification
- Website
- ibasso.com
Notable products
- DX340 — Flagship reference DAP (2025), ~$1,699; ships with AMP15 module and supports the modular amp-card system (AMP12/13/14/16)
- DX300 / DX320 / DX260 — Popular mid-to-high-end DAPs in the DX line
- DC-Elite / DC07PRO / DC04Ultra — USB dongle DAC/amps
- Nunchaku — Portable tube DAC/amplifier (~$299)
- IT07 — Flagship InTune-series hybrid IEM (6 Knowles BA + 1 DD), ~$899
- 3T-154 — Single 15.4mm dynamic-driver IEM (~$149) with modular-jack cable
- AMP15 / AMP16 amp cards — Swappable amplifier modules for the DX340 flagship
Sources: iBasso Audio official site · iBasso DX340 product page · Frieve Audio Review — iBasso company profile · Headfonics — iBasso DX340 Review · Headfonia — iBasso DX300 / DX340 reviews · iBasso 3T-154 product page · iBasso Audio Facebook — 'Mini Audio' trade-name clarification