--- product_id: 23660578 title: "Onkyo DP-X1 Digital Audio Player" brand: "onkyo" price: "β‚Ή 761" currency: INR in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.in/products/23660578-onkyo-dp-x1-digital-audio-player store_origin: IN region: India --- # Dual ESS SABRE DAC & Amp 432GB expandable storage 150mW balanced output power Onkyo DP-X1 Digital Audio Player **Brand:** onkyo **Price:** β‚Ή 761 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Summary > 🎢 Elevate your audio game with the powerhouse DAP that’s as serious about sound as you are. ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Onkyo DP-X1 Digital Audio Player by onkyo - **How much does it cost?** β‚Ή 761 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.in](https://www.desertcart.in/products/23660578-onkyo-dp-x1-digital-audio-player) ## Best For - onkyo enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted onkyo brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **Hi-Res & MQA Ready:** Plays all major formats including DSD, FLAC, ALAC, and MQA for authentic studio-quality audio on the go. - β€’ **Enduring Playback Power:** Up to 16 hours of continuous high-res music playback keeps your soundtrack alive from dawn till dusk. - β€’ **Massive Storage Freedom:** Supports up to 432GB via dual microSD slots plus 32GB internal, letting you carry your entire high-res library everywhere. - β€’ **Unmatched Audio Precision:** Dual ESS SABRE ES9018K2M DACs & 9601K amps deliver crystal-clear, distortion-free sound with advanced ACG & BTL balanced drives. - β€’ **Android-Powered Versatility:** Runs Android OS with 2GB RAM, enabling seamless app integration and multimedia playback beyond just music. ## Overview The Onkyo DP-X1 is a premium digital audio player featuring dual ESS SABRE DACs and headphone amplifiers for superior balanced output. It supports an expansive 432GB storage capacity via dual microSD slots plus 32GB internal memory, and plays a wide range of high-resolution audio formats including DSD and MQA. Powered by Android OS with 2GB RAM, it offers versatile multimedia capabilities and up to 16 hours of playback, making it a top-tier choice for audiophiles seeking portable, studio-quality sound. ## Description Onkyo continues to be a hi-res trailblazer with its DP-X1 Digital Audio Player. Backed by two ESS Technology Sabre ES9018K2M DACs and two Sabre 9601K amps for balanced headphone output, the DP-X1 is the only DAP with such an advanced configuration, the result of which is unprecedented power and control. The DP-X1 also has two types of balanced drives: ACG and BTL, for greater stability and clean, crystal clear sound. The unit is also among the first to support the MQA format, an anticipated new standard that captures and preserves the original studio recording, and delivers it in a package small enough to stream. From a storage standpoint, the DP-X1 can expand to 432GBs, thanks to dual micro-SDXC card slots and can supply up to 16 hours of playback. Review: Excellent DSD player but not perfect. Price is excellent for what you get. Lots of memory, maybe most memory out of all DAPs - I rate it 5 stars not because it's perfect but for the money it's a deal. Not to many bad but I was surprised this didn't have a speaker like the single DAC model made by Pioneer. Also, it doesn't contain information on how to use the balanced output. After much research I had to buy an $85 cable and a special connector that needs to be attached to a modified headphone. There are no such thing as balanced headphones that can plug into the unit, at least that I can find. The included player is not that good because seems it wanted me to select one of Onkyo's earphone and couldn't select none, then later somehow, "other" showed up so chose that then I could use it but the user interface is poor. Then when I went to use it again the earphone menu showed up again and the "other" was missing so just chose a random Onkyo earphone. The player then locked up and had to reset the device. After resetting the player worked ok. I downloaded HiBy so I use that player so the included player is not a real issue but unless you get the right DSD player most free ones won't play DSD. So regular output works fine and no problems and plays DSD well with excellent audio. Most my stuff is FLAC which sounds about as good as DSD. The player handles over 400 megs and is the primary reason why I got this as all my audio is FLAC and DSD HD. Also another great feature is it is Android 5.1 and obviously supports thousands of apps from the Play Store. But I also have lots of movies and t.v. shows stored so and they all play great and sound good also. I have tons of photos also. I wish this had a camera and gps. The wifi works excellently and all my apps on my other Pioneer XDP 100R transferred fine without any effort. Obviously this is good for traveling as I can watch movies and listen to HD music or play games, etc. To take advantage of the dual DACs however you need to have balanced headphones configured. I am new to this balanced stuff and still learning but it seems from what I read there are balanced headphones for sale somewhere but super expensive, much cheaper to buy headphones then mod yourself, so that's what I will do, but Onkyo should have at least provided the 2.5mm adapter and have instructions on how to wire it up. You are not going to find a better DSD player at this price and even the super expensive ones don't support this much memory. This will upscale MP3 and lower resolution but I don't need to because I only have HD loaded. I haven't tried MQA format as haven't seen any and not sure if the software is ready for updating. The unit has fairly sharp edges which would hold better if rounded like phones. It is heavy on purpose though as the metal case is used for shielding and heat sinking. I had to use DSD download service from Europe because I was in Hawaii and when I tried to download and pay with paypal for a U.S. DSD provider it said I was in a foreign country so cannot download and pay from this service. So that ended that and went straight to Nativedsd.com and haven't looked back. They are an excellent DSD provider and reliable and no problems with downloads. The music I listen to is strictly classical so I am picky on how music sounds obviously. They have lots of unique versions of classical pieces which I don't have in my traditional collection. Transferring the music is a no brainer and haven't used their PC interface because I can just put the micro SD card in my computer and copy right over, very fast especially if you got to transfer several gigabytes. Battery life seems good and much shorter however if you are watching movies. I have lots of music videos I ripped from DVDs also and all work fine. For the money this has all the others beat. My previous one I bought before I learned about this was the Hifiman dsd player and it was totally garbage and returned it. I would prefer Burr Brown DACs but you can't have everything for this price. The ones with Burr Brown DACs can't compete with the value this has. Review: Excellent sound and a work in progress - My experience is coming from iPad 4 and 5 and Cowen that reads FLAC files. Far and away, it is superior in sound quality with Bose QC 15 and Etymotics ear buds to any portable music source I've experienced. I'm sure that it sounds even better with higher-quality earpieces. I can even detect an improvement in low/medium-res MP3 files over listening on the iPhone and Cowon. I recently purchased a DSD version of M. Jackson's Thriller, and I could hear instruments and riffs I've never heard before. Summary: from my prior experience, this is far and away the best media player in its price range. The A&K, Pioneer and others were rated lower in the A/V publications, so I'm happy with the purchase for sound quality alone - EXCELLENT I've taken some time loading files onto 2 200GB SanDisk storage in the 2 open slots. Using the X-DAP software, it works ok, but is a little awkward. Once you get the hang of the interface, and it copies pretty easily and quickly even on a USB 2.0 link. It seems to want to try to re-load files that you've transferred before, but as others have said, it ignores duplicates. Even loading several GBs of AIFF and FLAC files at a time, it plowed through them in a reasonable duration. I'm starting to work through playlists from scratch, and that is time consuming and not streamlined or particularly enjoyable. If possible, I hope to figure out how to transfer playlists from iTunes to avoid the drudgery of creating them from scratch. I also understand that there may be limitations in searching and grouping files across the 3 storage media (internal, and 2 SD slots for 400+GB). My current collections will not bump up against that limit any time soon unless I start to purchase DSD versions exclusively. Summary: X-DAP is ok, but immature and needs to flesh out both features and "how to" documentation. It is more than adequate to load data, but not close in quality to the playback features. - FAIR/GOOD. The Android interface is fine and from what I've read, appears to be better than the competition. I am not a big Android user (IOS and Windows 10 mostly on devices), but it's familiar and seems pretty complete, at least for an inexperienced user. While I would not use this as a primary all-inclusive device outside of the music playback functions, it seems pretty good as a basic Android platform. I would also say that having to purchase SD cards does make the DP-X1 more expensive in practice, as the 32GB internal storage is minimal for a collection of any size. Summary: The Android platform and storage expandability are generally positive features in spite of jacking the price up with SanDisk SD cards - GOOD My learning to use the DP-X1 is still a work in progress, and I'll provide additional feedback when I have it. I'm not experiencing loose headphone jacks or loss of music files as others have reported, and the quality of the device appears to be very high. I have no current regrets about purchasing it and mostly agree with the positive feedback that most have provided, both A/V magazine writers and users like myself. Summary: Recommend purchase if you want an affordable, portable device with large capacity and excellent sound quality - VERY GOOD ## Features - DAC & HP Amplifier- two ESS SABRE DAC ES9018K2M & two Headphone AMP SABRE 9601K with two types of balanced drives: ACG and BTL, for greater stability and clean, crystal clear sound; Balanced Output- 150 mW + 150 mW (Balanced / 1kHz, THD=1%, 32Ο‰); - Sampling Rates & Bits are 11.2MHz/ 5.6MHz/ 2.8MHz / 1 bit 44.1k/ 48k/ 88.2k/ 96k/ 176.4k/ 192k/ 352.8k/ 384k 16bit/ 24bit(32 bit float/integer can be played down converted to 24 bit) - 2.5mm 4-pole (for balanced output) and 3.5mm 3-pole output; standard balanced and active control ground (ACG) Modes - Support for up to 432GB of Storage- internal storage / RAM 32 GB Included Android OS system area (RAM: 2 GB); extended storage 400 GB via two 200 GB Micro SD Card Slots; - Playable Audio Formats are DSD/ DSF/ DSD-IFF/ FLAC/ ALAC/ WAV/ AIFF/ Ogg-Vorbis/ MP3/ AAC /MQA (MQA requires update); ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B01AWLQ1AY | | Additional Features | Hi-Res Audio | | Battery Average Life | 16 Hours | | Brand | Onkyo | | Built-In Media | USB cable^instruction manual | | Compatible Devices | Laptop | | Component Type | Display | | Connectivity Technology | Aux | | Customer Reviews | 4.0 out of 5 stars 105 Reviews | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00814633020195 | | Item Weight | 0.5 Pounds | | Manufacturer | Onkyo | | Memory Storage Capacity | 32 GB | | Mfr Part Number | DP-X1 | | Model Name | DP-X1 | | Model Number | DP-X1 | | Screen Size | 4.7 Inches | | Special Feature | Hi-Res Audio | | Supported Media Type | SD Card | | Supported Standards | AAC, AIFF, ALAC, DSD, DSF, FLAC, MP3, OGG, WAV | | UPC | 814633020195 750408419880 | ## Product Details - **Brand:** Onkyo - **Compatible Devices:** Laptop - **Connectivity Technology:** Aux - **Included Components:** USB cable^instruction manual - **Media Type:** SD Card - **Memory Storage Capacity:** 32 GB - **Model Name:** DP-X1 - **Screen Size:** 4.7 Inches - **Special Feature:** Hi-Res Audio - **Supported Standards:** AAC, AIFF, ALAC, DSD, DSF, FLAC, MP3, OGG, WAV ## Images ![Onkyo DP-X1 Digital Audio Player - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/814+aUo9amL.jpg) ![Onkyo DP-X1 Digital Audio Player - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/21Ir+BltO4L.jpg) ![Onkyo DP-X1 Digital Audio Player - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/21L1dE9XGUL.jpg) ![Onkyo DP-X1 Digital Audio Player - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31ZGONxNTeL.jpg) ![Onkyo DP-X1 Digital Audio Player - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31LOAKpdyhL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent DSD player but not perfect. Price is excellent for what you get. Lots of memory, maybe most memory out of all DAPs *by X***C on September 16, 2016* I rate it 5 stars not because it's perfect but for the money it's a deal. Not to many bad but I was surprised this didn't have a speaker like the single DAC model made by Pioneer. Also, it doesn't contain information on how to use the balanced output. After much research I had to buy an $85 cable and a special connector that needs to be attached to a modified headphone. There are no such thing as balanced headphones that can plug into the unit, at least that I can find. The included player is not that good because seems it wanted me to select one of Onkyo's earphone and couldn't select none, then later somehow, "other" showed up so chose that then I could use it but the user interface is poor. Then when I went to use it again the earphone menu showed up again and the "other" was missing so just chose a random Onkyo earphone. The player then locked up and had to reset the device. After resetting the player worked ok. I downloaded HiBy so I use that player so the included player is not a real issue but unless you get the right DSD player most free ones won't play DSD. So regular output works fine and no problems and plays DSD well with excellent audio. Most my stuff is FLAC which sounds about as good as DSD. The player handles over 400 megs and is the primary reason why I got this as all my audio is FLAC and DSD HD. Also another great feature is it is Android 5.1 and obviously supports thousands of apps from the Play Store. But I also have lots of movies and t.v. shows stored so and they all play great and sound good also. I have tons of photos also. I wish this had a camera and gps. The wifi works excellently and all my apps on my other Pioneer XDP 100R transferred fine without any effort. Obviously this is good for traveling as I can watch movies and listen to HD music or play games, etc. To take advantage of the dual DACs however you need to have balanced headphones configured. I am new to this balanced stuff and still learning but it seems from what I read there are balanced headphones for sale somewhere but super expensive, much cheaper to buy headphones then mod yourself, so that's what I will do, but Onkyo should have at least provided the 2.5mm adapter and have instructions on how to wire it up. You are not going to find a better DSD player at this price and even the super expensive ones don't support this much memory. This will upscale MP3 and lower resolution but I don't need to because I only have HD loaded. I haven't tried MQA format as haven't seen any and not sure if the software is ready for updating. The unit has fairly sharp edges which would hold better if rounded like phones. It is heavy on purpose though as the metal case is used for shielding and heat sinking. I had to use DSD download service from Europe because I was in Hawaii and when I tried to download and pay with paypal for a U.S. DSD provider it said I was in a foreign country so cannot download and pay from this service. So that ended that and went straight to Nativedsd.com and haven't looked back. They are an excellent DSD provider and reliable and no problems with downloads. The music I listen to is strictly classical so I am picky on how music sounds obviously. They have lots of unique versions of classical pieces which I don't have in my traditional collection. Transferring the music is a no brainer and haven't used their PC interface because I can just put the micro SD card in my computer and copy right over, very fast especially if you got to transfer several gigabytes. Battery life seems good and much shorter however if you are watching movies. I have lots of music videos I ripped from DVDs also and all work fine. For the money this has all the others beat. My previous one I bought before I learned about this was the Hifiman dsd player and it was totally garbage and returned it. I would prefer Burr Brown DACs but you can't have everything for this price. The ones with Burr Brown DACs can't compete with the value this has. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent sound and a work in progress *by T***R on December 28, 2016* My experience is coming from iPad 4 and 5 and Cowen that reads FLAC files. Far and away, it is superior in sound quality with Bose QC 15 and Etymotics ear buds to any portable music source I've experienced. I'm sure that it sounds even better with higher-quality earpieces. I can even detect an improvement in low/medium-res MP3 files over listening on the iPhone and Cowon. I recently purchased a DSD version of M. Jackson's Thriller, and I could hear instruments and riffs I've never heard before. Summary: from my prior experience, this is far and away the best media player in its price range. The A&K, Pioneer and others were rated lower in the A/V publications, so I'm happy with the purchase for sound quality alone - EXCELLENT I've taken some time loading files onto 2 200GB SanDisk storage in the 2 open slots. Using the X-DAP software, it works ok, but is a little awkward. Once you get the hang of the interface, and it copies pretty easily and quickly even on a USB 2.0 link. It seems to want to try to re-load files that you've transferred before, but as others have said, it ignores duplicates. Even loading several GBs of AIFF and FLAC files at a time, it plowed through them in a reasonable duration. I'm starting to work through playlists from scratch, and that is time consuming and not streamlined or particularly enjoyable. If possible, I hope to figure out how to transfer playlists from iTunes to avoid the drudgery of creating them from scratch. I also understand that there may be limitations in searching and grouping files across the 3 storage media (internal, and 2 SD slots for 400+GB). My current collections will not bump up against that limit any time soon unless I start to purchase DSD versions exclusively. Summary: X-DAP is ok, but immature and needs to flesh out both features and "how to" documentation. It is more than adequate to load data, but not close in quality to the playback features. - FAIR/GOOD. The Android interface is fine and from what I've read, appears to be better than the competition. I am not a big Android user (IOS and Windows 10 mostly on devices), but it's familiar and seems pretty complete, at least for an inexperienced user. While I would not use this as a primary all-inclusive device outside of the music playback functions, it seems pretty good as a basic Android platform. I would also say that having to purchase SD cards does make the DP-X1 more expensive in practice, as the 32GB internal storage is minimal for a collection of any size. Summary: The Android platform and storage expandability are generally positive features in spite of jacking the price up with SanDisk SD cards - GOOD My learning to use the DP-X1 is still a work in progress, and I'll provide additional feedback when I have it. I'm not experiencing loose headphone jacks or loss of music files as others have reported, and the quality of the device appears to be very high. I have no current regrets about purchasing it and mostly agree with the positive feedback that most have provided, both A/V magazine writers and users like myself. Summary: Recommend purchase if you want an affordable, portable device with large capacity and excellent sound quality - VERY GOOD ### ⭐ Terrible Headphone Jack *by B***A on June 8, 2021* Bought my DP-X1 on November 8, 2016 and the first issue within the first two months was the battery not holding full charge (it says its 100% but it drains within day), so I bought an Anker charger which solved the battery charging issue. After a few months of using the DP-X1 with a headphone, the 3.5 phone jack became loose, google it and found a lot of other people had complained regarding poor quality on the jack, and so I put some glue on the rim of the jack to make it sturdy, that helped a lot. Fast forward to May, 2021 and all of a sudden, the 3.5 phone jack is NOT working properly anymore, the audio is only one channel and NO bass, just treble. For reference, (refer to photos attached with 3.5-3.5mm jack that are permanently put in placed) after my first issue with the jack, I had made it to a point NOT to remove ON-OFF the phone jack to PRESERVE it from wear and tear and yet here I am with the phone jack failing. I called the Amazon Seller who sold me the device which wonderfully replied to me within 2 hours - but sadly, they dont service the unit. I called ONKYO USA, but they DONT service the unit either (WOW, a $800 unit, top of the line DAC) and they dont offer customer service and instead told me to contact ONKYO JAPAN thru email - its been a week already and no reply and as I try to find ways to fix this unit, googling had shown multiple forum posts that ONKYO dont really care about their customers and that the DP-X1 is one of those unit that clients dont hear back from ONKYO customer service. As it turns out, the phone jack is soldered to the board and the failure point seems to be the both the 3.5m and 2.5mm balance output jacks - people had complained that the failure rate of these are very HIGH - which is SAD for a $800 unit. SO IM writing this review to inform potential buyers of ONKYO products, especially high end units - if you think you're paying high price for quality - there's NO QUALITY at ALL and definitely the CUSTOMER SERVICE is non existent. I DO LOVE THE AUDIO QUALITY with the EQUALIZER though - but that no good at the moment since the audio jacks are not working. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - πŸ›’ **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** β€” Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** β€” Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - πŸ’° **No Hidden Fees** β€” All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - πŸ”„ **15-Day Free Returns** β€” Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - πŸ”’ **Secure Payments** β€” Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** β€” Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.in/products/23660578-onkyo-dp-x1-digital-audio-player](https://www.desertcart.in/products/23660578-onkyo-dp-x1-digital-audio-player) --- *Product available on Desertcart India* *Store origin: IN* *Last updated: 2026-09-11*