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  1. Lyander
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    Topping E50 DAC Review and Measurements: I Can't Go for That

    If this were the case, I don't see them much at all chagrined by how certain corners of the internet champion their approach to design as being...
    Post by: Lyander, Apr 17, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  2. xdccr
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    Topping E50 DAC Review and Measurements: I Can't Go for That

    ...About the TP6102A - it's featured in the pictures provided by Topping -of the internals of two devices with 20 ohm output impedances- I guess...
    Post by: xdccr, Apr 17, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  3. Hrodulf
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    Topping E50 DAC Review and Measurements: I Can't Go for That

    They're not. Topping usually has OPA1612 stages as per the DAC manufacturer datasheets. They can achieve those output impedances for line drive...
    Post by: Hrodulf, Apr 17, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  4. xdccr
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    Topping E50 DAC Review and Measurements: I Can't Go for That

    ...above)... I believe the line outs (RCA, XLR) of most or all of Topping devices with 20 (SE) and 40 (BAL) ohm outputs, are driven by TPA6120A2...
    Post by: xdccr, Apr 16, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  5. xdccr
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    Topping E50 DAC Review and Measurements: I Can't Go for That

    So I bought a string of Topping's cheaper DACs out of curiosity. OK, not only curiosity - I needed two DACs which were good-not-great (for...
    Post by: xdccr, Apr 16, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  6. Stephen Fleschler
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    Shanling ET-3 CD Transport Review - Golden Schlong Worthy

    ...As the problem that I solved with the EAR 912, it was the Topping DAC. It has inverted phase (not polarity) and the internal setting solved...
    Post by: Stephen Fleschler, Mar 9, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  7. chesebert
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    Shanling ET-3 CD Transport Review - Golden Schlong Worthy

    I found the best use for ET3 is using it as a streamer using mconnect and separate network DLNA server or Qobuz/Tidal. For my use case (Emm Labs)...
    Post by: chesebert, Mar 8, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  8. Stephen Fleschler
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    Shanling ET-3 CD Transport Review - Golden Schlong Worthy

    I don't have a hole in the middle or recessed sound any longer. Thank you for your advice but it is unnecessary after removing the EAR 912...
    Post by: Stephen Fleschler, Mar 6, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  9. Bina
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    Shanling ET-3 CD Transport Review - Golden Schlong Worthy

    Thanks for sharing your experience. It's quite strange that you had such major difference in sound between CDs and USB playback, switching from...
    Post by: Bina, Mar 3, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  10. JK47
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    Shanling ET-3 CD Transport Review - Golden Schlong Worthy

    Lets see some pic's
    Post by: JK47, Mar 3, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  11. Stephen Fleschler
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    Shanling ET-3 CD Transport Review - Golden Schlong Worthy

    ...with either my COS Engineering D1v (set on no time delay) or my Topping D70s DAC. It is bright and there is a lack of center fill-two major...
    Post by: Stephen Fleschler, Mar 3, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  12. Yethal
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    Schiit Bifrost 2

    Which LPS are you using?
    Post by: Yethal, Feb 1, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  13. ohshitgorillas
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    Schiit Bifrost 2

    ...Pi4 with the same LPS, and the Pi2AES hat is powered by the 15V output on the Topping P50 that otherwise powers my ethernet fiber media converters.
    Post by: ohshitgorillas, Feb 1, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  14. Psalmanazar
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    Topping E50 DAC Review and Measurements: I Can't Go for That

    Stock implementation of a cheap chip sounds cheap, not bang for buck. This ES9068 is cheaper than the ancient but still good CS4398 and the...
    Post by: Psalmanazar, Nov 24, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  15. cameng318
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    Topping E50 DAC Review and Measurements: I Can't Go for That

    ...above 50kHz should be filtered out by the analog LPF. I guess Topping cheaped out by going along with the datasheet output stage similar to...
    Post by: cameng318, Nov 24, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  16. darmok
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    Topping E50 DAC Review and Measurements: I Can't Go for That

    You shouldn't have spikes at the same level as the passband signal with zero-stuffing. The picture looks more like a true zero-order-hold (repeat...
    Post by: darmok, Nov 23, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  17. Biodegraded
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    Topping E50 DAC Review and Measurements: I Can't Go for That

    I see the noise floor on Amir's FFT is a few dB lower than yours. Just out of interest - @purr1n what would your SINAD figure have been had you...
    Post by: Biodegraded, Nov 23, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  18. purr1n
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    Topping E50 DAC Review and Measurements: I Can't Go for That

    ...appears to be a variant of the OG Amazon Fire TV remote. Also, Topping is too cheap to include a USB power adapter. You get a cable with a...
    Post by: purr1n, Nov 22, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  19. Psalmanazar
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    Topping E50 DAC Review and Measurements: I Can't Go for That

    ...good sounding records have 10 khz content that high though? the topping could also have garbage from its switching power supply. they're not...
    Post by: Psalmanazar, Nov 22, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  20. purr1n
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    Topping E50 DAC Review and Measurements: I Can't Go for That

    Who knows? You see the results above. There's a lot spurs that aren't harmonics of 10kHz on the E50. The Modi+ and Zen V2 (that uses an ancient...
    Post by: purr1n, Nov 22, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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