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  1. purr1n
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    Weiss DAC204 Review and Measurements

    ...DIY chassis with 5 cent switches and a faceplate worthy of low end Topping. You turned the argument sideways, or maybe you misunderstood what I...
    Post by: purr1n, May 6, 2024 at 5:49 PM in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  2. Lyander
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    Weiss DAC204 Review and Measurements

    Tangent but I've been hanging out around some online home recording spaces of late cuz I've been wanting to work on my singing and voice stuff on...
    Post by: Lyander, May 3, 2024 at 1:17 PM in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  3. Azimuth
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    Weiss DAC204 Review and Measurements

    Oh heck yeah they buy $3.5k DACs just like they buy 3.5K Focal or Genelec monitors. And heck yeah they pay for real Neve and API. Clients don't...
    Post by: Azimuth, May 3, 2024 at 11:39 AM in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  4. purr1n
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    Weiss DAC204 Review and Measurements

    ...I see is old AVID Omni*). If they need a dedicated DAC, it will be Topping or Schiit at $300**. Otherwise Universal Audio, Apogee, MOTU, RME,...
    Post by: purr1n, May 3, 2024 at 10:43 AM in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
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