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  1. Josh83
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    TOPPING Centaurus (collaborative product with HOLO AUDIO)

    Absolutely hilarious they're saying it was a "miscommunication." As posted on ASR, $799 was in Topping's own infographic on Twitter. [IMG]
    Post by: Josh83, Dec 11, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  2. Psalmanazar
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    TOPPING Centaurus (collaborative product with HOLO AUDIO)

    wtf is that? Quantization? Horrible internal amplifiers? Honestly looks worse than most name brand things you can get for over a few hundred...
    Post by: Psalmanazar, Dec 11, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  3. purr1n
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    TOPPING Centaurus (collaborative product with HOLO AUDIO)

    I've seen better for R2R - only reason is because the TOPPING's angle on measurements. I personally don't care about stuff like this, but if you...
    Post by: purr1n, Dec 11, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  4. Merrick
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    TOPPING Centaurus (collaborative product with HOLO AUDIO)

    That is a lot less appealing. At that price it better be a Cyan 2 in all but name.
    Post by: Merrick, Dec 10, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  5. Armaegis
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    TOPPING Centaurus (collaborative product with HOLO AUDIO)

    Grabbing their hair to swing yourself on top, while pulling on their bridle whispering "that's a good boy"... :oops:
    Post by: Armaegis, Dec 10, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  6. Armaegis
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    TOPPING Centaurus (collaborative product with HOLO AUDIO)

    This stage of Topping feels a little bit like the early-mid days of Audio-GD. Gain a strong foothold in the budget tier, then start slamming into...
    Post by: Armaegis, Dec 10, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  7. Brian D
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    TOPPING Centaurus (collaborative product with HOLO AUDIO)

    "Note: There was miscommunication by TOPPING regarding the retail price of the Centaurus. The price is now fixed to $999."
    Post by: Brian D, Dec 10, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  8. Biodegraded
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    TOPPING Centaurus (collaborative product with HOLO AUDIO)

    "Topping Centaur" created quite a different picture for me... :eek:
    Post by: Biodegraded, Dec 10, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  9. netforce
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    TOPPING Centaurus (collaborative product with HOLO AUDIO)

    ...stuff but its sold just through Kitsune HiFi IIRC in USA at least. Topping moves major volume and kinda dominates the lower price bracket and...
    Post by: netforce, Dec 10, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  10. darmok
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    TOPPING Centaurus (collaborative product with HOLO AUDIO)

    ...get into the business of providing DAC modules to other vendors. Topping could also have guaranteed a minimum sales volume or paid NRE for the...
    Post by: darmok, Dec 10, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  11. Beefy
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    TOPPING Centaurus (collaborative product with HOLO AUDIO)

    Yeah, it certainly has the same arrangement with separate resistor networks for DSD and PCM, and the photos/renders make it look identical....
    Post by: Beefy, Dec 10, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  12. Nick76
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    TOPPING Centaurus (collaborative product with HOLO AUDIO)

    Looks to be using the same boards as cyan 2, interesting. Wonder if toppings doing the output stage and if they will be focusing on NOS instead of...
    Post by: Nick76, Dec 10, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  13. joeexp
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    TOPPING Centaurus (collaborative product with HOLO AUDIO)

    A fully balanced, high-performance R2R DAC from TOPPING named Centaurus comes out, priced at US$799. It's a collaborative product with HOLO AUDIO!...
    Thread by: joeexp, Dec 10, 2024, 50 replies, in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  14. zottel
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    Streamers in 2023 - Discussion, Impressions, etc

    ...stock Pi and Zen Stream. Of course, the iSilencer+ is no Intona. Would indeed be interesting to compare an Intona or Topping isolator to a Red.
    Post by: zottel, Dec 3, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  15. earnmyturns
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    Streamers in 2023 - Discussion, Impressions, etc

    My USB outs go through isolators (Intona or Topping) in any case, which adds to the price but not as much as getting a Red with redundant hardware...
    Post by: earnmyturns, Dec 2, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  16. Ash1412
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    Streamers in 2023 - Discussion, Impressions, etc

    Honestly, the Ropieee developer deserves all the kudos in the world for maintaining it. It's easier to use and more stable than any of the other...
    Post by: Ash1412, Nov 29, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  17. earnmyturns
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    Streamers in 2023 - Discussion, Impressions, etc

    ...Replacing it with a Pi running Ropieee in a Flirc case with a Topping HS02 USB isolator (which Archimago compared well with the Intona...
    Post by: earnmyturns, Nov 29, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  18. CaseySJ
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    The Theta Thread

    ...933 amplifier. The DAC sounds very good, better than the Topping DX9 anniversary edition that I returned after a couple of weeks. The Topping...
    Post by: CaseySJ, Oct 22, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  19. yotacowboy
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    Weiss DAC204 Review and Measurements

    ...digtitus that I've heard (full disclosure, I'm not hip to all the Topping ESS 9069-DSL stuff with princess-queef SINAD measurements) Although...
    Post by: yotacowboy, Oct 14, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  20. RCMattyW
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    Schiit Syn Review, Discussion, Impressions, Measurements

    ...8x Phillips TDA1387 DAC to the Syn, and Duelund RCA leads to 3x Topping PA3s amps. It gives a natural colouration and richness that I find...
    Post by: RCMattyW, Oct 10, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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