Why is the nation of origin of relivence?
Chinese electronics measured by Amir seems to follow similar engineering approach - resulting in very similar measured performance, unlike US or EU samples, where you sometimes get real outlier. So 'chinese audio" stands for interchangeable product in terms of performance for me. And as there is an agreement on this forum, that there is no audible difference between two "blue" rated pieces of gear, I do not distinguish between the brands or models.
e.g. I needed to buy 2 DACS's for my multi-channel setup - and I took the first one from the offer [think it was Gustard X smth]. checked ASR, had 120dB SINAD, recommended "yes". and did not spend a minute deliberating, whether I should choose Topping or SMSL instead.
BTW - specifically to Gustard - I needed to replace it, as it had 2 flaws, despite being on top of SINAD list at that time - when changing the clock rate, there was loud click and it sometimes offloaded the static to the amps, which is something that was not mentioned in ASR review.
It's a headphone amplifier, not a DAC...
Right, my bad. Comment about electronics being interchagable commodity still stands.