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Check out this reply from Topping to a customer enquiry about v1.04: From...

The DC protection for amps with DC coupling design is their responsibility. It does not seem logical to me to ask the connected...

Hi @Yannick! Welcome to ASR. You're buying a 500€ Amp for your 400€ DAC. Please consider also purchasing a 20-30€ multimeter. It's an...

Thanks everyone for your replies. Looks like the amplifier search will need to wait a short while: I'm off to look into multimeters...

Maybe they cross pollinated with KRKs next to them!

You just need to burn-in your E70V a bit longer to become better than D90SE. Just don't burn velvet to ash :D

The sound??? DACs do not suppose to have their own "sound" for decades now,they are are neutral as it gets unless someone mess with...

As mentioned above, just about any DAC chip these days uses oversampling as an integral part of its functionality. It's nothing special...

Indeed. It's amazing how every single one of these products has a gimmick that allegedly gives a huuuuge improvement in sound...

I do really respect amount of ideas hi-fi marketing has after all these years :D

I see... The "explanation" on Hegel's webpage is this: Seems like pure marketing blurb nonsense to me.

Yes, I can only agree with you. A DAC chip is always optimized to convert the digital signal to its full extent = 0 dB. The so-called...

Sub 8 is uglier :D

I would recommend you to take a pair in your room and listen them for a while. If you like them, keep and stop looking for others. If...