my sense is that the MQA is a pure scam beyond the first unfolding, the 2nd unfolding is simply upsampling, and no one can explain what exactly the third unfolding do. And to only allow it on hardware only confirms my suspicion that it does absolutely nothing, as it is a lot more difficult to...
I swear that nobody can hear the difference between 113 SINAD and 120 SINAD, and I am perfectly happy with the onboard DACs of my computers. Features and build quality is something I would concern.
and for those who look for a budget balanced out amp, loxjie P20 is an excellent one, you can get for $78 now on aliexpress. Truly amazing for its price.
upgrade the cans and get a competent amp before worrying about DAC. but again buy from a retailer with good return policy, DAC hardly make any differences to most listeners
my only purchase of a topping product was dead on arrival so you never know. but you hope that they put extra QC effort on their top line yet no way to know if it is true. buy from a retailer with good return/exchange policies
This thread becomes very difficult to follow. And I feel that a lot of posters spoke too fast, I included, without fully understanding what others try to say. As the context often got lost in between, the arguments appear more offensive or defensive than they actually are. I think that most of...