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I am actually rather surprised and disappointed as the only time I have heard an M-Audio product (I think it was the slightly larger BX5 monitor), it actually sounded very decent.

I use the DDJ400 a lot which I think it excellent, so I would definitely be interested to see how it compares with other brands and the more expensive Pioneer devices.

I am looking for a compact and not too expensive power amp which can be use to power Neat Iota (https://neatacoustics.com/iota/) speakers. The DAC/preamp will be the Topping DX7 Pro. What can you recommend?

They are still a measuring device, by your definition, I can assign a number to the sound I am hearing. Is it a repeatable or accurate measuring device (which was my point)? No.

Explain what they do then...

Instruments are tools for measurement. Ears are tools for measurement. One is realiable and repeatable, one is not. Questioning objective, instrumented measurement only makes sense if the problem is so complex that you cannot make meaningful measurements of all important parameters. I do not...

I already have it, Google Chromecast or Squeezebox Touch feeding Topping DX7 Pro with Drop Sennheister HD6xx. Is there a system that measures or sounds better than that? Probably not in any way that matters and the whole thing cost me less than a thousand bucks. Speaking as a recovering...

In the end we settled on a partial refund, I would rather have the device than return it and wait months for a black replacement.

Thanks, I have tried the support page, let's see what they suggest. If it is going to cost me a fortune in postage (I am in the UK) then I might just keep it, it's just a little frustrating when it is not what I wanted or ordered.

I ordered a Topping DX7 Pro in black from Drop, the invoice clearly says black, but today it arrived and they have sent me the silver version. Although I am sure they sound exactly the same, it isn't the product I ordered or wanted. What can I do? I know people have had issues in the past...

My view: 1) With regard to SINAD, you can draw a "good enough" line above which there is little real world difference between products. You simply won't be playing your music loud enough to differentiate between products once you get into 3 figures. 2) No one cares about depreciation when the...

There are no audible differences between (non-broken) DACs and amps, such that you could buy basically anything above a certain quality level, and it'd be audibly indistinguishable from anything else. This is the case we are dealing with. It would be fairly easy to draw a line on the SINAD...