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      robbiekhan replied to the thread Topping DX5 II.
      Yeah that's what I mean. Someone else with a DX5 II and access to Susvara needs to check theirs to see if the same is observed.
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      robbiekhan replied to the thread Topping DX5 II.
      I suggest reading again. The Susvara is what I specifically reference to just being "OK" at -10dB for loudness, they do NOT get loud...
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      robbiekhan replied to the thread Topping DX5 II.
      Whilst there was no noticeable distortion, the sound wasn't comfortable, even though the loudness was below what I am used to, like I...
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      robbiekhan reacted to Gibsonian's post in the thread Topping DX5 II with Like Like.
      Data, nice. 44deg C is 111 F. Not hot, not abnormal
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      robbiekhan replied to the thread Topping DX5 II.
      Recently the hottest I measured was 44 degrees centigrade with a thermal camera in one hotspot after several hours of use. It's not the...
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      robbiekhan replied to the thread Topping DX5 II.
      It does run hot, it has no vents at all so I fully expected iit to run hot. Also this has trouble driving the Susvara. I was at -10dB...
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      robbiekhan replied to the thread Topping DX5 II.
      Listen to both yourself and see, it's more obvious through the Triangle 40th speakers than via headphones (Arya Stealth) is what I found.
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      robbiekhan replied to the thread Topping DX5 II.
      No, sibilance is not magically imagined in music I know back to front., it exists on one unit, it doesn’t on the other, one example. The...
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      robbiekhan replied to the thread Topping DX5 II.
      I work with colour critical work as a professional photographer, so display tech being accurate is important in my line of work, too...
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      robbiekhan replied to the thread Topping DX5 II.
      It's really quite simple, you play music with the same equipment and swap between both devices keeping everything else the same. The...
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      robbiekhan replied to the thread Topping DX5 II.
      Yet one sounds different to the other, go figure.
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      robbiekhan replied to the thread Topping DX5 II.
      I think you are solely referring to "review" as in measurements, that alone doesn't make a review. There are expensive amps that sound...
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      robbiekhan replied to the thread Topping DX5 II.
      What noise floor? Amir's review we still don't know the exact configuration (gain etc due to auto sensing) of his unit as per discussion...
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      robbiekhan replied to the thread Topping DX5 II.
      And it sounds different to other DACs I have so yes it's still a valid discussion. In fact another person on another board has an Xduo...
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      robbiekhan replied to the thread Topping DX5 II.
      It's a discussion thread about a new device from Topping, not a strictly technical analysis one based on measurements and reviews as...
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