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I just got both of these DACs recently, really love them both. Thanks to finding this web site, I made the best possible decisions with respect to value for the money with the purchase of these two DACs. Prior to these coming in, I had been with an Enlightened Audio Design (EAD) DSP 7000 III (fully upgraded by Noble Electronics).
I will keep the EAD for playback of HDCD encoded discs.
The Topping D90 is perfect at its price point, having exemplary performance, both measured and in use within my system. The RME exhibits those traits and then ups the game considerably for a few hundred dollars more, with incredible features = bass/treble controls, a loudness setting, and even a 5-band parametric equalizer. The RME also includes a headphone amp that appears to be one of the best ones measured here at ASR. I highly recommend both of these DACs. I give my highest testament to three companies though, Topping, RME, and EAD. After all EAD built a DAC in the late 90s that didn't have me searching for another DAC until the year 2020.
I am only about half way through the learning curve on the RME, so would be very curious to hear from other owners regarding how you like it, how you use it, and how it can be used. I will be doing some of my listening through headphones on the RME and I have a pair of Audeze Sine closed-back, and I just ordered an open-back the Sennheiser 650 clone from Massdrop. I may want to invest in more cans too, so curious what others are using (and why).
Thanks,
Thomas
I will keep the EAD for playback of HDCD encoded discs.
The Topping D90 is perfect at its price point, having exemplary performance, both measured and in use within my system. The RME exhibits those traits and then ups the game considerably for a few hundred dollars more, with incredible features = bass/treble controls, a loudness setting, and even a 5-band parametric equalizer. The RME also includes a headphone amp that appears to be one of the best ones measured here at ASR. I highly recommend both of these DACs. I give my highest testament to three companies though, Topping, RME, and EAD. After all EAD built a DAC in the late 90s that didn't have me searching for another DAC until the year 2020.
I am only about half way through the learning curve on the RME, so would be very curious to hear from other owners regarding how you like it, how you use it, and how it can be used. I will be doing some of my listening through headphones on the RME and I have a pair of Audeze Sine closed-back, and I just ordered an open-back the Sennheiser 650 clone from Massdrop. I may want to invest in more cans too, so curious what others are using (and why).
Thanks,
Thomas