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This. Read Amir's review: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/7hz-x-crinacle-zero-2-iem-review.50534/ I think there is more than one Crinacle that he reviewed. But they are all slight variations of the same thing. Then these will be the benchmark you can use to...

I would hope this is the case, and certainly, if you read Amir's Genelec 8361A review, you will see that he believes the end result is the best sound he has heard. Part of what I'll say is admittedly the mindset that we (I) sometimes get here, which is chasing the measurements, even if we know...

So is it fair to summarize this as: - There is no direct way to measure the performance of the amplifier inside an active speaker that would be comparable to amplifier reviews on ASR - But we could infer the amplifier performance through published specs or by knowing which amplifier the...

Oh, I did not even think about this. It would be a good start in comparing.

Thanks. This is really helpful. Have any of the active speaker manufacturers ever thought about partnering with a premier amplifier technology provider? Maybe on the business side it doesn't make sense; but could they license something like the the Hypex technology? It does sound like if the...

"But yes, in the absolute, there are amplifiers that are more powerful and less noisy than what is in an active speaker. All but a few show these limitations." This part is what I would have guessed. Is there a way to see this in your measurements, or is this something you just know from your...

How do you compare the performance of an amplifier section in an active speaker to a separate amplifier + a passive speaker? For example in the Genelec M040 review, we have these charts: I think these include distortion from both the built-in amplifier and the rest of the speaker. How...

Ah, that could be it! But it also makes it seem like a worse value compared to the A70.

I agree. It seems to be all about whether you need those specific features. I also wonder why they did not upgrade to the fancy display that the D70 Pro Sabre has. Is the IIS input a big thing to implement from an engineering perspective and/or does it preclude being able to add the...

Well, I'll correct my own post and say that I missed the IIS connection on the D90.

I'm struggling to see what the "upgrade" is for this vs. the D70 Pro. MQA on the D90 if you need it; but the D70 has the new graphical screen which the D90 does not. $200 difference. D70 Pro: https://www.tpdz.net/products D90III: https://www.tpdz.net/productinfo/1141825.html

Thanks. I have been looking exactly for this! I would add that Topping introduces new products so quickly that their retailers often have old models still listed along with the new versions. which makes the model lines confusing. I have found the Topping website to be the best place to see...

I meant to specify a wireless connection. I was not clear about that. I feel like I have made a number of ranting posts which may have taken this thread off track. I apologize for that. What I will summarize with is that I wish there were a major streaming software - be it Roon, BluOs, or...

I want something with Roon (or BluOS) built in, but I don't want to have it packaged with a DAC or Integrated component. That's the problem. Maybe it's the only way for the companies licensing Roon certification to make it worth their while. What if Roon made their own streaming-only...

I want something that is not a pi. Just a plug-and-play device. I bet the majority of consumers don't even know what raspberry pi is.

Yes. But you need the signal receiver and software in the Roon endpoint device.

Can one of these streaming systems just make a simple device that can be connected to other components? BluOS you need to buy a whole DAC or integrated amp from NAD or BluSound. Roon you need hardware that has the Roon capability built in (if it stays around, given the sale to Samsung). Sonos...

Thank you for this explanation. I somehow missed that on the L70, the XLR connection is balanced, while the 6.35mm and 3.5mm connections are single-ended. It seems like the 58X is capable of being used in either balanced or single-ended mode. To use in balanced more, I would need a balanced...

Newbie question: If you are using a balanced output on a headphone amp, is it the cable that needs to be balanced, or is something in the headphones, too? In my case, I have the Sennheiser 58x headphones. If I were to use them with the Topping L70 in balanced mode, is it just as simple as...

The DAC portion of the Nodes tend to do poorly in the measurements done here - there is no getting around that. That is the downside. Since you already have some Nodes, if you like BluOS and find it useful, it is hard to beat it for convenience. As Jimbob54 says, the degree to which you...