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The 9038Q2M doesn't have a sound. The implementation of the chip with the circuitry around it, if done improperly (or purposely), might/could have a "sound". You don't listen to the DAC chip, you listen to the output of a DAC which has a ton more going on than just the DAC chip. Again, when done...

Looks like an interesting new addition, actually something new feature (all inputs PEQ) instead of just a bit higher SINAD. Personally, i feel though that Topping should really rethink their naming scheme. Just slapping numbers and plusses behind an already existing model number doesn't really...

Well it's another Chord product with the same Chord issue; there's absolutely nothing that justifies the absurdly high price tag for this device. Although we all "secretly" know that this is targeted at the subjective audiophiles who's only metric for performance/sound quality is the cost of a...

tl;dr: Recordings are not perfect, and information is lost. You need components that adds distortion to "regain" that lost information and make it realistic again. :oops:

Nice review Shows again that DACs are a solved problem.

Because 12 is a bigger number than 1, that alone will sell this model. SMSL has to do something to stand out from the DAC crowd that gets larger every week (not in the least by themselves)

There is a large group of people who already have a perfectly fine fully transparent DAC and still buy a new one within a year just because the new one has 122 dB SINAD and their old one "only" has 120 dB SINAD. Plus, the consensus that newer automatically means better... some people are just...

Last time i checked we are still on planet earth... So sound is nothing more than an electric signal, electric signals can be measured. I still can't wrap my head around the fact that in IT it's accepted that data is an electric signal that can be measured, with video it is accepted that video...

Because of the Verbatim CD-R. Everyone knows that CD-R discs provide superior audio quality over regular CD's :oops:

Yes hearing differences is extremely easy as it is proven in multiple scientific papers that your ears and the brains connected to it are anything but reliable to perform this kind of tests. Ignoring these scientific facts doesn't suddenly make you right. Until those differences are heard while...

I own two Topping amps and both are running great since launch a couple of years ago.

Please tell us what your setup and methodology used to come up these so-called differences. Right now your reply reads just like any other meaningless subjective ramble, most likely completely based on sighted bias and the need for purchase confirmation.

That applies for everything in IT and electronics. "Don't try to fix something that isn't broken"

It is a nice unit with a very nice CNC machined chassis that measures not bad at all but with a rather high price. Noting really wrong so far... What personally rubs me the wrong way is that by reading the comments I get the impression that SpaceAudio is trying to justify the high price tag with...

Nice looking unit but the price... I've read the comments and to be honest I kinda get the feeling that SpaceAudio is/will target(ing) the subjective audiophiles who are still strong believers that more expensive equals better SQ.

But still transparent is transparent, being a 1-bit discrete DAC doesn't make it more transparent. 10 band PEQ is a nice touch though. Still $999 is waaaay more than I'm willing to spend on a DAC.

I have the D30 Pro and DX3 Pro, both use the same LCD screen (still my favorite btw) I use the D30 Pro since launch pretty much daily and the DX3 Pro regularly (couple times a week) Both displays still function perfectly without any issues whatsoever. Again people with issues will post on...

That kind of research is pointless and a waste of time as it only highlights one side of the equation. Fact is that people are much more likely to voice their negative experience whenever, wherever as much as they can. People who don't have any problems will not resort to websites and forums to...

XMOS supports UAC 1.0 and UAC 2.0 UAC 2.0 is natively supported on MAC for some time now.

Why not 25% ? :facepalm: