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My problem: I'm using the headphone jack on my Yamaha R-N2000A receiver to drive a HifiMan Arya Unveiled. The sound is good and it seems to drive them fine -- at first. But the longer I listen, the brighter the sound gets. Seriously bright. This happens every time. I suppose I need a better...

Yes, thanks. I recently came across these measurements myself.

Thanks for the reply. After I thought about it some more, I realized it was probably just as you say.

"I have enough experience to be very cautious about trusting what I think I hear." Caution is one thing. But it doesn't make sense to disregard your own sensory input, or to believe that only objective sources can tell you what you're "really" hearing. Before everyone unloads on me, let me...

I'm not an engineer and wouldn't have a clue how to measure a DAC on my own -- which is why I come to you guys with these questions. I imagine that from the standpoint of measured performance, my Topping D90SE would be better than the ESS9026-based DAC in the receiver (?). And subjectively I...

Thanks very much to both of you. Maybe I'm actually looking too closely at the wording, which says model for Asia and model for other regions. That could be a problem of translation into English. On the local Taiwanese website, it gives the usual specs in Chinese, but without making any...

You guys gave me some great help once in the past, hope you can do so again: I'm an American living in Taiwan, and I bought a Yamaha RN-2000A receiver. Which I like quite a bit, but I'm not using it to drive difficult speakers. My question: The power rating that I see everywhere online...

I can now confirm that this is the case. I disabled the audio clock trim on the NAD server, and am now the proud new owner (again) of a Topping D90SE. I've been listening for several hours now without any dropouts. So thanks for the help on this. Amazing! It does seem as if the Topping may be...

Well, thanks! Yes, I'm aware that there are other problems with my system -- I think it's actually the Buchardts that are being a little boomy because of the way I have them set up. Just to be clear, are you pretty confidant that just changing the audio trim setting would solve the problem --...

Thanks again. That, plus the information from others about "audio clock trim" and the iPurifier, look to be very useful. Question: If I disable the audio clock trim, is it likely that the M50.2 will still be putting out such a high level of jitter? Assuming that it will, can anyone tell me...

Wow, I would have never suspected that. Thanks very much.

I didn't live with the Topping for long enough to really say about the soundstage actually. And I could have been influenced by something I read-- though I think that psychological effect, if it occurred, would probably have been negated by longer-term experience (I know I'm getting into risky...

Thanks for your reply and question. The NAD M51 is the only DAC I've had for a number of years, dating back to before my purchase of the M50.2. May I ask, is there anything about the output of the M50.2 that would be significantly different from a computer or other source? How are you looking at...

I've only been using usb in. Should i check if mine does the same with other connections or does it do that with usb too? Sorry, can't tell you. The M50.2 only has AES/EBU, coaxial, optical, and HDMI outputs. No USB.

My experience with the D90SE: I live in Taipei and bought from the distributor. I have been using an NAD M51, which I bought based on reviews and measurements -- I liked the 21-bit resolution -- and I've been happy with it for years. But the D90SE measures even better, so ... I was curious. But...