DX5II settings

[Medsca]

I recently received my Topping DX5II DAC.
This may be a stupid question.
After looking at all the headphone reviews, I settled on ordering a pair of DCA aeon RT closed headphones.
(Stupidquestion) how do I go about setting up the equipment for DAC to bring out the best sound on the headphones and while I am at it how do I setup up the DAC to accommodate my q150 Kef speakers.
Thanks in advance for humbling this old man.

 

[staticV3]

Hi @Medsca! Welcome to ASR.

how do I go about setting up the equipment for DAC to bring out the best sound on the headphones

Install Topping Tune, connect to your DX5II, then copy the EQ parameters from here into Topping Tune (Frequency, Gain, Q factor).

Afterwards, put on some music and follow the instructions in the PDF ("Adjust gain of band x to preference...") until it sounds nice.

and while I am at it how do I setup up the DAC to accommodate my q150 Kef speakers.

Honestly just follow the user manual: https://dl.topping.audio/um/dx5_ii.pdf

Don't be surprised, the first 19 pages are in Chinese, but everything in there is written once again in English from page 20 onwards.

It for example explains how to switch inputs and outputs, store different setting presets, and manage your EQ profiles.

One thing that you can do specifically for your Q150 is load the following EQ correction:

Preamp: -2.5 dB

Filter  1: ON LS Fc   106 Hz Gain +2.53 dB Q 0.32
Filter  2: ON PK Fc   143 Hz Gain -1.57 dB Q 1.13
Filter  3: ON PK Fc   584 Hz Gain +1.60 dB Q 0.60
Filter  4: ON PK Fc   844 Hz Gain -2.83 dB Q 2.61
Filter  5: ON PK Fc  1220 Hz Gain -1.64 dB Q 2.62
Filter  6: ON PK Fc  1594 Hz Gain +1.91 dB Q 1.82
Filter  7: ON PK Fc  4645 Hz Gain +0.57 dB Q 2.64
Filter  8: ON PK Fc  9372 Hz Gain -2.06 dB Q 0.98
Filter  9: ON PK Fc 14965 Hz Gain -2.40 dB Q 0.96

Here's how that affects the estimated in-room response (meant to slope down):


dotted=stock response, without EQ

 

[Medsca]

Thank you very much. The information you provided is very helpful.
I will be sure to follow your guidance.

 

[Medsca]

Staticv3:
I added the changes for the q150’s. Very much appreciate the sound change. This old man is humbled with this blog’s experience and expertise.

 

[Hapo]

I recently received my Topping DX5II DAC.
This may be a stupid question.
After looking at all the headphone reviews, I settled on ordering a pair of DCA aeon RT closed headphones.
(Stupidquestion) how do I go about setting up the equipment for DAC to bring out the best sound on the headphones and while I am at it how do I setup up the DAC to accommodate my q150 Kef speakers.
Thanks in advance for humbling this old man.

...I did this backwards...this thread will be helpful...

 

[Skolsj]

Can someone help me too? I am new to this Topping DX5II and its PEQ feature. I am using KZ X HBB PR2 non-mesh version. I wonder if someone can help me setting the best PEQ to hear orchestral music; mainly piano or violin concerto.

 

[Jiraya369]

Can someone help me too? I am new to this Topping DX5II and its PEQ feature. I am using KZ X HBB PR2 non-mesh version. I wonder if someone can help me setting the best PEQ to hear orchestral music; mainly piano or violin concerto.

peq is entirely personalized, people can give you guidelines in the form of targets like the Harman or Crinacle/IEF targets, but really, you just have to find things out yourself. It's easy to go onto squig.link or hangout.audio to find out your own iem first and then using the autoeq feature on a target. Then make adjustments to your preference.

No one can really tell you what you like/will like, the same as with music genres. I could recommend you metal whereas you could be completely averse to it, you just have to try it out yourself to see what you like

 

[Skolsj]

peq is entirely personalized, people can give you guidelines in the form of targets like the Harman or Crinacle/IEF targets, but really, you just have to find things out yourself. It's easy to go onto squig.link or hangout.audio to find out your own iem first and then using the autoeq feature on a target. Then make adjustments to your preference.

No one can really tell you what you like/will like, the same as with music genres. I could recommend you metal whereas you could be completely averse to it, you just have to try it out yourself to see what you like

Thanks for mentioning the squig.link, it helps a lot!

 

[Hapo]

...I could not access any PEQ so back it went...I was able to uninstall Topping Tune w/o issue...