Hegel HD12 DSD DAC And Headphone Amp Review

[Hayabusa]

you call this graph as evidence? pure scam. dude,mids of e50 is simply trash, sounds too harsh, lifeless. bass is another weak point. i comment what i hear,,,not a graphic.

So if it so clear you should be able to hear this in controlled blind test isn't it?

 

[Geert]

Sound of E50 comparing to Hegel is just plaind dull, harsh oversaturated mids and harsh bass with no punch.

Sounds like your E50 is broken. I hope it's still in warranty.

 

[USER]

Sounds like your E50 is broken. I hope it's still in warranty.

It doesn't appear to be broken based on his own comments. "i just received my E50 and extremely happy with it, very very nice sounding dac... This is a solid dac. Highly recommended."

This is just a total clown show.

And, importantly, a good example as to why one should stay away from random internet anecdotes.

Topping E50 Review (Balanced DAC)

Yeah, he definitely got taken by the dealer, who probably made almost as much or more profit on the cables as any other component in the system. However, he'd already made the purchase so when I saw his initial post right after he made it, I refrained from saying so. I figured that in the long...

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[oneman]

Rja4000 said:
Did you test SPDIF or AES/EBU?

No. They hardly get used these days so I don't bother testing them.

What?! It's a joke, not a test. Dude, do it right or not at all.

 

[Geert]

Rja4000 said:
What?! It's a joke, not a test. Dude, do it right or not at all.

Read the review dude:

Please ignore these measurements. A driver issue caused noise floor to raise due to conversion to 16 bits with dither (hiding its artifacts). Updated measurements show much better results. See: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...ac-and-headphone-amp-review.10179/post-278497