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It is ideal if you need variable volumeAm I able to use this as a preamp?
Thanks!
It is ideal if you need variable volumeAm I able to use this as a preamp?
Thanks!
Now I listen D70 with PCM converted to DSD512 by Foobar2000. Superb....
Am I able to use this as a preamp?
Thanks!
Exactlyso, using this as preamp : volume needs to be set to -99dB ? and 0 dB is max out (line level 2V) ?
i'm afraid to try because i don't want to blow up anything...
As you can see this terrible button (5-11) is inactive for D70
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Isn't listening at -40dB through digital volume control reduces SNR by 40dB?
I know this isn't the place for subjective comparisons. But I'm wondering if the AKM chip in this sounds meatier, fuller, more musical etc. than the SABRE chip in the SU-8. I moved from an old Modi DAC with an AKM chip to the SMSL SU-8 and the sound of the Sabre chip is definitely more detailed, but sounds quite cold, clinical, not quite thin but... It's just missing something that the AKM chip has, like a full, rich, weighty (although not the most detailed or perhaps accurate) sound signature. Wondering if it would be worth switching to the D70 or the miniDSP SHD which also has an AKM chip?
D70 sound very neutral with strong bass but not cold, clinical or warm like tube amps. D70 sound like real life.I know this isn't the place for subjective comparisons. But I'm wondering if the AKM chip in this sounds meatier, fuller, more musical etc. than the SABRE chip in the SU-8. I moved from an old Modi DAC with an AKM chip to the SMSL SU-8 and the sound of the Sabre chip is definitely more detailed, but sounds quite cold, clinical, not quite thin but... It's just missing something that the AKM chip has, like a full, rich, weighty (although not the most detailed or perhaps accurate) sound signature. Wondering if it would be worth switching to the D70 or the miniDSP SHD which also has an AKM chip?
I know this isn't the place for subjective comparisons.
I can attest to the DX3 Pro being a "special treat" (thanks some designer, and @amirm).At that price, I thought Topping would have mopped everyone in a stand-alone DAC config at this price bracket. I still think to this day the DX3 Pro was some designer throwing everyone a special treat. Topping are also about to cannibalize themselves seemingly in the mid-top end once the DX7 Pro releases, and then you have the D2 actual top-end flagship , but unless that thing mops the competition thoroughly, things like the RME and Okto will forever be encroaching on it as they offer a serious price/featureset at the price the D2 will be attempting to compete at.
With the specs, I'm surprised the top-end power wasn't more controlled for. Especially considering the delay this thing seemingly went through.
You can self-certify but Topping actually hires a lab to do the testing:
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The test agency is BST.
The PCB traces may be thick enough to handle the trip current.
I started with a D30 and its supurb overall. This is how I knew that Schiit DAC's were terrible lol... because I heard the loss of quality in the music when I listened to the fulla2 or the Modi Multibit. I knew very little about audio back then and was just going by my ears. I was also confused since Schiit was said to be "the best" according to headfi (lol).
Since the D30 I can't say that anything else I have purchased has made a "significant improvement". I've tested many DAC's now and I have A/B tested them back and forth and as long as a DAC has good linearity (as measured here) I haven't been able to tell any repeatable difference.
I can tell you I prefer my DX7 with its balanced outputs and integrated Amp (which now I rarely use) but I can't tell you that I can A/B test that it is certainly better in analytical scenarios (when using an Aeon) vs the D30 while its driving the same Amp.
There are a few times that I did think the DX7 is better than the D30 during my testing.... but I couldn't repeat the same results each time.