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Review and Measurements of Topping D50 DAC
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It is an incredibly poor design if just changing the power supply has a substantial impact on the accuracy of its frequency response. Look at Amir's graphs....frequency is flat within .2 dB using his generic 5v switching supply. If changing the power supply boosts the bass I cannot imagine how that is a good thing.
I find it quite funny that some people think that when they use a power bank, they get clean DC voltage directly from the battery. All power banks use a buck converter. Also battery over voltage and current protection. The Topping D50 handles noise on the DC input very well. So you're just wasting your time. You won't get clean "battery" voltage from a power bank. Gahh!
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Which means believing that the better measuring item WILL sound better applies too huh? Or that if it measures the same it CAN'T possilbly sound different....???ala julian Hirsch of decades ago..... WOW....Or just to audiophiles?YES! You literally can never trust your ears in sighted comparisons, because...you cannot disconnect your ears from your lyin brain
I think one of the most enlightening things about ASR are the discussions of how we perceive audio in the Pyschoacoustics: Science of how we hear section. Some of the world's experts like Ethan Winer and J.J. Johnston post there, along with a lot of other very knowledgeable people.
A 5 minute video clip that for me explains it all is from a 2009 "Audio Myths" video on Youtube. If you watch from about 1:00 to about 6:00 you will hear J.J. Johnston explain why sighted audio comparisons (when you know what you are listening to) never work. Understanding this explains a whole lot about why perceptions often do not match objective reality.
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Just like saying "its just an engine"....lolSorry, but
it's just a power supply.
Yes! and Yes! BRAVO! I would be a terrible person for Audioquest to ask to audition their new cables because I do not believe cables make a difference! I would be prejudiced. There is an interesting ASR thread on this topic here. On the other hand, in a blind test where I had no idea they were testing cables I would be just as good a tester as anyone else with similar hearing.
No!...not just audiophiles. Blind testing is done everywhere that objective results are important. Audiophiles are the worst choice for sighted testing of audio gear because we all come packaged with opinions that influence our hearing.
This is not new it the same driver as of 2019.
@Voysya with the 'new driver' the readme files says in plain text,
"Instruction£º
2019.12.04
The driver and configuration guide are suitable for all TOPPING DACs that need to be installed driver (except D30, DX7)."
During installation of the 'new driver' it calls itself both version 5.00 and version 4.86. Damn confusing isn't it?
"Instruction£º
2019.12.04
The driver and configuration guide are suitable for all TOPPING DACs that need to be installed driver (except D30, DX7)."
During installation of the 'new driver' it calls itself both version 5.00 and version 4.86. Damn confusing isn't it?
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@Vosya I downloaded the driver from https://www.tpdz.net/newsinfo/474829.html official topping website. It includes the readme so why do you say, "All readme, of unknown origin, are not its constituent parts." Which I understand to mean you think the readme is not an official Topping document but of unknown origin.
As for uninstalling the old driver before installing the new one. That is not part of the official Topping instructions that accompany the driver, so maybe that little bit of advice is actually 'from unknown origin'? The driver setup.exe has a 'preinstallation' phase, which one would hope is some kind of 'driver cleaner' i.e cleans out the previous installation.
As for uninstalling the old driver before installing the new one. That is not part of the official Topping instructions that accompany the driver, so maybe that little bit of advice is actually 'from unknown origin'? The driver setup.exe has a 'preinstallation' phase, which one would hope is some kind of 'driver cleaner' i.e cleans out the previous installation.
Topping New Driver v5.12 (2021-06-01 14:31):
https://www.tpdz.net/newsinfo/517089.html
https://www.tpdz.net/newsinfo/517089.html
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I don't know dude.....the readme.txt in the v5.12 package is from 2019 
Sure, it will work fine. But the driver lets you play more specialized files like DSD as well as lossless high res software like Foobar that will not work well without it.
There is no reason not to use the latest driver version...even if the readme is a bit dated.
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Can't be bothered; everything works
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