no; really; you don't say; you think; how strong; and, what kind?Ecologists are strongly biased...
no; really; you don't say; you think; how strong; and, what kind?Ecologists are strongly biased...
My amp is working fine as well.I have had the A90D for 18 months, on 24/24, I listen to it several hours a week with a Focal Clear plugged in XLR, it works perfectly, no bugs... Must I conclude that I came across the right number?
If you're really looking for something that will last, why not get a Lake People or Violectric? You can get used HPA V200 for €400-500 and these devices will last at least 10-20 years and are very easy to repair.My takeaway from different threads on different forums is that Topping QA for HPAs is pretty bad. Do SMSLs fare better? I am trying to experiment fix my Drop THX 789, but if that doesn't go well.. I'm gonna need to get something and seems that Topping is not it... How about SMSLs??
How is it possible that only a little more than one year after purchase it is no longer under warranty?Topping answered thisView attachment 352434
Any reputable manufacturer would extend the warranty to 5 years for these errors if there was a known problem and would not leave the customer stuck with the shipping costs. In the EU and USA it may not be that difficult to find someone who can repair these devices for Topping so that the shipping costs are not so high.How is it possible that only a little more than one year after purchase it is no longer under warranty?
And why should you do all this process and not the dealer that sold it to you?
Yes clearly this supply model supported by marketplaces like Amazon or Aliexpress is only sustainable (at best) for single use and scrap products...Any reputable manufacturer would extend the warranty to 5 years for these errors if there was a known problem and would not leave the customer stuck with the shipping costs. In the EU and USA it may not be that difficult to find someone who can repair these devices for Topping so that the shipping costs are not so high.
An RME ADI-2 DAC FS from Thomann currently costs €1199 including a 3-year full warranty. How much does a Topping A90D with the corresponding large DAC cost? Definitely not less.
There's no way finding technicians in EU and USA that will do the job for pennies,if that was the case all of the cheap far east manufacturers would do it.In the EU and USA it may not be that difficult to find someone who can repair these devices for Topping so that the shipping costs are not so high.
What? This cannot be admited and rma must be financed by the profit margin generated by the importer first and by the Factory. If they sell to cheap It is their problem, not the consumer's.There's no way finding technicians in EU and USA that will do the job for pennies,if that was the case all of the cheap far east manufacturers would do it.
It's been suggested multiple times,even by Amir I think that a repair center or something similar would be the way to go but probably the cost is too much for them.
The main strength of cheap devices is exactly that,been cheap.What? This cannot be admited and rma must be financed by the profit margin generated by the importer first and by the Factory. If they sell to cheap It is their problem, not the consumer's.
Morover, at least in the EU It is illegal, and even the shipping costs must be financed by the dealer.
It is not aceptable! Laws are the same for all and at any price point!The main strength of cheap devices is exactly that,been cheap.
Cutting corners like after sale full support,or avoiding (European or USA) certifications or submitting to our local legislation is the obvious way to cut huge costs.
Note that some of the devices don't even have EU or USA reps while others have.
The ones that they don't (coincidently?) are some with built in PSU.
So,one takes it for what it is and with the accompanying risk.
What must be noted though is the cost always counts oner time,sometimes people here get beefs at higher cost devices but the very same devices hold their resale value and work like a charm for decades while the same time one buys 10 cheap ones at about the same or greater cost.
Topping would just have to think outside the box, maybe they don't realize how much they are losing by doing this.The main strength of cheap devices is exactly that,been cheap.
Cutting corners like after sale full support,or avoiding (European or USA) certifications or submitting to our local legislation is the obvious way to cut huge costs.
Note that some of the devices don't even have EU or USA reps while others have.
The ones that they don't (coincidently?) are some with built in PSU.
So,one takes it for what it is and with the accompanying risk.
What must be noted though is the cost always counts oner time,sometimes people here get beefs at higher cost devices but the very same devices hold their resale value and work like a charm for decades while the same time one buys 10 cheap ones at about the same or greater cost.
Thank you. Will look into those..If you're really looking for something that will last, why not get a Lake People or Violectric? You can get used HPA V200 for €400-500 and these devices will last at least 10-20 years and are very easy to repair.
The L70 is really good and the signal is only balanced before the power amplifier.Please answer my question!
Does it make sense to buy a headphone amplifier if I have an LA90SE and unbalanced headphones that I connect unbalanced to the LA90SE? In addition, a speaker amplifier (LA90) is connected (as balanced) to the LA90SE .
1) Will combining the noise and distortion created by the LA90SE and by one of the (A90D or L70) give better quality than the unbalanced output of the LA90SE to which the headphones are currently connected?
2) If the headphone amplifier does NOT have a pass-through mode for XLR, then in this case the superposition of the two amplifiers should degrade the signal, right?
3) Which amplifier is better - A90D or L70?
Thank you all!