Topping D10 Balanced Review (USB DAC)

[Veri]

Thank y'all.. though I guess would work if I connected them directly to my active speakers. In any case I'll get the d10s or e30

Good thinking. EX5 or E50 is future proof if you'd need balanced out later, but D10B is not the one to get if you need SE as well..

 

[Lambda]

Is there a similar Priced and performing DAC like this with SPDIF/Toslink input and Balanced out?

 

[usern]

Is there a similar Priced and performing DAC like this with SPDIF/Toslink input and Balanced out?

D10b does not have SPDIF input, it's output. Topping E50 has SPDIF input and balanced outputs.

 

[Lambda]

D10b does not have SPDIF input, it's output.

That’s exactly why i’m asking.

 

[Walter]

D10b does not have SPDIF input, it's output. Topping E50 has SPDIF input and balanced outputs.

No, there is not, that I have been able to find. You would have to step up in price to the Schiit Modius or the Soncoz LA-QXD1. Or depending on where you are located, the SMSL M300 MKII.

 

[Walter]

Is there a similar Priced and performing DAC like this with SPDIF/Toslink input and Balanced out?

Oops. My previous post was intended to be in reply to this.

 

[forart.it]

Is there a similar Priced and performing DAC like this with SPDIF/Toslink input and Balanced out?

Unfortunally not (yet).

BTW you can choose to go with SMSL M200 or Soncoz LA-QXD1...

 

[dominikz]

Is there a similar Priced and performing DAC like this with SPDIF/Toslink input and Balanced out?

I was looking for the same thing and due to a lack of options ended up ordering the significantly more expensive E50.
It is currently on a Black Friday discount on hifigo.com for 228$. You can also get an extra 10$ off your order with a coupon HIFIGOYM10, but you'll probably need to add another item to the cart that is not already discounted (can be a cheap one though). They seem to offer tax/duty paid free shipping to many countries so I took the plunge.

 

[Veri]

You can also get an extra 10$ off your order with a coupon HIFIGOYM10, but you'll probably need to add another item to the cart that is not already discounted (can be a cheap one though). They seem to offer tax/duty paid free shipping to many countries so I took the plunge.

Aww. HIFIGOYM10 discount code isn’t valid for the items in your cart

 

[xaviescacs]

Can it be powered by a RPi USB ouptput?

 

[dominikz]

Aww. HIFIGOYM10 discount code isn’t valid for the items in your cart

Too bad... I see that I can apply the code if i select e.g. EX5 + a cheap banana plug, but it doesn't work with E50 + the same plug. Maybe it is due to total price of order... Anyway, sorry for the misinformation!

 

[Xii-Nyth]

Wait theres s/pdif out on the back? shoudlnt that say in?

 

[Blumlein 88]

Wait theres s/pdif out on the back? shoudlnt that say in?

No that's an output.

 

[Xii-Nyth]

No that's an output.

wait why you you output digital out of a dac?

 

[Lambda]

wait why you you output digital out of a dac?

Yeah, it is stupid...
If they would also have a digital in i would say ok fine why not... but ONLY an digital out and no in makes 0 senses to me

 

[Xii-Nyth]

Yeah, it is stupid...
If they would also have a digital in i would say ok fine why not... but ONLY an digital out and no in makes 0 senses to me

Why add in jitter instead of just connecting the other dac through usb to ur pc?

 

[Lambda]

Why add in jitter instead of just connecting the other dac through usb to ur pc?

Why buy an D10 if you have a better DAC?

 

[xaviescacs]

If you have a PC and a Pi, with this you can output Coax from of the two and connect the other with USB directly. I think its nice to have this kind of products.

 

[usern]

I use D10 to connect PC to a DAC that has only coax input.

 

[Lambda]

I use D10 to connect PC to a DAC that has only coax input.

And why would you use the D10 for this and not a cheap usb adapter?