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Topping D10 Balanced Review (USB DAC)

So yes use the passive between the D10 and receiver.

Replay gain "normalizes" level of playback for different songs. For example you have one track that is very loud and you have to turn down volume. You have a second track that is very soft and you have raise volume. You have other tracks in between those two extremes. Replay gain looks at the average level prior to playing a track and adjusts it. This way you can set volume and change it very little if any with everything being matched to play back at a similar loudness. So if you want purity of the signal this is not for you. For casual listening it can be nice to use.
The passive preamp arrived, download topping d10 driver and put Tidal + MMonkey in exclusive mode. Now number on topping, change along the music and they play without using windows mixer, great machine the topping. It was on the shelf and i was trying to discard it, but now! wow, would not want anything else!

many thanks to this thread, very helpfull, you put sunshine in my music again!

best regards and best of luck all!
ps Bonus, my NOS tube arrived today! Also...!
 
I’m considering whether to upgrade my D10B for a different DDC. One consideration is the extra inputs for my other equipment. The other is this. Is it possible to colour the sound if the Xmos driver is not generic. I.E. Topping having programmed the Xmos/FGPA to its own spec? Or is this not an issue with a Linux or Mac?
 
Hi, i have two questions to all those D10 users.
Do these devices have a "pop" when you restart windows when your AMP and Speakers are on?
The other one ist if someone has used two of those devices and hast managed to send a different crossed over signal to two different devices but from one source. I would like to build a 2.2 configuration with those things and Equalizer APO. The alternative is a more channel DAC which is not so common. Best alternative i found is a audio interface (i.e. MOTU M4) but I believe all of these interfaces have this "Windows-switch-on-pop". And its just not really managable to ALWAYS have the amps on when windows is ready since the startup is "automated" with Logitech Harmony and its options are limited.

Thank you!
 
I have never heard a pop anytime my PC has been power cycled.

I'm not familiar with Equalizer APO, so that my be all you need. But if you need the ability to route four channels of 2.2 out via different USB routes from the PC, you might want to look at VB Audio's Matrix application (https://vb-audio.com/Matrix/index.htm). I would think using either of those to send output over two different exclusively managed USB pathways would cover what you need.

And if needed, there are some recommended USB controllers for low latency USB audio that are recommended by the RME crowd. Where you would connect the two D10B's to the same controller card that is separated for the audio only USB paths (though this may be overkill for what you need). For example: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GRGCV2G
 
Thanks for your reply! I will check out the matrix.
Another question would be if i have variating time delays between the two devices?! I would doubt that the two devices are synced?! If it would be a constant delay between the two it would be ok, i can applicate that, but a variation in delay would be bad.
 
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