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Topping D30Pro Review (Balanced DAC)

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The review looks fantastic.

Can we be clear on this? Is there actually any point buying anything ‘better’? Or have we got to a point where ‘as good as it’s going to get’ is available for this much (however much it ends up costing)?

I’m not talking about ‘better’ figures, I’m talking about something being audibly better.
 

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The review looks fantastic.

Can we be clear on this? Is there actually any point buying anything ‘better’? Or have we got to a point where ‘as good as it’s going to get’ is available for this much (however much it ends up costing)?

I’m not talking about ‘better’ figures, I’m talking about something being audibly better.
Might that even apply to the E30, assuming you don't need balanced outputs?
 

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Might that even apply to the E30, assuming you don't need balanced outputs?
probably. the dac and headphone amplifier market has become an ergonomics and feature game between topping and smsl now. the transducers are where differentiation happens. hence why the forum is arguing about headphone preference curves and people are hunting for great budget speakers now.
 
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probably. the dac and headphone amplifier market has become an ergonomics and feature game between topping and smsl now. the transducers are where differentiation happens. hence why the forum is arguing about headphone preference curves and people are hunting for great budget speakers now.

Speaker amps are getting closed to being "solved" as well with the latest Hypex and Purifi topologies. I think it's great.
 

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Speaker amps are getting closed to being "solved" as well with the latest Hypex and Purifi topologies. I think it's great.
They're very far from being transparent at regular listening volumes. All those great numbers of THD+N < 0.001 are measured at 5 or 10 or 50 watts where they're super loud but under 1 watt it's much worse.
 
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They're very far from being transparent at regular listening volumes. All those great numbers of THD+N < 0.001 are measured at 5 or 10 or 50 watts where they're super loud but under 1 watt it's much worse.

Not saying they're transparent, but Amir measured the Hypex NC400 and the Purifi 1ET400A to have a THD+N of right around .003% at 100mW. That's pretty durn good. Give them a couple more generations and I bet they'll get even better.
 

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Topping D50S costs 250$, D30 Pro should cost less or the same.
no Bluetooth on it and D50S 32/768
vs 32/384
I guess that we would know in some days..
 

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The review looks fantastic.

Can we be clear on this? Is there actually any point buying anything ‘better’? Or have we got to a point where ‘as good as it’s going to get’ is available for this much (however much it ends up costing)?

I’m not talking about ‘better’ figures, I’m talking about something being audibly better.

I know I won't hear any differences in sound if compared to my E30... or even the Fiio E10k for that matter.......... however...

I would buy this if I:

1. need to scratch the upgrade itch
2. genuinely need balanced outputs
3. am a Topping fanboy
4. a DAC collector

:p
 

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I know I won't hear any differences in sound if compared to my E30... or even the Fiio E10k for that matter.......... however...

I would buy this if I:

1. need to scratch the upgrade itch
2. genuinely need balanced outputs
3. am a Topping fanboy
4. a DAC collector

:p

But this is bassy and organic sounding, LoL!
 

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Topping D50S costs 250$, D30 Pro should cost less or the same.
no Bluetooth on it and D50S 32/768
vs 32/384
It'll cost more. D30 Pro has quad DAC chips.
 

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Seems like they intend to milk this. It's a shame, but typical in this industry.

Just keep in mind this is an arms race and it's escalating. It's a given that the market will be flooded by devices achieving similar or higher performance at lower and lower pricepoints in the coming months. Don't be dragged into overspending. This is pure tech. Always moving forward and getting cheaper.

If they price it stupidly, ignore it and wait a couple months. You'll find better and cheaper alternatives.
 

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Sell me some for cheap please!

it must be for around 8.5 USD, Google it LOL. Please tell us how much does the building of such device cost in total, then? Do you really have such a brave to declare?

All here respect the devices that are measured well by Amir, like D30pro. On the other hand, Noone should be judged through ‘weird sentences’ By a manufacturer, I believe. Please, please do not respond to me!!! All can deduce something from what has been meant here on their way. The End!
 

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it must be for around 8.5 USD, Google it LOL. Please tell us how much does the building of such device cost in total, then? Do you really have such a brave to declare?

All here respect the devices that are measured well by Amir, like D30pro. On the other hand, Noone should not be judged through ‘weird sentences’ By a manufacturer, I believe. Please, please do not respond to me!!! All can deduce something from what has been meant here on their way. The End!
If that's what you call cheap, you have no means to comment on this matter, I'm afraid.
 
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