Pearljam5000
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Is it better than the RME ADI-2 DAC FS?
I was wondering what the XLR+RCA output mode does.No bass management and subwoofer out?
It's not 2in/4-out.I was wondering what the XLR+RCA output mode does.
If I use it with a computer source, can I send the low frequency signal from Dirac to 2 of these outputs (e.g. XLR to power amp, RCA to active subs)?
A rather conservative launch with better and better numbers while keeping much needed extra functionality missing one again.
Absolutely impossible.Is it better than the RME ADI-2 DAC FS?
In term of measurements, it's better. The RME is not the champion of measurements.Absolutely impossible.
Does it measure better Becaue it has 2 DAC chips vs the RME that has only one ?In term of measurements, it's better. The RME is not the champion of measurements.
In term of functions, reliability, customers service, I guess the RME is largely better.
No. Topping is winning, like other few Chinese brands, the race to the measurements. This is how they gain their legitimacy.Does it measure better Becaue it has 2 DAC chips vs the RME that has only one ?View attachment 335462
I'm talking about SQ onlyNo. Topping is winning, like other few Chinese brands, the race to the measurements. This is how they gain their legitimacy.
RME is not in this race, the product is really different.
They sound the same then. Although with the features the RME has it can technically sould better.I'm talking about SQ only
So what's the point of having 2 DAC chips if it doesn't add anything ?They sound the same then. Although with the features the RME has it can technically sould better.
It makes the SINAD number go up or something, idk.So what's the point of having 2 DAC chips if it doesn't add anything ?
I am at a bit of a loss. Almost every speaker review you read - “It probably needs a sub.”
The new WiiM Amp, sub out with bass management.
If Topping released a DAC with sub out and bass management, I’d buy that and a PA5 - no questions asked.
They can sum channels and get better (lower) noise.So what's the point of having 2 DAC chips if it doesn't add anything ?
Let's hope RME makes a DAC with 2 chips too soonThey can sum channels and get better (lower) noise.
I've mentioned it before, but imo topping is targeting the desktop market first. I also think they are slowly branching out (E2X2) into the professional realm of desktop users (audio and video editors).
Professionals predominantly use active monitors, and a lot of them are designed to be pair with a specific sub.
For example Adam T5V & T10S. You feed the left and right signal into the sub first and then the speakers. The sub has a dedicated switch to set crossover.
Neumann KH 120 IIs & KH 750 DSP is the same way, just at a much higher price point.
I hear ya!
But a digital crossover and sub out socket would add very little indeed to the price, and would be very useful to a significant minority.