hi whyday,
is topping d90 launch every year?
d90 iii discrete is upgrade product from d90 iii sabre or both have same position with difference characteristic?
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Topping D90 III - teardown
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is topping d90 launch every year?
d90 iii discrete is upgrade product from d90 iii sabre or both have same position with difference characteristic?
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hi Fendy,
I can't speak for Topping cause I am an end customer just like you.
Regarding to previous experience on Topping roadmap, which looks like each generation per year or 1.5 years
And there is another one flagship DAC called D900 with DSM module follow after D90 III Discrete.
JSmith
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My suggestion... get off the DAC "upgrade train". Buy one, has what you need, keep it until it stops working.
JSmith
Roland68
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The D90 III Discrete is an r2r DAC and is therefore primarily intended for a different group of buyers, such as the Gustard A26 and R26. So it is an additional option in the same price range.
The first D90 was replaced by the D90SE because AKM DAC chips were not available, the D90LE was just the additional version without MQA (at the customer's request).
In the end, Topping only released a successor to the D90SE after 3 years.
There are two things you must not forget.
The manufacturers are forced to bring new DACs onto the market when new/further developed DAC chips (or other technology) are introduced, otherwise another manufacturer will make the sales. The same is also required after 2-3 years.
Absolute state of the art performance is only "still ok"? Clearly these "not Hi-Fi enough" components are dragging the design down. /s
Roland68
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Why do many manufacturers use Nichicon FW? Do you think it's really because of the quality and performance? Or because of the reputation built up over decades of so-called "audio grade" capacitors, which are often completely overpriced.
They use caps that meet the specs and durability they require.
Roland68
Major Contributor
Then everything is fine.
I wouldn't spend my money on blink blink capacitors like that, but apparently the marketing works.
And 2000 hours at 85°? Well, at least there is a level below that.
But everyone can have their own opinion about things like that.
You are responding to the wrong person. It was OPs opinion these weren't hifi enough.
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hello guys, below mapping table used to explain the level of audio caps from Nichicon
As you can see FW is just a standard level in their map, and FG or KW are hifi enough for me.
But in this tiny spec which has no room for higher level caps, that's why I said ok from my POV.
Acutally I prefer ELNA Silmic II as a DIYer but Silimic EOL already, still looking for other caps to use.
As you can see FW is just a standard level in their map, and FG or KW are hifi enough for me.
But in this tiny spec which has no room for higher level caps, that's why I said ok from my POV.
Acutally I prefer ELNA Silmic II as a DIYer but Silimic EOL already, still looking for other caps to use.
It says literally on the showcase module that it's a 1-bit DSM module.
Not all discrete DACs are R2R DACs.
Exactly, time will tell whether it's "true" 1bit DSD DAC (worse measurements) whether kind of discrete multibit delta sigma DAC.
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