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Topping DX5 II
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Would anybody be able to share the last firmware updates for the unfortunate souls that got their device just as this happened?
It arrived just this morning
Would anybody be able to share the last firmware updates for the unfortunate souls that got their device just as this happened?
It arrived just this morning
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/topping-dx5-ii.60996/post-2440604
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You can update your device with Topping Tune appWould anybody be able to share the last firmware updates for the unfortunate souls that got their device just as this happened?
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That only updates Topping Tune itself. The device updates are released on their website.
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Backup website:
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Wow!! The backup website is so much more responsive than the old one. Not sure why.Backup website:
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I have a question. I use Audirvana Origin to play my own digital music. (It’s a fantastic piece of software.) When I play music files at 24/44kHz stereo (down right), it plays normally at 24/44kHz (or higher).
However, when I play 16/44kHz stereo files, it plays at 32/44kHz (down right), as you can see in the second picture. Why is this the case?
For all my 16/44kHz it is the same...
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2602 and 2510 here, with FW 1.78 and the latest Tune, no PEQ issues.
4.4 mm perfectly working on both.
As for the unit itself, the overall finish is definitely not toptier. For this price point, it’s clear they had to make several compromises regarding minor details, for example, the headphone outputs not being perfectly centered, and the internal assembly of the board which from the photos shared here on the forum doesn’t look particularly shiny.
Considering the price and the features it offers it’s something you can easily overlook. I paid €240, and I don’t think it’s easy to find alternatives with this many functions that perform better at this price <300€
I also exported my monitor calibration from Sonarworks using the RME export option, allowing me to fully take advantage of the L/R PEQ and save some money on devices like the Audient Oria or ARC Studio. They may not be as perfectly configurable as those units, but the end result is still very good.
4.4 mm perfectly working on both.
As for the unit itself, the overall finish is definitely not toptier. For this price point, it’s clear they had to make several compromises regarding minor details, for example, the headphone outputs not being perfectly centered, and the internal assembly of the board which from the photos shared here on the forum doesn’t look particularly shiny.
Considering the price and the features it offers it’s something you can easily overlook. I paid €240, and I don’t think it’s easy to find alternatives with this many functions that perform better at this price <300€
I also exported my monitor calibration from Sonarworks using the RME export option, allowing me to fully take advantage of the L/R PEQ and save some money on devices like the Audient Oria or ARC Studio. They may not be as perfectly configurable as those units, but the end result is still very good.
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That's precisely the point most people don't understand.
Even if the PEQ isn't working and is switched off, it remains an excellent DAC with a very powerful headphone amplifier, for which there is absolutely no alternative in its performance class.
With Topping and other manufacturers, a headphone amplifier of this power alone costs almost as much, or even more.
My SMSL DO400 is significantly more expensive and doesn't come close to the DX5 II.
Starting from the configurations available in https://www.autoeq.app/, do you know how or can you post a procedure I can follow up in order to implement the equalisation of my headphone in the Topping?
My target is to bypass W11, in order to have a bit-perfect reproduction, indipendently from the software used to listen to my music.
PEQ = Changing bits whether its implemented by software on Windows or using a DSP capability of a DAC. You are just moving the bit fiddling to the other end of a USB cable...
If you wanted to plug your CD transport directly into the DX5 II via Toslink/SPDIF, so you can use it with the PC turned off, then this would be a good reason to move the PEQ processing to the DX5 II. This capability is one of the reasons I bought a DX5 II and I purchased an SMSL PL100 CD player shortly after acquiring the DX5 II.
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One way is to select Equalizer APO ParametricEQ at the top, download the .txt file, and then use Import Filters in Topping Tune.
Where did you get it for €240?
The matter is that the sample rate and bit depth are fixed in W11. It is possible to change them in the speaker properties, but I don't want to change them everytime, depending on the sample rate and bit depth of the song I'm listening to.
If you want the sample rate on the DAC to change to match the source, then you need to set your player to use an audio driver with an exclusive mode (either WASAPI Exclusive or ASIO).
However, whilst the music player has exclusive access to the DAC, you will not be able hear audio from the system or any other application on your PC (web browsers, etc.). This may be fine if your PC is dedicated to playing music, but it's not ideal if you use it for other things as well.
Another option is to use a shared driver (DirectSound or WASAPI (Shared)), set the Windows bit depth and sample rate to something reasonably high (I use 32 bit, 96kHz) and let Windows resample everything. If you invest some time to learn how digital audio works, you'll come understand that resampling in this way should not be a concern. A good place to start would be Monty's videos here: https://xiph.org/video/
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And just to remind - if you'd use EQapo for making room corrections, it needs to have fixed ampling frequency and bit depth, so no exclusive mode for the player app (Tidal for example). I've locked them to 24/96
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peq is entirely personalized, people can give you guidelines in the form of targets like the Harman or Crinacle/IEF targets, but really, you just have to find things out yourself. It's easy to go onto squig.link or hangout.audio to find out your own iem first and then using the autoeq feature on a target. Then make adjustments to your preference.
No one can really tell you what you like/will like, the same as with music genres. I could recommend you metal whereas you could be completely averse to it, you just have to try it out yourself to see what you like
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