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Topping DX5 II
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Stop reading and start using them instead.
Or give them to me, I'll take the risk of having too much fun with them.
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They won’t get better aging in the cellar. Pop them open and give them a taste!
Used them for sure, had no issues , took the approach to stay on factory bundled firmware and not using eq or any other feature rather than dac amp usability, but I'm just afraid now with all the reports
Why? It works.
Just don't go fancy with that 4.4mm balanced nonsense that no one needs. Use proper XLR in that case.
Well, it works, but so the ones that reported issues, it worked at first
That's a life's question you'll need to decide in how to approach.
Do you leave your house, or do you stay inside because of all the bad news affecting other people?
You are definitely correct, what is your approach?
My Sennheiser HD660S have been plugged into my DX5 II using the stock 4.4mm balanced cable for 9 months without any issues.
My understanding is that the issues with 4.4mm relate to people swapping headphones whilst the unit is on and cables with oversized 4.4mm plugs (the plug on the Sennheiser cable is quite slim and fits nicely in the recess around the 4.4mm socket).
If you are not swapping headphones and your cables fit correctly, then there should be no concern.
Well , I switched headphones while the unit is on but never when playing music, that's a rule for me, also what do you say about an extension 4.4 cable to not mess with the port on the device itself ?
My understanding is that the issue relates to a lack of protection against shorts between the conductors for the balanced connection - i.e. it's not a physical problem with the socket itself. This is not an issue for the XLR socket because the conductors do not slide past each other during insertion or extraction. (I'm not sure, but using an XLR to 4.4mm adapter and extracting/inserting at the 4.4mm end could be just as 'bad' as using the 4.4mm socket)
Adding an extension will not solve the issue because the circuit is unchanged, you are just moving where the insertion/extraction happens.
Yes it is.
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Good idea! Saves wear and tear on the device. It’s what I do. I’d rather wear out a cable then have to deal with a damaged/bad connection port on a device.
ziggurcat
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It works fine using the EQ and crossfeed features. The only major issue (that I reported to them, btw) with crossfeed was fixed in the latest v2.14 FW. If you stay on the FW that came with the unit, you're going to be dealing with problems that have since been fixed.
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Usually DC voltage on output is a hardware failure, otherwise it should be filtered out by internal filters.
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That's absolutely 100% hardware failure and is by poor design or parts quality. Let me guess, you swapped the phones while device was on?
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DC on the output is a reasonably common failure mode, such as an output transistor failing short. That's not where it was from in the earlier comments about DC protection tripping though - it was from tracks where the released version contains DC which is arguably a mastering error. In the past most equipment included some sort of DC blocking, whether from having an output capacitor to block it, or a DC servo to get rid of it. Then people started worrying about the cumulative effect of a load of high pass filters, and being DC coupled without a filter became more common. Since the DX5 II has user-configurable filters people can add whatever they want to suit their signal chain, or rely on the protection to do the work.
Hey everyone, just bought the topping dx5 ii for my arya stealth.
However, I use a lg c4 tv as my computer monitor. Does connecting the topping dx5 ii to the tv using toslink cables improve the tv audio?
And also would you guys recommend using a balanced cable over the standard 6.35mm cable that came with the arya stealth? And if yes, I cant decide using the xlr or 4.4mm
However, I use a lg c4 tv as my computer monitor. Does connecting the topping dx5 ii to the tv using toslink cables improve the tv audio?
And also would you guys recommend using a balanced cable over the standard 6.35mm cable that came with the arya stealth? And if yes, I cant decide using the xlr or 4.4mm
