Topping DX5 II

[Nezil]

That's something! I ordered at 7:06pm PDT on Monday, did you order before me?

I got the shipment email at 5.58pm PDT yesterday (6/12), and I placed my order on 6/9 @ 12.07pm PDT.

 

[WondrousHippo]

I got the shipment email at 5.58pm PDT yesterday (6/12), and I placed my order on 6/9 @ 12.07pm PDT.

Okay yeah I'm probably in batch 2. My dreams of being free of eqMac deferred...

 

[Nezil]

Okay yeah I'm probably in batch 2. My dreams of being free of eqMac deferred...

Sounds like we have similar goals. I'm currently using SoundSource with Apple built in AUNBandEQ filters, and it works great... when it's working, but SoundSource has issues after sleep / wake, and when I move my laptop between home and work office locations that can sometimes be a real pain to resolve. I've also seen what I believe to be AUNBandEQ filters glitching with high computer load.

I'm hoping that moving to DAC based EQ will help with this.

 

[jonwb]

Topping mentions that PEQ will import target curves and raw curves. Will this take the place of something like Equalizer APO?

 

[ICIETDIYEUR]

Good morning.

I'm waiting for Topping to make an identical model but with the amplifier part of the PA5 II in the same case and still without the external PSU

A PADX II ,lol

 

[Nezil]

Good morning.

I'm waiting for Topping to make an identical model but with the amplifier part of the PA5 II in the same case and still without the external PSU

A PADX II ,lol

You, sir, have a DIY logo for your Avatar... and this sounds like a nice DIY project. You don't need access to the PA5 II once you put it in a box; use the trigger from the DX5 II to turn it on and off, and also to control the volume... all done!

I'm joking of course, the AIW box would be great.

I looked for something similar myself over the last 6 months. You can get reasonable AMP + DAC combos, but I've not seen a decent AMP + DAC + HP Amp combo.

PEQ makes this a much more reasonable proposition because you'd likely want different PEQ for headphones than speaker setup. Having that all in one box, would be super useful.

 

[ziggurcat]

Good morning.

I'm waiting for Topping to make an identical model but with the amplifier part of the PA5 II in the same case and still without the external PSU

A PADX II ,lol

If anything, it would be a new iteration of the MX series of all-in-one devices.

 

[sm5]

This could be the perfect interface if it had a digital output for digital speaker control. (somewhat unique use-case - but just throwing it out there!)

 

[ICIETDIYEUR]

Carry on gentlemen: I'm sure Topping is taking notes but watch out for SMSL who is on the lookout and I hope other manufacturers...

 

[Palladium]

Carry on gentlemen: I'm sure Topping is taking notes but watch out for SMSL who is on the lookout and I hope other manufacturers...

I can almost guarantee you SMSL + other Chinese competitors will never be as good as Topping on the usability front.

SMSL used to be able to compete by being half the price or so of equivalent Topping stuff in the pre-D50 III days which made it easy to overlook the above...Not anymore. At the bottom end of the current landscape, there's also the incredible $20 JM20 Max that is already audibly perfect as a line source or for 99% of headphones if you don't need anything else it doesn't do.

 

[Palladium]

Just received word from Topping's own store that my black DX5 II ordered on the 10th will only be shipping on the 20th.

 

[Guddu]

Does DX5 II has some sort of room correction built in to the app to generate peq profile?

 

[ziggurcat]

Does DX5 II has some sort of room correction built in to the app to generate peq profile?

It does not have any room correction software. The best you could do is (with REW) measure your speakers, generate your PEQ filters, and then copy the information over into Topping Tune.

 

[ziggurcat]

Order placed. Silver model. Went with the Amazon source because I have a few things I have to deal with first before I can set it up anyway, so I decided I could wait a bit (It's the August 7-20 dates). NGL, It's going to be excruciating, but it will also allow time for other user feedback to start showing up, possibly a review, and a FW update from Topping.

Looking forward to the user feedback.

 

[DEALUX]

Topping mentions that PEQ will import target curves and raw curves. Will this take the place of something like Equalizer APO?

Pretty much. It's useful if you need EQ for monitoring via ASIO (EQ APO only works through the normal Windows driver).

 

[magor34]

I got my order cancelled and refunded this morning (Topping Store). Oh well, I suppose I can use that $10 voucher when it's back in stock.

 

[ziggurcat]

I got my order cancelled and refunded this morning (Topping Store). Oh well, I suppose I can use that $10 voucher when it's back in stock.

Did they cancel it on you or... ?

 

[magor34]

Did they cancel it on you or... ?

They did.

Roughly 2 hours afterwards I received the $10 voucher.

 

[Bleib]

They did.

Huh, why?

 

[magor34]

Huh, why?

No idea. But since the black model is now not even available to order I would assume its related to stock issues, however there was no note or anything on the refund email as to why.