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Topping E30 II DAC Review
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rest in peace/pieces
What happened?
My e30 ran flawlessly and my e30 II continues that streak
Please tell me what kind of symptoms it broke.
Your information will be helpful for users with E30ll/E30.
which power supply / charger adapter were you using? Did you used to leave it connected in stand by?
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samsung phone charger PS, yes it was connected all time as it should. stand by and power on was managed by E30 as source appear.
symptoms were: working at evening and not working in the morning
Have you tested with other power supplies as well?samsung phone charger PS, yes it was connected all time as it should. stand by and power on was managed by E30 as source appear.
symptoms were: working at evening and not working in the morning
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Is it a fast charger? It may supply a higher DC voltage than 5V.
I will answer this but will say none
.hope guys from service don't ask me these kind of questions...
A standard 5V adapter should do. Whatever make. I have the very first E30 version with the original AK4493 at my television set. Powered by a standard 5V adapter for nearly 3 years continuously now. Although I do not notice a difference in power consumption between on and off with auto-power.
Every charger starts default at 5V and switches only to fast mode after extensive negotiation with the target device. I have a standard Samsung fast charger here continuously plugged in and it does all apparatus, from E-reader, tablet to all kinds of mobile phones in the house.
Every charger starts default at 5V and switches only to fast mode after extensive negotiation with the target device. I have a standard Samsung fast charger here continuously plugged in and it does all apparatus, from E-reader, tablet to all kinds of mobile phones in the house.
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iirc, there were reports that some fast chargers, after you plugged in a compatible device that triggered >5V, then plugged it out and plugged in a USB to barrel plug adapter without any handshake logic, would not reset to 5V and instead continued outputting 9/12/etc V.
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I forgot to bookmark it. I'm sorry.
I'll try searching for it
You can also check the operation by connecting the E30 ll power cord to the USB port of your desktop PC.I will answer this but will say none
hope guys from service don't ask me these kind of questions...
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It would imo be better if Topping would include a small plug-in power supply. My E30 and my E30II were the first DACs to lack this accessory, so to speak.
I don't think the introduction of MQA to the E30 ll can be expected at all.
MQA Limited company itself went bankrupt on April 3rd. Therefore, it seems that there will be no supply of MQA files in the future.
TIDAL, which mainly dealt with MQA music files, also made a comment to withdraw from MQA.
Currently, MQA Limited seems to be looking for a buyer, but if it is not found, it will go bankrupt completely and MQA will disappear.
Topping recently released the DX5 Lite, which removes the MQA from the DX5.
Perhaps Topping was the first to get information about the bankruptcy of MQA Limited and released the new DX5 Lite.
Among Topping's products, only E50, DX5, D90SE, and EX5 support MQA, which is very few compared to SMSL.
Among them, I think that DX5 and D90SE will be discontinued in the future.
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Thank God this crap is disappearing again.
I received an E50 for another room and took the opportunity to test both side by side, with same cables, power, sources. Yes, I hear a difference, but very subtle, far from the way it has been put. I would say that the E30-II produces a flatter signal, but both have great musicality and the same performance, as expected. I also have an iFi DAC with a hybrid multibit chip and the difference is more noticeable. It doesn’t measure very well, but both E30-II and E50 may sound overly revealing to some people when compared to that one.
EDIT: This site is at the top in searches and my goal was to help common people not to make a mistake by comparisons of the same products, without reference to a third one. The others do better by ignoring this.
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More DAC listening comparisons, DOH! Or better said DOA!
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