Topping E50 Review (Balanced DAC)

[Blew]

What's the purpose of the overvoltage feature of the E50 II? When/where would you use it?
Can you save multiple profiles/configs of the PEQ? Are they selectable with the remote?
Does it have a remote or just controlled by the app?
What is the selection of filters like? I found it odd that the E50 only has 3 filters to select from, whereas the E30 II has 6.

 

[pedros_2005]

There is a remote control with which you can select inputs, filters, voltage, etc. I haven't used the PEQ equalization yet. Honestly, I didn't hear any difference between the filters. The new DAC seems richer in detail than the old E50 but also more musical... And a little brighter...

 

[Blew]

There is a remote control with which you can select inputs, filters, voltage, etc. I haven't used the PEQ equalization yet. Honestly, I didn't hear any difference between the filters. The new DAC seems richer in detail than the old E50 but also more musical... And a little brighter...

I had a quick look at the manual:
3 PEQ settings/profiles, selectable with the remote as 1/2/3/off.
PEQ max sample rate is 192KHz.
Option to disable the remote (someone mentioned earlier in this thread that their lights were screwing up the IR on the E50)
6 filters, which look to be the same as the E30 II's filters (also AKM DAC).
UAC1/2 selection function!

Probably better to continue discussion in this thread:

Topping E50 II DAC is up on the Topping Store

https://www.topping.store/products/topping-e50-ii-hi-res-audio-dac Also on the Shenzhen site: https://shenzhenaudio.com/products/topping-e50-ii-ak4497s-digital-to-analog-convertor-dac

www.audiosciencereview.com

 

[Gradius]

New driver is out (topping still didn't release it):

V6.0.0 (27 November, 2025)

* New: support for Windows 11 (25H2)
* New: ASIO supports float format (Additional Addon)
* New: Mixer supports float format (Mixer Addon)
* New: Mixer gain support soft ramp (Mixer Addon)

* Change: x86 support discontinued (on request only)

* Change: fulfill new attestation signing requirements:

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/hardware-dev-center/driver-isolation-ruleset-changes-for-whcp-and-attestation-submissions/4461580

* Change: API version 5.15 (for SDK):
TUSBAUDIO_NOTIFY_OWN_PROCESS flag added for RegisterDeviceNotification
TUSBAUDIO_NOTIFY_CATEGORY_ASIO_DEVICE_CHANGE new notification event category
NotifyEvent_VolumeChangedInterrupt, NotifyEvent_MuteChangedInterrupt new notification events
NotifyEvent_AsioDeviceSelectionChanged, NotifyEvent_AsioDevicePreferredChanged new notification events
TUsbAudioStreamFormat struct now has a sampleFormat

* Change: Spy statistics improved

* Change: updated TL-SetupFx 2.25

* Fix: USB disconnect handling in MIDI and AC notify pipes

 

[Blew]

New driver is out (topping still didn't release it):

V6.0.0 (27 November, 2025)

Where can this be obtained from? I don't see it available on the website.

 

[Vlad Soare]

* Change: Spy statistics improved

What does this mean?

 

[Bleib]

What's the purpose of the overvoltage feature of the E50 II? When/where would you use it?

It's useful with some poweramps where you can set it to lowest gain, then it requires a higher voltage to play loud
This is for maximum sound quality

The bad thing is that few of these modern dacs do not have a 2v/4v locked and/or max value for gear which do not like higher input voltage. For instance my TP RA3 (basically a better version of PA5 II) wants maximum 4v input with balanced.

 

[Jarrett]

Where can this be obtained from? I don't see it available on the website.

Now it's up

 

[Gradius]

What does this mean?

Windoze spy on us since many years. No surprise at all.

 

[Gradius]

Where can this be obtained from? I don't see it available on the website.

V6.0.0 driver - Topping audio

 

[Vlad Soare]

Windoze spy on us since many years. No surprise at all.

So, what Topping is actually saying is that this update will improve the quality of the data it's sending to Microsoft about our listening habits?

 

[archeoamp]

Hmm that's a deal breaker

 

[nukEd]

The output can be balanced via TRS, unbalanced via RCA or both simultaneously.

Wait, so I could use RCA as Sub-Out then? Sure without any filter yeah but I have rhe Topping 300 mini and I am looking for a DAC that also have a Sub-Out but haven't found a decent one.

 

[Blew]

Wait, so I could use RCA as Sub-Out then? Sure without any filter yeah but I have rhe Topping 300 mini and I am looking for a DAC that also have a Sub-Out but haven't found a decent one.

Yes, that's what I currently do. I'm using the -3dB attenuation on my JBL active monitors in place of a HPF crossover. LPF at 60Hz on subwoofer. It's by no means perfect but it works well enough.