Topping E50 Review (Balanced DAC)

[respice finem]

Alas, there's a bias trap waiting (when comparing two firmwares on the same device by hearing): Can you remember small acoustic details for several minutes? And is the level 100% equal?

 

[koravei]

Alas, there's a bias trap waiting (when comparing two firmwares on the same device by hearing): Can you remember small acoustic details for several minutes? And is the level 100% equal?

Yes i can, i have reference music for hearing. I listen to some high level and remember the position of L50's volume knob, then my ears relax and i try again. As Eldus said, it's possible to be some allergy, but i remember that the middle level was plenty enough and i rarely pushed the volume knob to the max. Now the high level is the same as the middle. Please, can someone share firmware v.1.06.

 

[respice finem]

Yes i can... ...remember the position of L50's volume knob...

Well, good luck

Cognitive Bias & Biases

We need a thread on cognitive biases. You can post links to your book chapters here... But why not start with: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_bias

www.audiosciencereview.com

 

[Aldoszx]

This is a good idea! Can someone share firmware v.1.06, because it's no longer available for download.

Attached.

 

[koravei]

Hey guys, thank you for your big help! Аfter all it turned out that the sound is the same

 

[femaletiger]

It turned out the same.... How can you hear the difference before??
I have updated to 1.07 and I can't hear any difference from 1.06....

 

[koravei]

It turned out the same.... How can you hear the difference before??
I have updated to 1.07 and I can't hear any difference from 1.06....

I wonder to myself, sometimes circumstances line up and your brain starts to fool you But it's good when you update a firmware, to have a backup of the previous version, just for comparing, so i am happy that i have it after all

 

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I wonder to myself, sometimes circumstances line up and your brain starts to fool you

This is true, and it seems everyone has to experience it to believe it. Our senses may fool us daily, we just mostly don't notice.

 

[Jimster480]

Does anyone know which version was tested here? I see there was a AK4493 version as well.

 

[staticV3]

Does anyone know which version was tested here? I see there was a AK4493 version as well.

The Topping E30 used an AK4493.
The E50 has from what I can tell always used the ES9068AS.

 

[Overseas]

I am looking at E50 vs SMSL SU 6, as I am targeting an ESS good relatively cheap DAC.
Leaving all other aside, what can be said about the 2 companies, SMSL vs Topping ?! In my mind they are all the same, Shenzen, Tpdz, SMSL, Topping etc

 

[Veri]

Leaving all other aside, what can be said about the 2 companies, SMSL vs Topping ?! In my mind they are all the same, Shenzen, Tpdz, SMSL, Topping etc

Erm, no. SMSL is a pretty gigantic umbrella company which consists of many sub-brands. But Topping is just one company standing on their own. No affiliation with big S.M.S.L.