Troubles with power modes were reported also for other Topping DACs, see https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...10-balanced-review-usb-dac.25094/post-1041319A question on the auto standby feature of the E50: it seems not to work as I expected. For example, after power down (of the mains), the E50 sometime starts as 'on' and othertimes in standby. If I put the E50 in standby via the "power button" of the remote, the E50 does not come out of standby automatically (I would have expected the auto standby to always override whatever is set via the remote in that case). What should be the expected behavior? My setup: Bluesound Node <USB> Topping E50.
D10bal does not have on/off switch. With E50 you can avoid such troubles. Simply disable the auto on/off feature. Then power on/off your device by using remote or by touching the front panel.