RitzyBusiness
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Its even hard to casually discern the difference between a dac that measures poorly with one that measures highly, I am talking polar opposites of SINAD in the e50 vs bifrost 1 MB (unison USB)I have been enjoying the performance of a Topping E50 for 26 months. I think I would have difficulty reliably discerning a difference between the measured performance of the E50 and the Eversolo dac-Z8.
There are audible differences (in favor of the E50) but if I am just jamming out to music, especially modern music, its not something I would even think or worry about. I think the biggest difference happened in games, where directionality became less fuzzy on very quiet sounds like far away foot steps, but I have no proof of that other than my own experience.
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As for the E50, as a DAC. I am glad I bought it, its transparent and unless some super fancy wireless tech or HRTF tech comes out I doubt i'll be changing this till it breaks. Its made me take a hard look at the Topping A70 Amp which seems like a kitchen sink with enough power to pretty much blow up any headphone, though I think my Lyr+ is plenty good enough, a balanced rig is versatility and I don't use any tube so nothing will be lost.