Topping PA5 Review (Amplifier)

[renaudrenaud]

I remember you very well when you said the very same as the first Ford T was announced....

Was just joking. I will not by this one but wait for the next iteration, the Pro+SE anniversary edition.

 

[F1308]

Thank a lot Amir

Excuse my curiosity, but why so many of you refer to Amirm as Amir...?

 

[sweetchaos]

Excuse my curiosity, but why so many of you refer to Amirm as Amir...?

A bit about your host....

This is a bit about your host, Amir Majidimehr. I am writing this as to give more context to people reading my technical reviews and measurements. I have realized that without this context, many assume I am yet another blogger spitting out graphs. That is very true but let’s see if we can...

www.audiosciencereview.com

 

[pma]

Exceptionnal.
Thank a lot Amir.

Was there any audible hiss in the speaker? It is a common issue with those products. eg. Aiyima A07 produces hiss but SMSL AD18 not.

Read the noise from measurements shown before you ask a question like this. A07 noise would be 20dB higher.

 

[F1308]

Was just joking. I will not by this one but wait for the next iteration, the Pro+SE anniversary edition.

I remember you very well when you said you would not buy a Ford T and wait for a Tesla instead...

 

[aj625]

I do not want to exaggerate but this is a great day for the entire audiophile community, we already knew that it would measure well but we waited for Amir's review to make it official, getting this performance for a $ 350 amplifier is really impressive, Topping has taken their amplifiers to the same level of your dac and that's saying a lot. Congratulations Topping

Problem with most so called audiophiles is that they think through their wallet. They discard better measuring cheaper and smaller products quickly as cold sterile and clinical. They prefer looks,size and price more than performance.

 

[F1308]

A bit about your host....

This is a bit about your host, Amir Majidimehr. I am writing this as to give more context to people reading my technical reviews and measurements. I have realized that without this context, many assume I am yet another blogger spitting out graphs. That is very true but let’s see if we can...

www.audiosciencereview.com

Thanks very much, but he appears as Amirm in his writings...

 

[daftcombo]

Read the noise from measurements shown before you ask a question like this. A07 noise would be 20dB higher.

I read it as always but am not confident it correlates to hiss.

 

[F1308]

Oh, I was happily inviting Topping into the loudspeaker arena without realising I was forgetting the headphone gathering....

 

[Walter]

This is the end of this industry.

"This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning."

 

[restorer-john]

I read it as always but am not confident it correlates to hiss.

Working back from @amirm 's 5W@4R S/N number, residual comes in at a remarkable ~19.5uV. And that is a bridged class D amplifier too. Hiss will be inaudible, even in a sensitive horn.

 

[Trokox]

... ¿A dónde vamos desde aquí?

Before the PA5 we had cheap amps with good performance (loxije A30, aiyima A07. PA3s) all of them very good for their money but they could not compete against the best. Today Topping has manufactured an economical amplifier that fights from you to you against the best amplifiers in the industry and I think it is good news for everyone, the era of obtaining an outstanding amplifier for a minimum price has arrived and is now

 

[Dennis_FL]

There are plenty of RCA to TRS cables. Try amazon. Many are under $20 usd.
You will not have a balanced line but no worries at all.

Here's the screenshots:

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Will this work?

looks good. The PA5 is 1/4" TRS

 

[amirm]

Excuse my curiosity, but why so many of you refer to Amirm as Amir...?

Amir is my real first name. AmirM was my email address at Microsoft (first name and initial of last name) and so that became my forum alias on other forums and now here.

 

[F1308]

@JohnYang1997 Well done. I also think the red and blue units look fabulous too.

What should be the best colour system configuration...?
Phono into black (LPs are mostly blackhish), FM radio into yellow (for the kind of things they say most of the time over those waves), CD into red (someone said something about a red book), white for Network (my router is mostly white)....

 

[Stokdoof]

Am i the only one with translated replies, some in greek and some Spanish.

 

[Doodski]

What should be the best colour system configuration...?
Phono into black (LPs are mostly blackhish), FM radio into yellow (for the kind of things they say most of the time over those waves), CD into red (someone said something about a red book), white for Network (my router is mostly white)....

Depends on your room. colors and your style.

 

[amirm]

Am i the only one with translated replies, some in greek and some Spanish.

There was one in Greek but otherwise, no.

 

[Doodski]

Am i the only one with translated replies, some in greek and some Spanish.

I do it sometimes although the moderators like to see English.

 

[restorer-john]

Amir is my real first name. AmirM was my email address at Microsoft (first name and initial of last name) and so that became my forum alias on other forums and now here.

I wish it wasn't. I can't get away from the name!

There's a successful real estate in our area and I see "Amir Prestige" signs everywhere!

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