staticV3
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"Topping" = Desktop equipmentTheir “Pro” amp is lacking speakON output terminals.
"TP" = Living room, Home Theater equipment
"Topping | Professional" = Pro equipment
"Topping" = Desktop equipmentTheir “Pro” amp is lacking speakON output terminals.
The Rekkr is an interesting one to compare to. It's basically a high-powered headphone amp.If you care about noise, best to look at an Amp's absolute noise level which is typically measured with 20Hz -20kHz BW, in μVrms or μVrms (A-wt).
The RA3 has 16μVrms (A-wt) of noise at the outputs, same as the PA5. That's really low, but not as low as stuff like the LA90(D), Modulus-86, Rekkr or Gjallahorn.
"Topping" = Desktop equipment
"TP" = Living room, Home Theater equipment
"Topping | Professional" = Pro equipment
More to come"Topping Professional" has only one product...
As a European living in Europe, you can buy the RA3 from Topping's AliExpress store.Is there a possibility to buy the amp in Europe now?
Is there a possibility to buy the amp in Europe now?
The PA5 II is the home version )I hope they make versions of these eventually without the rack ears...I think the long and narrow form factor would be well-received by many for home audio use...
The PA5 II is the home version )
Nice little product. Surely this Topping Pro thing is just a branding exercise and they’re not really trying to market to pros?
At that price point, decent longevity from components and build quality (that can tolerate regular abuse) must be quite low I would have thought.
Good point. Was the nominal impedance more useful/relevant in older class a/b days?Impedance varies with frequency. They are 'nominally' 8 ohm but drop to 3.7 ohm https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/kef-ls50-meta-review-speaker.25574/
No, it's never been much use in practical terms.Good point. Was the nominal impedance more useful/relevant in older class a/b days?
I believe I read an article once that measured the properties of the materials different stereo shelves/racks were made of, including the lack lack table. Turns out the honeycomb construction of the lack was an optimum material for turntables, valve amps sensitive to vibrations, and everything else as a result. Denser materials, from glass, to wood to mdf would transmit more room vibrations and have resonances while the combination of low mass relative to high rigidity was optimal.Ya, Seriously crappy, I mean except for the real world power and extremely low distortion measurements. But other than that, really crappy. OK except when you compare it to the vast majority of really expensive A/B amps out there. Ok, I guess it's not really crappy.