Have been searching for a TPA3255 board but don't want to buy a fake chip.
I have found an Aiyima TPA3255 boar that claim original chip on AliExpress that looks ok and has been measured on Youtube by Michael Beeny.
He feels that the board performs well and can probably be an original chip. I think that maybe there are better (that one can use) and also worse fake chips. So maybe there is a fine line between fake and real.
My only complaint would be that the board does not offer balanced differential input.
Looking at Audiophonics offering I find the 3E AUDIO board #14690 that looks just right but is not available anymore.
Think they have disappeared from the earth as their own site does only refer to not available products. So don't think it will be back in stock anymore.
Audiophonics has also #16657 Class D TPA3255 2x160W board that maybe is ok but does not say if the chip is original or fake. It does also have only single-ended input.
My need for balanced differential input comes from that I'm running an active speaker setup where my goal is to use only FIR filters that are convolved on a PC. There are not that many 8-channel DACs on the market and they all use balanced out. This is my list of available 8-channel DACs at the moment. Topping, Okto, and Motu.
I have found an Aiyima TPA3255 boar that claim original chip on AliExpress that looks ok and has been measured on Youtube by Michael Beeny.
He feels that the board performs well and can probably be an original chip. I think that maybe there are better (that one can use) and also worse fake chips. So maybe there is a fine line between fake and real.
My only complaint would be that the board does not offer balanced differential input.
Looking at Audiophonics offering I find the 3E AUDIO board #14690 that looks just right but is not available anymore.
Think they have disappeared from the earth as their own site does only refer to not available products. So don't think it will be back in stock anymore.
Audiophonics has also #16657 Class D TPA3255 2x160W board that maybe is ok but does not say if the chip is original or fake. It does also have only single-ended input.
My need for balanced differential input comes from that I'm running an active speaker setup where my goal is to use only FIR filters that are convolved on a PC. There are not that many 8-channel DACs on the market and they all use balanced out. This is my list of available 8-channel DACs at the moment. Topping, Okto, and Motu.