Quote:
Originally Posted by W9TR
I have a Topping D50. I own several ESS-based DAC's and this is the worst sounding of the bunch. Living with it for awhile proves it to be less than musically engaging. Like 70's era solid state.
I think all of the Topping love comes from a biased and totally measurement-focused forum called Audio Science Review.
Sometimes, even if you paid close to nothing, you realize that you've been taken.  |
Thanks for the info Tom. Seems to be another case of "group confirmation-bias contagion".
Definitely not for my ears then.
I am very happy with the Audeze Deckard DAC and variable preamp-outs that I can feed my Woo Audio tubes and headphones depending on SS vs Toob mood.
My DAC was not a favorite of Audio Science Reviews so obviously we have a difference of taste there.