but if you have to listen that hard to hear any difference, as far as I'm concerned, there's not enough difference for me to worry about . The E50 comes as a direct upgrade to the highly-acclaimed Topping E30 DAC system with added improvements in every aspect. As this amp is utterly incapable of persuading a typical speaker to achieve 120+dB, then with a noise floor below -120dB (or whatever it is), there will be no hiss from the amp. My valve amps are not very valvey by the standards of the breed, but switching the Klipsch Fortes between full range and bass managed always made for a softer bottom end. These drivers also enable WASAPI exclusive mode as an option in the player of your choice instead of just ASIO, which holds true in Windows 10/11 as well.

I have no idea why TOPPING went with orange as it clashes with all the color options for the E50/L50 stack and can be cumbersome at night or in low-lit environments.

This design feature allows you to have complete control over the desired volume according to your listening preferences. Thinking about it, all but the largest AVRs fail to produce more than 85W all channels driven at worse distortion figures into 4 Ohms, so the PA5 is no toy and cleaner t'boot.

My default setup was 32-bit audio over JRiver, with volume in Windows 10 set to ~95%, and I then set the sampling rate to an integer multiple of the source-file quality, as random issues may arise if it deviates from this integral multiplier. There is a another chinese company that apparently make very respectable DACs (Gustard) who have a DAC less streamer with Roon support. Taking the PA5 in isolation seems remarkably free of the bugbears that can affect budget Class D power amplifiers.

There were obvious improvements in comparison to my laptop's own Realtek ALC3266 chipset throughout the frequency range of all tested headphones and earphones, and this is before the speaker option with the preamp comes in. The brightness of the display can be adjusted in 3 steps, and automatic ON/OFF can be selected, improving usability. I understand that everyone's hearing is different, but it would still be interesting to hear your opinion.

The E50 has all the commonly used inputsUSB, optical and coaxial and can either be powered by a USB Charger type power supply or direct from your computer with the cable (supplied). The leading edge of notes feels like they have greater attack with the Topping but my Klipsch Fortes are no slouch here on the end of any amp. The latest E50 is equipped with ES9068AS Sabre DAC that provides high-quality audio signal decoding achieving ultra-low distortion and high SNR ratings, ensuring high-quality sound output for its users. The bumps (foot) on the base of the DAC are big enough to not block the vents in your amplifier if you use 10cm AUX cables and need to seat the DAC on top of you amp. Topping E50 uses CPLD processing to utilise the clock functions and optimise the digital signal, achieving incredible jitter suppression capabilities.As it stands and after 5 days of listening, I'm struggling with finding a reason to power my pair of secondary room heaters back up.

One of them is the real analog original in my rack, the other is a DSP recreation as a plugin in my DAW. I really value ASR's objective tests, but I find his forum a bit of a cult made up of people without very much experience in anything subjective. The Topping E50 offers preamplifier functions so you can control the output volume on the remote control included. My Tidal subscription had just run out, and I have no plans to renew it for MQA testing while trialing Qobuz for my streaming needs instead. You mean a regular 5V power outlet or the linear power toroidal transformer units like the Topping P50?Topping E50 is equipped with the latest-generation 16-core XMOS USB signal receiver chip, the XMOS XU216. Toppng PA5, Onkyo TX RZ810, Topping D10Balanced, Topping E30, Drop THX789, HE 400i, HarmonicDyne Helios. I should also point out that the E50 and L50 circuitry were designed together, and for those wanting an integrated amplifier to drive passive speakers, the newly released PA5 power amplifier is intended to be used with the E50. I get that maybe you pay a premium for the size of the Dragonfly and the Topping E50 is more of a dedicated device.