La pièce de résistance is definitely that unibody case, which has a simple front and back-plate attached to it and it looks nicely put together. As usual, there is plenty of foam surrounding the unit for a better protection and it wouldn’t be Topping if I wouldn’t spot their RC-15A remote control, that you can find from their entry to top-level units. You are confusing a discussion regarding balanced line outputs with one about balanced headphone outputs. As for subjective testing, I’ve went directly for its jaw and connected the most sensitive IEMs I have at my disposal.
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It uses a Bluetooth antenna that works as a signal booster, it’s the same one I’ve seen on all Topping units that were tested around here. While I’ve always used some type of “stack” for my desktop DAC/amp setup, I’ve always wanted to try out a desktop all in one. This isn’t a deal breaker by any means but simple things such as changing from low to high gain requires the remote. The multifunctional volume knob is also aluminum and finished with the same, metallic black paint and I liked the design and size of it.While it really rocked my world with the Kennerton Wodan, Sendy Peacock, Erzetich Phobos and Mania and mind you, those are not exactly easy to drive, but it was running out of steam and couldn’t provide enough headroom with something like Audeze LCD-4 and don’t get me started with the Hifiman Susvara. By default, it comes with Low-Gain enabled, but since it’s a noiseless amplifier, I recommend switching it to High-gain immediately as you are getting it and all your desktop headphones will be thankful for that. While Topping raised the bar in audio circuit design with each product, its aesthetic offerings did not change much. Changing a lot of settings requires the remote as well but the gain select was the thing that got me the most as I forgot the remote in another room and spent a better part of the day looking for it. If you are worried about any risks in this regard, you may want to wait until early adopters test it first.
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The low end is fast, tight and controlled with excellent layering, it sounds dynamic and powerful with sharp attacks and weighty texture.
It is powered by ESS Technology’s premium-tier ES9068AS DAC chips in dual configuration and it features Topping’s latest NFCA amplifier circuitry.
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