The featured DAC, the AK4499EX, is a flagship 32-Bit DAC from AKM Technologies based on Velvet Sound Verita Technology. How I missed that, I'm not completely sure, and whether Topping had some advance warning that MQA as such might be going away soon is an unknown. Regardless, I then routed playback of the MQA-enabled files through the Gustard setup, and I thought Drama sounded really great—maybe even better than I'd ever heard, other than perhaps my original LP. If you have purchased any items with any discount offered by a joint promotion or other promotional activities but the discount offer has expired at the time of the exchange, the discount shall not be taken into account.

The 12V Trigger interface on the E70 Velvet can be configured for active control (Trigger out) or passive control (Trigger in). I was actually quite stunned by the clean look of D70, how nicely it is put together and how solid it feels in the hand.With the L70, Topping offers a highly engineered balanced NFCA headphone amplifier and preamplifier combo that delivers excellent sonic performance and is suitable for a wide range of use scenarios. use not following the ‘User Guide’ or any additional safety, use, or warnings included in the product materials. There was an added level of sparkle that was present during playback from the E70 V that was not as completely evident from the Gustard combo. In his opinion, the AKM implementation of DSD resulted in sound quality that bettered that of the ESS chips in every conceivable way; if I could possibly get my hands on one, I'd definitely be impressed!

Listening to Moonlight 3rd Movement (Presto Agitato) in Hi-Res by Yundi revealed an incredibly black and noiseless background.

If you are unsure whether your location is considered a remote area, we recommend contacting us to confirm. My digital system is fully balanced; the PS Audio Stellar Gain Cell preamplifier provides system control, and the digital input chain is fed by a dual-box streaming setup that includes the Euphony Summus and Endpoint units. Topping has placed a volume knob on the front and you can adjust the volume of the device in preamp mode via this knob. My main thrust for this review was playback of DSD files, including the hundreds of DSD64 rips from my collection of SACDs, as well as native DSD downloads across a range of DSD64, DSD128, and DSD256 rates.

In addition to the DAC mode with a fixed output level, the E70 Velvet also has a DAC + preamplifier mode. That was especially true with CD quality rips, which almost approached the level of higher resolution files when played through the Gustard combo. The AK4499EX has exceptional characteristics for decoding high-resolution, packing a rich tone and details. The remote is small and made of plastic, but functionally well laid-out, and looks remarkably similar to the remotes supplied by Gustard (they're probably sourced from the same supplier). The arrival of the E70 V coincided with a review I'd been working on for the German-made Naiu Laboratory Ella Mark 3 power amplifier.The E7 uses a brand-new conversion circuit designed to provide lower distortion and lower noise while occupying less space. Austria, Netherlands, Hungary, Portugal, Poland, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Sweden, Bulgaria, Finland, Slovenia, Latvia, Malta, Norway : 1-3 weeks, avg. As is my usual process, I used upgraded, aftermarket cables for my evaluation, including a Rite Audio HC power cable, a pair of AudioQuest Yukon balanced interconnect cables, as well as a Pangea Premier Silver USB cable (the cables cost more than the DAC!