Using CPLD to process the clock and greatly optimize the digital signal, achieved incredible jitter suppression capabilities. It did not wow me like the iFi Zen DAC v2 , the E50 definitely has more detail and clarity but I love the sound signature of the zen dac v2 better. With the availability of USB connectivity, it becomes easier to pair various devices like an Amp, DAC or even headphones without worrying about drivers or any additional piece of software.

If an item weighs more than 9 pounds, we won’t be able to ship to these addresses because of our current courier agreements. In part this is a slight trick of the PA5's 19dB gain (with the gain control set to max, or effectively pass-through) as most power amps will offer 23-29dB of gain, so you will find your preamp gain set higher for a given SPL level.Taking the PA5 in isolation seems remarkably free of the bugbears that can affect budget Class D power amplifiers. Using the E50 in ASIO mode with JRiver and DSD playback also worked smoothly as shown before, so you may want to install those drivers if you are also interested. The beefier construction means there is no way the cables on the back or front will tip things over, so go ahead and place the TOPPING L50 over the E50 as seen above. Indeed, slightly fruitier, looser bass may sound nice with smaller speakers but it's not my bag, hence bass management, EQ, etc. With significant hikes in food and fuel costs, not to mention dearer petrol, electricity, and gas, we badly need a remedy.

Fine for direct use, but if combined with Room DSP needing to perform an asymmetric correction for an asymmetric room (where one side may need some significant cut while the other may even need bass boost), then I would be a lot more comfortable with 100W or even 120W into 8R instead. This sounds like an exciting feature, but on most music, much of the time, there wasn't a huge degree of difference in terms of sound – the changes were pretty subtle. Topping E50 uses CPLD processing to utilise the clock functions and optimise the digital signal, achieving incredible jitter suppression capabilities. This means the sound signature of your headphones, IEMs, and speakers will not be changed when driven through the stack. On the producer side, it gives more headroom, but last time I had a chance to check, 24/96 was "tops" there, and it wasn't long ago.The E50 is in no slouch either, I just prefer the warm sound of the zen dac v2 over the somewhat sharp sound of the E50. The E50 uses the latest high performance Dac chip ES9068AS and with its USB input using XMOS 2nd 16 core processor XU216 which supports 32bit 768Khz PCM, DSD512 and MQA we are sure to impress. Toppng PA5, Onkyo TX RZ810, Topping D10Balanced, Topping E30, Drop THX789, HE 400i, HarmonicDyne Helios. Earlier Windows versions, including Win 7, which I know some are still on, do not have native XMOS decoding support, which would have you download the XMOS drivers, whose installer is found here. Maybe it isnt such a stretch to imagine one day being able to select you preferred value amp character on a digital hifi amp.