Här en intressant lyssningsjämförelse med en Rega Dac, Chord mojo och audiolab mdac av en entusiast.
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/foru ... 9/page-121”I sat up to nearly 4am last night reading DAC review after review, comparing SINAD results, IMD graphs and multi-tone tests lol. All while listening to my much loved setup of Rega DAC and Brio amp with PMC Twenty.21 stand mounts. I sometimes swap out the Rega DAC for a Chord Mojo, as it sounds slightly smoother at higher frequencies and less fatiguing, but doesn't sound as dynamic. I know I've lost half my audience now by saying one DAC sounds different to another! But perhaps the audible differences I perceive are down to the handling of jitter or the implementation of the output stage - who knows.
My ears seem quite sensitive to "bright" sources, and I've tried ribbon tweeter speakers and different amps to get a presentation that I'm happy with. I'm aware the speakers I've settled on have a pronounced top end, but the PMC's produce such a sweet sound and dig deep when the occasion demands, that I think I'll only upgrade with a house move.
So long story short, I ordered the Topping E30 in the early hours of this morning and it was delivered tonight! Packaging and appearance exceeded my quite low expectations, and are ridiculously good at the price. Thanks to this forum, I knew to hold the power button down for a few seconds to switch from PRE to DAC mode, and I was up and running in a couple of minutes.
I use a raspberry pi with an allo digione s/pdif hat, and stream spotify premium - so by no means audiophile quality, but the sound I'm getting from the Topping E30 is ridiculously good! It's so crystal clear. Dynamic swings are present without sounding forced, and transients sound well, natural. I was apprehensive that the DAC would sound overly analytical, but there's body to the midrange without any trace of smudging and overhang. It's a very neutral sounding DAC.
I listened to an Audiolab M-DAC in the past when auditioning the Rega DAC, and immediately preferred the Rega. Perhaps the synergy with my Brio (the older version at the time), was the key, but I found the Audiolab very "thin" - for want of a better term. It may have been an early ESS Sabre chip.
Have just tried turning up the wick on the Brio and it's induced a big grin! There's so much headroom. When I've turned my system up to neighbour annoying levels before, there's always been a harshness or edginess to the sound. It's not that it's too loud; it hasn't sounded clean. I once read that you can play really good hifi loud and still have a conversation in the same room - it's the distortion/noise that makes it uncomfortable.
So, thanks again everyone! I'm so happy I took a punt on this fabulous little DAC.”
Här en länk till test av rasberry spdif kortet från allo:
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/foru ... pdif.5418/
D.S.
