TOPPING E30II

The Topping E30 ii DAC definitely improved the output quality of music from my Lenovo Yoga laptop. I store all my digital music in lossless format, I don't use mp3's due to the compression & lossy algorithms. I really appreciate being able to get the best out of my music collection & the Topping does just that. I realize everyone doesn't feel the need for the highest quality music reproduction, to some storage space is a concern. But if you're someone with a keen ear & an audio system that reproduces the fine nuances many of us appreciate & demand, a unit like the E30 ii is well worth investigating. I wish I could rate it 4.5 of 5. 5 for quality of reproduction & ease of use, with a small ding for the setup process & supplied documentation.

Beautiful little magical box. I paired it with my new Kanto Ora speakers and the SUB8 sub. They were all new to me so I don't have a "before and after" of the sound quality. All I can say is that I believe it was an essential purchase in getting the cleanest sound out of my new speakers. Setup was a breeze, installed the drivers before the product arrived, plugged it in, and I was off to the races. It identified the input automatically. The remote is very simple and it reacts quickly. I do wish I could change the display when changing the volume from db's to a percentage, but this DAC does not have that option. Otherwise, solid purchase, fits perfectly on my desk, and adjusting the volume while standing and working without having to bend over is nice.

TLDR; Did a lot of research, Topping E30 is a great value DAC, saw some issues w/ polarity. Took a chance to get it now, and turns out no issues w/ polarity it's serial 2004+ 😊 I spent probably a month deciding which DAC to buy. I spent hours debating whether I needed or wanted balanced XLR for future upgrades. I was comparing what all essentially seemed to be similar offerings with different feature sets from Geshelli, SMSL, and Topping. Then I stumbled upon the E30. I waited patiently for the new SMSL M200 DAC to have some reviews which I was sold on previously. I realized that the M200 was overhyped and not especially great value. If the E30 was balanced, it would be the end-all DAC in the price range. I don't know if it matters; the sound quality produced by the E30 is incredible. You can look at oscilloscope readings that tell you why a DAC is the best, which scientifically has the cleanest signal. The E30 tests are remarkably high, it tests similarly to DACs more than 300% of its MSRP on many tests. WOW. This includes linearity, distortion, and dynamic range. It made me rethink whether I even cared if a device had a balanced XLR output. I started researching the minute differences in RCA and XLR to determine if I even really cared about XLR. As much as I would like to have XLR for a powered monitor upgrade and to feed a 789 in balanced mode, most powered monitors still include RCA. Additionally, RCA doesn't suffer much degradation in signal comparatively over short distances. All of these factors led me to conclude that the E30 was something that hit the mark high for budget DACs. So high in fact that I was willing to buy this with 0 reviews from HiFi-College marked as manufactured by KGUSS. I can assure you, it is the right DAC with the right serial, and it is fantastic. Stop hesitating, just get this. Things I've learned: 1. Check the manual when you get it and switch it into DAC mode if you don't want to use the preamp. The display will then only display bitrate and no longer function only as a DAC. 2. I would suggest leaving Windows volume at 99, without a longwinded explanation it allows a tiny amount of overhead for the DAC to function well. More information can be found by searching DACs and the Gibbs Phenomenon.

I was actually impressed with this DAC. My favorite thing about it was the selectable filters, they -slightly- change the character of the sound and I think it's a nice touch. Sound wise, it is a little on the brighter side of neutral. I happen to not mind the AKM "velvet sound" character and found that this DAC didn't really exhibit a lot of it. I ended up returning it though, basically because I am not sure if I can trust the company. After reading about the issues with the L30 and Toppings response to it, I'd rather not deal with a business like that.

I use a DAC to run the optical signal from a Samsung smart TV to an older, analog speaker/subwoofer system. I bought a Dingsun off Amazon (about $23), and it worked fine -- but the remote had only about 5 steps, so you'd quickly jump from too quiet to way too loud. Figuring that you get what you pay for, I sprung for this. The sound is perfect and the remote is a dream come true (I sit only about 8-10 feet from the TV). Later, I found that there is a Topping E30 "Lite" that would have served my non-audiophile needs and saved me about $30, but I'm still very happy with this purchase.

Burned out after 7 months. What a ripoff. Get a better DAC from a more established company.

I needed a decent DAC to stream music into my stereo amp (a very good one, but old enough not to have an internal DAC), both from my MP3/FLAC library, as well as online sources. (If you're an "audiophile", you can stop reading now.) So I'm using optical (or coax) in, not USB. The headline specs are 768kHz/32bit max, but read carefully, that's for USB in. With coax/optical in you get 192kHz/24bit max. All I care about is CD quality or better, since like most people I can't hear the difference with anything higher, so these specs more than meet my need. Specs aside, how does it actually sound? Very good indeed. The sound is perhaps just slightly different (wee bit brighter) from my very good CD player (with Wolfson DAC) -- but I'm not sure I could tell which is which with a blind test. I'm quite happy with it, even when I'm streaming FLAC-source classical music that I'm fussy about. I think 100-150 is the sweet spot for DACs: if you choose carefully you can get a very good one for the money, and paying more isn't necessarily going to give you better sound. Do your research carefully, and enjoy!

Tengo el Yamaha R-N303 (sonido plano), y los Polk S20 (sonido cálido) quería más resolución para esta configuración y la verdad no sé siente el cambio con este Topping E30 II.