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Topping D50 III Balanced DAC with EQ ASR Review

This is a review and detailed measurements of the Topping D50 III balanced stereo DAC with support for parametric equalization. Sorry for the quality of the picture/display. It is quite dim compared to my photography light and when I tried to brighten it, it brought out the chromatic aberrations in my lens. While tiny, it is very sharp and clear white color. Back panel shows the innovation of using 1/4 jacks to bring balanced output in such a small enclosure: The remote...

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Adcom GFA-585se review They don’t build them like this any more

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What Hi-Fi? Verdict

You are not going to be able to buy any modern hi-fi stereo power amplifier for anything even close to what Adcom is asking for the GFA-585se. Its high power output, incredible sound a low noise belie its low asking price.

Pros

+High power output +Great sound +Low noise

Cons

-Lack of protection circuitry Why you can trust What Hi-Fi?  Our expert team reviews products in dedicated test rooms, to...

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NEW! Xduoo TA-66 Headphone Tube Amp

We’re thrilled to introduce the XduooTA66 an OTL headphone tube amp that merges classic engineering with the convenience of modern components.   Rather than use a PCB, this amp uses point-to-point wiring, a traditional technique that connects every component together with copper wiring. This old-school engineering method paired with modern amenities like a step-by-step volume potentiometer results in an amp that revives the spirit of golden-age tube amps with a contemporary sensibility. Product highlights 6N2 tube for the pre-amp stage 6N5P tube for the...

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NEW TOPPING DAC D50 III and A50 III headphone amplifier. 

D50 III is the third generation of desktop DAC products of D50 series, which adopts two ES9039Q2M chips to process left and right channels independently to ensure the high purity of sound quality. Through the self-developed I/V conversion module, it further squeezes the performance of the decoding new product, achieving extremely low THD+N <0.00006%. D50 III supports USB, LDAC Bluetooth 5.1, coaxial and optical inputs, RCA output and TRS balanced output. In addition, the D50 III introduces the PEQ function, which...

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Tidal HiFi- en HiFi Plus nieuwe formule

Tidal voegt HiFi- en HiFi Plus-abonnementen samen tot nieuwe formule

Vanaf 10 april zal het Tidal HiFi- en het Tidal HiFi Plus-abonnement opgaan in een individueel abonnement dat 10,99 euro per maand kost. Gebruikers krijgen toegang tot HiRes-audiobestanden in het Dolby Atmos- en flac-formaat. Er komt ook een enkelvoudig abonnement voor families. De nieuwe abonnementsformule zal de twee huidige abonnementen, Tidal HiFi en Tidal HiFi Plus, vervangen. De nieuwe formule biedt volgens een ondersteuningspagina van Tidal toegang tot meer dan...

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WiiM Amp Streaming Amplifier Review

I was pleasantly surprised by the good bit of weight this small box has. It will help it not slide with the weight of the speaker wires and such. Back panel shows the differentiation from a regular amplifier: With included streaming, you have a one box solution to play your content over the network. You can use the included Bluetooth remote or the application. The latter was rock solid which is more than I can say about some other (major) streaming...

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Topping D90SE III launch, 2x ES9039SPRO

TOPPING upgraded their well-known D90SE to D90SE III a fully balanced DAC. It uses dual ES9039SPRO decoding chips and the latest XU316 of XMOS. D90IlI SABRE is equipped with QCC5125 and Bluetooth 5.1, and supports LDAC/aptX-Adaptive/aptX-HD/AAC/SBC.

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spanningskwaliteitsproblemen is in 2023 significant toegenomen

Stedin: 3.300 klachten over uitvallende omvormers zonnepanelen, laadpaal ‘uit’ in avond

Stedin heeft afgelopen jaar 3.300 klachten van consumenten ontvangen over uitvallende omvormers van zonnepanelen door te hoog oplopende spanning op het stroomnet. Het aantal klachten steeg met 119 procent. De netbeheerder meldde afgelopen januari al dat vorig jaar een recordaantal van 145.000 consumenten zonnepanelen installeerde; goed voor een vermogen van 599 megawattpiek. Actief monitoren Die recordgroei laat op het stroomnet van Stedin inmiddels zijn sporen na. De netbeheerder...

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Topping DX9 All-in-One Gold Award!

Topping DX9 All-in-One Review – Unleashing 15 Years of Sonic Expertise

 Sandu VitalieNovember 21, 2023 Topping is crafting complex all-in-one devices that cater to stereo heads and head-fi geeks for a decent stretch. But let’s rewind a smidge – about 15 years back they dipped their toes in the audio pool with a pint-sized power amplifier called TP10. It was more popular than selfies back in the day, so much so that Topping kept...

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Online verkoop: regels voor ECHTE reviews

HOE ZIT HET? HIFISTUDIO79 HEEFT GECONTROLEERDE , ECHTE REVIEWS VAN ECHTE KLANTEN! natuurlijk zijn we trots op onze beoordelingen , en stippen hiermee nog eens aan aan welke regel;s de winkels gehouden (moeten) worden, helaas is dat niet bij elke winkel zo! Voor het beheer van reviews op je webshop bestaan regels die consumenten moeten beschermen. Lees wat die regels inhouden, hoe je nep reviews herkent en hoe je betrouwbare beoordelingen verzamelt. Doe je online zaken met consumenten en bied je de mogelijk tot...

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