I'm biased more towards the 720S. The cars are my main hobby (over the headphones) so I have a few. Had some fun ones in the past (Ferrari, R8, GTR, Vette, etc.). I'll attach my buddy's McLaren GT he has one. Current stable: McLaren 720S Spider Audi RS7 Performance Tesla Model S Plaid...

Joined March of 2008. We're now in March of 2024. 16 years later crazy how time flies. I haven't tinkered with my setup I'm content with it and just enjoy it for what it is. No plans of changing/upgrading. Since that's the case I mostly just lurk these days.

I'm sure it's fine stock for ventilation. Let me put some holes in it so dust can get in there instead! :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

It's been a while but I'm fairly certain it's the A90D with the volume. I don't use the remote I just spin the volume pot but the DAC is a set it and forget it for the most part. It's used via USB and even powers on when my PC turns on.

You don't say...early adopter pages and pages back...found an old photo of the setup when I bought it. :beyersmile:

It does sound good however I wasn't going to let a "fault" in one model ruin it forever. Things happen. I'm jamming it as we speak. I have my Arya replacement and the Focal all running through XLR now and it's great. I had Arya on 1/4" unbalanced with the new unit without issue. Just felt...

A90 Discrete I have paired with the D90SE. I also through a Schitt Lokius in the middle. It's epic bang for buck.

It's harder to push than my previous cars (Nissan GT-R, Audi R8 V10 Plus) as it's more tail happy. However makes the car feel more alive and more rewarding with the results!

Just picked up a dream car of mine. Italian V12 exotic. 2017 Ferrari F12 Berlinetta Decided to take a few photos of her last night. Pixel 6 Pro and some basic tweaking on the phone I think the photos came out okay. I took a ton I'm only cherry picking a few for here but figured the photos...

Yes you can. I'm XLR output to Focal Clear Mg. RCA output to Vanatoo they both play at the same time. You can isolate just one or the other or both.

Can't wait to try my Arya again once I get them back from Hifiman. Jam some planar on this. I'll have to get an XLR cable for those because as of now it's unbalanced.

Just keep it within volume that won't blow your ear drums apart. I'm on high gain with Focal Clear (55 ohm) via XLR. I'm usually 40-45%. Some softer tracks 50-55%. Shift it another 5-10% if I want to really jam loud. Anything beyond that is ear piercing. I think you're hearing limit will...

It's a long story posted in the A90D thread. It just stopped playing randomly out of the left driver on the Arya. Volume got really weak out of A90D. I was offered return or replacement from vendor as it was pretty much a brand new amp. I figured replacement as I otherwise liked the amp...

Having owned my Arya v2 for years I have v3 incoming. Amp destroyed my V2 :( For the time being I picked up something to hold me over and pleasantly surprised. I remember when I bought the Arya it was after hearing them at an expo. Same day I had opportunity to listen to many other...

I'm sure that clause is if it happens months or years into service and to protect from the idiots who drive a 16 ohm IEM the 9 watts or whatever this thing can pump out and wreck them. My situation the amp failed in less than 24 hours and destroyed my headphone at the same time. I told them...

So since they came through and it's finalized I figured I'd add an update on the A90D destroying my Arya (search for previous posts from me in here it was from roughly a week ago). So after keeping in communication with Topping I explained to them what happened. They did an internal review and...

For all the Tidal hate, I don't see a better platform. Spotify is a lossy mess Tidal to my ears sounds comparable to Amazon Music HD (or whatever it's called these days). I'm on a free trial at the moment with Qobuz. Qobuz to my ears sounds just as good as Tidal. Qobuz the interface is crap...

Coming from a Topping D30 (not the pro) which I thought was (and still is) a great DAC for the money. Yes to me it's very revealing. Tracks I've jammed for years I'm picking up new details. EDIT: This model https://www.soundphilereview.com/reviews/topping-d30-review-768/

I've been jamming the Focal Clear Mg non-stop 24 hours straight via balanced. Then gave it a rest. Been jamming the last 6 hours no issues. Yesterday had a friend bring over his HD 650. It didn't blow up on the unbalanced out. I'm just hoping it was a defective unit. There was no weird...

My hand wasn't forced. I had option to do everything I did and get something else. I'll return it if it fails again. All of it. I'm not going to let one failure ruin the entire experience. This amp still sounds stellar.

I'm assuming this is the owner's thread. At least from what I could find. Still breaking them in but so far so good. I've had a lot of headphones throughout the years but most recently my Hifiman Arya died. Not their fault, the amp's fault. Search for recent posts by me for details (hint...

I'll check out the other vendor you mentioned. Although my Arya are broke now thanks to this amp (just scroll up a post or two to read about that). As for the drinks, yeah the more alcohol, the more prone to spilling lol. Nothing like some wine (or whiskey) and sitting back and enjoy. I...

I was on 2.4 when it took a crap on me. Both the 1st and 2nd unit came on V2.3. I'm on 2.4 on the current one however since Focal Clear Mg come with XLR cable I'm running balanced. Holy crap is balanced loud. 44% more than sufficient volume.

So I had quite the wild ride with this A90D... 12 hours into ownership I'm jamming away and I go hmm...don't remember this track being so right-sided. Volume also dropped out hard. 99% on the volume and not even remotely loud. Barely a normal listening level. Yup! A90D took a dump. No...

Seeing this mudslinging back and forth reminds me why I mostly keep this hobby to myself over the last few years. Used to be active on here but I just popped back on here recently because did some new shopping/upgrading. Waste of money using the mobo USB port... :sweat_smile: Using a $4 USB...