[Indrajit]

2 questions.
Does sticking a Topping G5 and a phone on top of one another cause shielding noise even when the phone's wifi and bluetooth are off?
And does it sound bright or too neutral at times?

 

[arbiter76]

2 questions.
Does sticking a Topping G5 and a phone on top of one another cause shielding noise even when the phone's wifi and bluetooth are off?
And does it sound bright or too neutral at times?

can it still cause shielding noise? yes. does it? rarely. I use mine with a lg g8x strapped to it. rarely here interference. recently, flew to the US with an activated sim in it for backup phone and I heard interference frequently. hope that helps.

 

[hungryewok]

Does the G5 have a 'battery bypass mode'? I'm looking for a device to 50/50 as desktop/portable and I really don't want to think about 'battery care' when it's plugged in.

 

[ljnew]

When will they come out with the new g6 like g7 or something?

 

[rinderkappajoe]

Does the G5 have a 'battery bypass mode'? I'm looking for a device to 50/50 as desktop/portable and I really don't want to think about 'battery care' when it's plugged in.

No, unfortunately it does not have that feature!

 

[hungryewok]

When will they come out with the new g6 like g7 or something?

why should they make one? g5 is the best device in its class with measurements well in the high end desktop territory, <0.1 ohm output impedance, all of that at $299

 

[rinderkappajoe]

why should they make one? g5 is the best device in its class with measurements well in the high end desktop territory, <0.1 ohm output impedance, all of that at $299

Because it´s not only about measurements but also about features which is a very important point for endusers i guess.
And why not making a good product even better to keep up with the competition.
I would love to see a G6 with better bluetooth, upgraded DAC, PEQ funcition, buttons for next track-last track-pause or battery bypass mode as mentioned by you.
There is definitely room for improvements to make it a more compelling product

 

[Orfik]

Because it´s not only about measurements but also about features which is a very important point for endusers i guess.
And why not making a good product even better to keep up with the competition.
I would love to see a G6 with better bluetooth, upgraded DAC, PEQ funcition, buttons for next track-last track-pause or battery bypass mode as mentioned by you.
There is definitely room for improvements to make it a more compelling product

It could definitely use a better DAC, I bought the G5 and the Cayin RU7 at the same time and had to return the G5 because the resolution was so far behind the RU7.

 

[hungryewok]

It could definitely use a better DAC, I bought the G5 and the Cayin RU7 at the same time and had to return the G5 because the resolution was so far behind the RU7.

human hearing is so vastly different. Some people say that g6 is better then idsd gryphon, other that ru7 is better.

Objectively g5 dac performe better than most of the desktop equipment.
If you prefer r2r and associated distortions it's not the g5s fault.

 

[Orfik]

human hearing is so vastly different. Some people say that g6 is better then idsd gryphon, other that ru7 is better.

Objectively g5 dac performe better than most of the desktop equipment.
If you prefer r2r and associated distortions it's not the g5s fault.

RU7 is 1-bit not R-2R

 

[hungryewok]

RU7 is 1-bit not R-2R

oh, that's interesting. I could never find any research on the difference between ru7 implementation and a standard delta-sigma chip. Neither any measurements of RU7.

 

[ICYGENIUS]

Because it´s not only about measurements but also about features which is a very important point for endusers i guess.
And why not making a good product even better to keep up with the competition.
I would love to see a G6 with better bluetooth, upgraded DAC, PEQ funcition, buttons for next track-last track-pause or battery bypass mode as mentioned by you.
There is definitely room for improvements to make it a more compelling product

Topping G5 are already excellent and do not require much updating at the moment, I have been using his almost since the release and no problems, just take them and enjoy them, I have tried a lot of headphones during this time and they literally say every time I connect something to it bro, come on I'll just do it again hahaha

 

[arbiter76]

Because it´s not only about measurements but also about features which is a very important point for endusers i guess.
And why not making a good product even better to keep up with the competition.
I would love to see a G6 with better bluetooth, upgraded DAC, PEQ funcition, buttons for next track-last track-pause or battery bypass mode as mentioned by you.
There is definitely room for improvements to make it a more compelling product

your g6 is now $500. now what? and the bluetooth on mine is awesome.

 

[JeanPaul Petrosyan]

your g6 is now $500. now what? and the bluetooth on mine is awesome.

Very much worth it, if it has better shielding, some kind of a simple display for battery level and signal format indication, better DAC and some other features previously mentioned here that people seem to be very interested in, like a battery bypass mode. It's good for the money, indeed, but it definitely could be made better. There's a fair share of compromises and missing features of various importance.

Going to show off my latest abomination of a protective case I've made recently to mitigate EMI somewhat, btw. It's pretty haphazardly made and a bit awkward, but it gets the job done.

 

[hungryewok]

Very much worth it, if it has better shielding, some kind of a simple display for battery level and signal format indication, better DAC and some other features previously mentioned here that people seem to be very interested in, like a battery bypass mode. It's good for the money, indeed, but it definitely could be made better. There's a fair share of compromises and missing features of various importance.

Going to show off my latest abomination of a protective case I've made recently to mitigate EMI somewhat, btw. It's pretty haphazardly made and a bit awkward, but it gets the job done.

I think Topping's philosophy is to have a top tier measurable performance at an affordable price point, it usually forgoes all bells and whistles.
Quloos MUB1 for instance has all those features, but costs $200 more. Given that it's a 4xCS43131 implementation - it should also have impeccable performance.