@PurpleAngel Ever since audiosciencereview.com came out with their reviews of Audio-Gd products, I've always wondered how my NFB-11.28 (bought 2018) compares to a Topping device that has objectively good measurements on ASR. Overall, do you think the Topping sounds any better than the NFB? I'm...

Alright, so DMS just replied to my youtube comment asking why the review was unlisted. He said " There’s just better products now that are cheaper". I guess that's a reasonable justification.

Can you send me a link to the discussion? I'm curious how that went down. I think the biggest point of contention for Amir is that he wasn't able to replicate the measurements that Audio Gd posted in their graphs for the R2R-11. Now, the question is who are we to trust more for having...

Does anyone have any insight into why DMS unlisted his youtube review of the R2R-11? It is basically unsearchable in youtube, and I could only find a link to it via this thread. Is DMS trying to distance himself from his endorsement of it as one of the "Best budget amp of all time"? And might...

I chickened out at the last second on the R2R-11 and went instead for the NFB-11.28. Decided I wanted the more neutral of the two, and I've had positive experiences with ESS Sabre DACs, so it's a safe bet. I guess a more positive way to look at it is I didn't buy into the hype that's been...

I think I came across that article in the past. From the Conclusion: "My testing revealed that the device can be picky when it comes to supported file formats. Some FLACs play perfect while others don't. I'm certainly not going to convert my entire 60,000 track library to a specific level of...

About to place an order for the R2R11. Is there consensus that it pairs slightly better with the HD 6xx (650) than the NFB version? Most people are choosing the R2R from what I can tell, but I haven't seen much informed comparison/opinion on the pairing aspect. That said, any opinions informed...

To the last three repliers, I appreciate your thoughts and suggestions. CCA indeed sends a digital signal directly to a DAC via optical and supports max 24-bit/96khz, but from what I've read, this is not in a purely passive manner (I'm not so savvy about the technical details, so please correct...

I hear you on all your points, but there is already a significant market of people who use USB OTG from their smartphone to a DAC who I'm sure would love to free themselves of another pesky usb cable. And we already have wifi DACs like the Chromecast audio, so the technology is already available...

Music servers / SBCs are ideal for people who have large storage needs (need to fit their music on 1+TB hard drives) and dont mind the extra space and energy consumption. Since I'm using Tidal/Spotify and dont need more than a microsd card, I want a small efficient setup involving no more than...

The problem: I hate cables and the thought of plugging back and forth my smartphone from its charger to the USB OTG cable connected to a DAC is off-putting. My ideal setup would include smartphone --> (wireless) --> wifi device (instead of USB OTG) --> usb DAC. Question: are there any wifi...

Sure-- I bought the Cayin N5ii and was disappointed with the display quality as the colors were very inaccurate, and I also didn't like the lack of android customization (it's a custom OS), such as the ability to boot to the homescreen rather than the native player --- two areas where the DP-X1...

I'm certain you won't be disappointed with the sound quality :) It all comes down to usability. Also note that the N5ii is not Cayin's flagship model. That title goes to the N6, and I've read that they intend to come out with a successor to it maybe later this year (not confirmed yet), which...

I don't normally listen to hip hop (prefer trip hop), but Doppelgangaz are killing it lately.

What's the current status on the usability of the X5iii as it relates to the buggy native player (app)? Any major improvements to the firmware? (Last time I checked was December.)