Is Topping L30 enough for the Sundara?

Jan 26, 2021 at 4:40 PM Thread Starter Post #1 of 5

Lamby90

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As the title said I'm about to buy the Topping L30 instead of the A50 that I actually own and with that I was thinking to get a pair of the HifiMan Sundara.
Is that enough to power them properly? I own a pair of Beyerdynamic dt 990 pro 250 too which I think is enough for them, I'm afraid for the Sundara.
 
Jan 26, 2021 at 11:23 PM Post #2 of 5
If the serial number of the L30 is less than '2011', then the L30 might be *too* much for any headphone, including the Sundara...
 
Jan 26, 2021 at 11:51 PM Post #3 of 5
As the title said I'm about to buy the Topping L30 instead of the A50 that I actually own and with that I was thinking to get a pair of the HifiMan Sundara.
Is that enough to power them properly? I own a pair of Beyerdynamic dt 990 pro 250 too which I think is enough for them, I'm afraid for the Sundara.

U might want to wait a few weeks.

There's been some reports of ESD and DC issues in older batches of the Topping L30 (ie serial number 2011 and below). A few folks had their headphones/IEMs die due to this.
Topping has made a recall and is in the midst of sending newer batches with DC fix to exisiting owners, check out the last few pages of this thread: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...topping-l30-headphone-amplifier-review.15226/

Topping are apparently coming up with a newer fix for the ESD issues, word is in the february batches then it will be implemented with the DC fix in 2012 batches.

I don't get ESD in my climate, so I'm still using it daily with no issues (anyway most of my gear is cheap). But L30 sounds really good, very transparent with no hiss. I'm not sure about Sundara as I've not tried it before.
 
Jan 27, 2021 at 6:24 AM Post #4 of 5
Yes, i heard of it. In fact I'm in contact with an Italian shop, in a couple of weeks they should get from topping the stock of the new L30 revisited so I'm just waiting for them.
 
Feb 5, 2021 at 7:36 PM Post #5 of 5
If the serial number of the L30 is less than '2011', then the L30 might be *too* much for any headphone, including the Sundara...
The results can be somewhat... explosive:

 

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