The A90D looks more Premium and unique to me. It also should a little bit warmer but also be hyper detail. I hope it is not too much of that. I wanna sink in my music, not sitting and counting the details. I prefer a smooth sounding component like my Holo Audio Spring 2 Dac
Is it fun to listen or more exhaustive with time? What Amp do you prefer compared to the A90D?
I would not say it is exhaustive as you listen more, but it depends also heavily on the headphones you pair it with. Paired with some really bright sounding headphones it might be too much on long listening sessions.
Well, I prefer the A90 because it is cheaper nowadays and I do not need the “improvements” that A90D received. I control the volume through my pre-amp, so I don’t need a remote also for the amplifier nor a screen for that matter, I do not have any ground loops in my system and I do not listen to a lot of IEMs, so the relay controlled volume is not important for me.
Yes, my friend has this amplifier, as well as the A90D. After warming up, he kept both of them. He sold Singxer SA1 after buying Andromeda.
Thank you for your impressions, i think i will go with the Schiit Jotunheim 2
Received a90d today. It is DOA Dead on arrival with rattling inside and one of the feet on the bottom is missing and not even in the box.
Nothing better than going through what feels like an eternity waiting for the delivery date. Even better is the long wait on the day of delivery all to receive a device that doesn't work.
It was nicely secured. The in the image, the foot should have been in the box if it fell off. It wasn't. Seems like it was just bad qa.
Yes I'm a fan of topping but they've had serious qa issues in the past.
DOA for me. It must sounds sublime for you to risk another pair of headphones.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 "pop" no abnormal pitched noise. Just left channel died on my Arya and volume dropped out mid track. It broke the left driver in my Arya on the single-ended unbalanced output. Zero audio output on my Arya. Tried swapping cables around, different amp, etc. Dead. What kind of recourse you think I have with Topping? You think they'll tell me to shove it or you think they'll try to compensate me for destroying my Arya in less than 12 hours of ownership? I'm out of warranty and had to pay Hifiman for a replacement (with shipping in my busted Arya).
Vendor definitely went "above and beyond" to try and right the ship the best they could. They offered replace vs return. I figured replace. I have the new A90D with the broken one still on my desk (it's going back tomorrow). Very trustworthy vendor to send a second one out without receiving broken product and without additional funds placed on hold. They also gave me a killer price on a new pair of headphones so I picked up the Focal Clear Mg. Breaking them in and using the XLR pathway on these. So here is A90D #2 with a pair of Focal Clear Mg while my Arya on a UPS truck back to Hifiman.
I was going to max a joke like this but, thought it was bad taste.
