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Anyone own the Topping e70 Velvet? I just ordered one

I have been quite happy with my Pro-Ject Pre-Box S2 since I purchased it in 2017. I acquired it mainly because it was the first halfway "affordable" MQA capable Dac. At that time, MQA was the savior of hi Rez audio, and I had to try it out. I was not impressed with MQA vs typical, well-recorded 24/96, DSD, and Apple Lossless files. I eventually canceled Tidal in favor of Qobuz and have never turned back. 

My pro-Ject is acting up a bit with the display starting to go bad, plus I want XLR outputs. 

Now, the new purchase will not be an endgame DAC. The E70v is a bridge until I can afford a much higher-end unit for my Luxman 595 anniversary integrated. My dream DAC is the Luxman DA-07x. 

 

With all that said, how do the owners of the Topping like their E70v? From what I've searched here, there is not much discussion on this DAC

 

 

aberyclark
deep_333
1,782 posts
 

Try the D70 pro octo for a couple hundred dollars more instead.

aberyclark OP
1,410 posts
 

I've heard good things about the D70 Octo. I may give it a try. The Velvet is sounding really, really good.

aberyclark OP
1,410 posts
 

I have been listening to hi Rez streams (24/192) of Art Pepper and Chet Baker....tonight and I must say this is DAC is quite enjoyable. The mids and highs are really smooth. The mids have a hint of warmth without sounding muddy. I have not tried an R2R dac, however, I am guessing the E70V has a hint of r2r in the mids. The dac is really revealing. 

I'm going to try an R2R as a second DAC and I'm looking orward to comparing. 

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