Topping Dacs D-50, DX-7, and DX7s

Bought a D50 based on Amir’s measurements. I compared it extensively to the Chord 2Qute I had for a while (which connected to a PrimaLuna integrated and Tekton DI).
The Topping D50 sounds the same, but it is much much cheaper. Highly recommended at ~$200. I am using a Anker battery pack for D50. Works great.

I ordered one of the D50’s from Amazon. I’ll use an external 5V-1A (20,000mAh capacity) battery power cell as the power source I have around the house. Should be interesting. 

My Topping D50 arrived on Friday. Amazingly compact yet weighs 480g (see pics). The SQ is shockingly good. Though I need to listen to the system with it installed for a longer session to get a sense of its overall SQ, preliminary listening suggests it processes Redbook CD digital audio with better frequency response extension and control than my beloved R2R Theta DSPro Basic IIIa DAC. Battery-powered, with the DAC set for max output.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/chLj3WdJiSAu5Kid6

I use the old Topping D20 in one of my systems - a great DAC for PCM duties. I'd pit it against any oversampling, filtered DAC. 

An interesting article. But unless I missed something the author did not mention how it sounds??? I remember when I first bought a Benchmark DAC and it measured very well, but many people complained it sounded clinical. I was not bothered by that, but everything you hear or buy has it’s own leaning (sonic signature) Again the author did not mention any sound characteristic just that it’s dirt cheap for the measurements???