Topping DX3 Pro - Live

I installed the drivers in Windows 10, but no idea if they are even necessary. Found the Tidal exclusive mode settings, and same for my MediaMonkey, things got much better after that.

A certain harshness that was making my ears hot disappeared.

This little headphone amp is really a lot of fun to listen to.

Great to hear it... Keep us posted about the virtues and weak points of the device...
Enjoy it. I'm still waiting forma mine

So I bought this specifically to be a work desk device, so I'll be comparing it to my reference rig, which is inconvenient. A Fiio  X3 II with headphone amp attached.

There is where I keep my ESS 422H and Shure E4c IEMs.

So far with my AKG 712s it sounds technically perfect.

Subjectively, lacks midrange liquidity of tube or Ayre gear which some may like, but has plenty of control and air. It is not at all strident or hard at any volume level so long as I use exclusive mode in Windows.

Bass and treble remind me of the BADA I heard a long time ago. I found myself listening to a lot more music at my desktop than I had intended to as a result, via Tidal and MediaMonkey.

For Windows 10, the main benefits to the Topping drivers seems to be the little status window you can view things like current sampling rate, and firmware version.
I can confirm that mine shipped with firmware version 1.04, the latest, which should take care of the popping sound earlier versions had I think when switching sources. I am only using USB, so don’t know.

In DAC mode you view the sampling rate off the amber LED screen, but in headphone amp mode, you only see the sampling rate when it changes, so if you want to be sure you set up Windows and your player to playback native file mode, this is a good utility to have.

Best,

E

How is DX3 behaving...
Several problems reported in audio-science due to stand-bye’s forever, etc make a chill run down my spine...
Hope yours works fine...