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Your post is nonsensical. I heard 8 Dacs. 1 sounded shrill in the MR, 7 did not. 2 others did not appeal. I quite liked 5.How cn you say I am wrong when I compared 8?

I'm not saying you are wrong. I'm pointing out you COULD be wrong.  Because people can imagine differences that aren't there.

You aren't Superman.

Do you have ANY idea why blind and double-blind testing is used in scientific studies?

Are you aware AT ALL of the fallibility of human perception?  There's only a billion studies showing this.

This thread like every such thread just shows this inherent personal dogmatism.

People in the "If I hear it it's real" camp simply can not admit they could be wrong. Don't even seem to realize it's a possibility.  It's fairly astonishing to ignore that much about the human condition.

Alright - comparing the 8 I listened to the Topping was unlistenable for me with Callas' Casta Diva compared to the other 7. Happy now?. How can I imagine differences when I did not even know what the fricken Dac was? It was the last on the list by far. I have noticed that ESS Sabre chips are not to my liking.

Chinese dacs:

If you stream most of your music like I do the DAC isn’t the issue, it is getting a pristine a stream as possible. The streaming services are the bottleneck IMO.

Find ways to upgrade your network, your ethernet, reduce the noise and jitter coming from your streamer, etc. Upgrade your content with hirez downloads, vinyl if that is your thing, etc.

Kota 1,Thanks for that youtube link.This is another one which discusses  similar issues in a very moderate and balanced way.