The Great Wall of Better Audio

[Rt66indierock]

On 8/1/2019 at 9:40 AM, GUTB said:

 

You make this $2k claim, yet you have more than that in power and signal conditioning alone. Do you just like spending money? Or perhaps you like getting upvotes for supplying emotional support for non-audiophiles? Did you ever think about the hypocrisy of that position?

 

So let's see:

Topping D50s DAC $250

Elac Debut Speakers six inch $280

Emotiva A-100 Amp $250

[Rt66indierock]

1 hour ago, firedog said:

How much do you want to bet me that GUTB will tell you that stuff is junk and can’t be any good?

 

In the case of the Topping D50s DAC and the Elac speakers any protest by GUTB will show he hears with his eyes. The amp is the best I can do at the moment new. 

[Rt66indierock]

31 minutes ago, Samuel T Cogley said:

Always on the hunt for DACs that punch above their price, the Topping D50 did not disappoint!  It's the centerpiece of my desktop system with a Lake People G109-A headphone amp and a pair of HD600s (circa 2006).

 

The 50s is even better. A better way to look at it is beat the Topping 50s then ask is the price worth it? 

[Rt66indierock]

13 hours ago, firedog said:

There's also a new "higher end" one call (I think) the 70, that has balanced and unbalanced outs.

 

An interesting point but how much better is it than D50s for twice the money.