Topping D10S DAC Review - A Sabre DAC for only $100!

A review of the budget Topping D10S DAC including comparisons vs the AudioQuest Dragonfly Red and Topping D50S.

Thank you to HiFiCollege for providing the review unit. Please consider buying from them to say thank you! https://www.hificollege.net/ or https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?d=hificollege&N=100&Order=2

0:00 Introduction
1:19 Inputs and outputs
3:09 Glamour video
3:53 Performance as a USB bridge
5:01 Power supply (non) options
6:37 Sound quality
7:57 Comparison vs AudioQuest DragonFly Red
10:03 Comparison vs Topping D50S (with external power)
11:13 Op-amp swapping
11:53 Overall conclusion

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Desktop Sources Playback software: Roon https://roonlabs.com/r/St5em2YsbUqGXcQGT4H36A
Primary DAC: Chord Hugo TT2 https://tinyurl.com/y4vys4zq with Chord M-Scaler https://tinyurl.com/y6hcm3kw
Secondary DAC for active speakers: Topping D50s https://amzn.to/2T2GExr upgraded with Muses02 op-amp https://amzn.to/2FtPmNj
USB cables: AudioQuest Diamond https://amzn.to/35AX4Qf and AudioQuest Coffee https://amzn.to/3059qiA

Active Speakers: Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 3 Speakers

Amps
Massdrop x THX AAA 789 Amplifier https://massdrop.7eer.net/J0xWa
Bottlehead Mainline DIY kit tube amplifier https://bottlehead.com/product/mainline-headphone-amplifier-kit/
Topping L30 headphone amp and pre-amp https://tinyurl.com/AposL30
Burson Audio FUN: https://www.bursonaudio.com/products/fun/ with Sparkos Labs SS3601 op-amps: https://sparkoslabs.com/product/single-discrete-op-amp-ss3601/

Headphones
Open: Meze Audio Empyrean https://tinyurl.com/y6gfyquz
Open: Focal Clear https://amzn.to/37Ihgky
Semi-open: Beyerdynamic DT880 Premium LE massdrop.7eer.net/L6633 or https://amzn.to/3bBg7xs
Closed: AudioQuest NightOwl Carbon (these may have been discontinued)
Closed: Audio Technica ATH-M50x https://amzn.to/2Y2NeXo
Closed: Meze Audio 99 Neo https://tinyurl.com/y2zjd6wm

Portable
Phone: Samsung Galaxy S10+ https://amzn.to/37MzTUA
DAC for phone: Audioquest Dragonfly Cobalt https://amzn.to/36AzpAB
Digital audio player: Astell & Kern AK240 Stainless Steel (no longer available) - other A&K players are available here: https://tinyurl.com/yy9ypfm7

Earphones
Audiofly AF1120 Mk2: https://amzn.to/2ZoTuHZ
Noble Kaiser 10 custom IEM (discontinued) - universal version available via Drop https://massdrop.7eer.net/vkaWy
SIMGOT EN700 PRO https://amzn.to/304xO3R
Shozy Form 1.4 https://amzn.to/3cIL0Az or massdrop.7eer.net/499YL

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