SayEye t1_jdmzryg wrote on March 25, 2023 at 4:39 PM

Reply to comment by hurtyewh in What does a high end DAC really offer? by hurtyewh

Wow that's a nice price, you probably would want one with better connectivity because judging by a youtube review the topping dx3 pro plus and dx5 sound the same, it's the placebo effect I guess for high end dacs. 1000 actually gets you closer to high end headphones like Susvara, wouldn't you want rather to invest in those.... Don't say you have them already🤣😉

Good luck

hurtyewh OP t1_jdn20zv wrote on March 25, 2023 at 4:55 PM

I haven't heard them and that's a bit much for a blind buy, but I'm getting an LCD-5 soon which is close to that price range. My expectation is that a $100 Topping E30 does essentially everything worthwhile soundwise, but I'm interested in being sure. Some Chord stuff in the thousands of dollars I like less than some cheap stuff as well. We'll see if I find any motivation to get the DAC. Seems not for now.