TOPPING E30 DAC Hi-Res AK4493 32Bit/768kHz DSD512 HiFi XMOS XU208 Decoder (Black)

Using this little guy on my main 2 channel audio system which is driven by a nice Yamaha A-S1200 integrated amp. I am very pleased with now the E30's smooth laid back sound pairs with my amp, which is similar. The volume can be cranked without ear fatigue. The E30 give me exactly what I want from a DAC, it does not color the sound adding highs or lows, it just accurately transmits it.The build quality of the unit is good, the case is metal and the unit has a bit of heft to it. The remote is inexpensive, but very functional - it is great to be able to switch inputs from USB to optical to Coax if you have multiple sources in your system. The display can be dimmed, which is nice. Even the orange color of the LED has grown on me - I prefer it to red or, God forbid, a piercing bright blue light.Do make sure to use the E30 in DAC mode, not preamp mode. The sound suffers a lot in preamp mode, it sounds dull. If you can adjust the volume, you are in preamp mode. DAC mode displays the input from your source.Yes, I suppose a high end $1,600 DAC is better than an E30, but the returns are greatly diminishing as one spends more than what an E30 costs. Even for a pretty decent critical listening audio system like I have, the E30 is quite handily "good enough".

use for my main rig and tv/media consumption. Feeds three fosiaudio amps feeding three different pairs of speakers. why? all three tested "flat" and have characteristics that make my sound wide, detailed, and full to each note. Use for gaming as well as movie/streaming. Remote hasn't let me down. haven't blown my ears out yet from setting itself to 100% ever (thank you omfg).

I wanted a remote volume control for my passive preamp. Read good reviews of the Topping E30 DAC (& preamp) and ordered one. After 40 hrs. I'm very satisfied with the purchase; other options were considerably more expensive. I use the DAC to hear music with my OPPO 103 ( sounds better than the internal DACs). In this set up, I control the volume manually in the passive preamp. It's musically superior to the preamp feature of the E30 (as has been described by other reviewers). I use the preamp feature to watch movies (DVD, stream) and easily control volume thru the included remote ( this is the reason I bought the DAC with its preamp feature). Voices are clear and good bass. Highly recommended, especially at its price point. Antonio

I bought the E30 to use in the car, to play streaming Hi Res audio (Amazon Music HD). I’d previously used a DragonFly Red, but it’s limited to 96khz/24 Bit Depth. That covers a big chunk of Amazon’s current Hi Res (Ultra HD) library but there’s some 192/24 material in there as well. The DragonFly down-converts to 96/24, but I wanted to be able to play 192 tracks native. As good as 96 stuff sounds, 192 sounds better.The DragonFly had convenience going for it; a USB connection to my IPhone 11 (via an Apple USB Camera Adapter) for both audio signal and power, and a 3.5mm mini jack output. The whole package is literally the size of a USB memory stick.The E30 can draw operating power over its USB connection but the IPhone doesn’t put out enough amperage, so I needed to use the DC power port connected to a standard 12v receptacle.Size is compact enough to fit in the (very shallow) center console of my 2012 Corvette with enough room for the various wires and cables, and the remote.Out of the box it outperformed the similarly priced DragonFly, which had sounded fine to me but by comparison sounded much thinner and less open. The mids from the E30 were brighter and more prominent at first but they smoothed out with a little playing time. Bass extension was improved over the DragonFly, and the sound overall is more detailed and open from the E30.The unit itself feels solid and well built. For some reason in my application the display reads “192” regardless of the actual track sampling rate, but the difference between 24 Bit 44.1, 96 and 192 is obvious. (For each track the Amazon app polls the DAC and reports back the max resolution of the device, the original resolution of the track, the actual playback resolution, and the Codec.Not sure why but it reports the max resolution of the E30 at 192/24 although the unit offers higher sampling rates and up to 32 Bit Depth.Overall a fantastic addition to the car’s audio system, and a good universal purpose portable DAC in general.